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The company has built up a wealth of experience over more than 30 years and is now by far the UK’s leading supplier of smoke alarms for residential use, as well as the first choice supplier for local authorities and housing associations throughout the UK. Ongoing commitment to research and development has enabled Ei Electronics to achieve many significant industry firsts: it was first to obtain the BSI Kitemark on the entire range of harmonised 9 Volt and mains powered smoke alarms; first to offer rechargeable back-up power; and first to develop a fully compatible mains powered heat alarm, as well as a range of ancillary products. The company also became the first to offer ‘hush’ button technology - as recommended by BS 5839: Pt.6 - across the full spectrum of alarm types; the first to offer uniquely simplified installation and maintenance through its patented ‘Easi-fit’ designs; and the first to offer private landlords and local authorities a low cost alternative to panel systems in some HMO applications through its innovative ‘Modifire’ modular system. Most recently, Ei has become the first company to introduce mains powered wireless interconnect bases for smoke alarms through its innovative RadioLINK range, offering major savings on time and installation costs. Furthermore, Ei Electronics is the only manufacturer to have responded positively to the need to protect more vulnerable members of the community - again, as raised in BS 5839: Pt.6 - by manufacturing a range of harmonised products for the deaf and hearing impaired. Ei Electronics continues to launch new products utilising the latest technology and bringing other significant innovations into the market place and currently offers the largest range of residential mains powered fire detection products in the UK. AICO THE SPECIALIST SUPPLIER Many years of experience in both its professional management and technical sales support teams, coupled with a high standard of service and back-up, have enabled Aico to firmly establish the Ei Professional range of fire detection products as the first choice for specifiers, installers, housing associations, local authorities and builders throughout the UK. In-house technical support continues to play a very vital role, together with a dedicated ongoing education process for wholesalers, specifiers and installers. Aico is also fully committed to an ongoing programme of total product awareness, demonstrating the need for effective fire detection and providing guidance on all aspects of system design, installation and maintenance through seminars, professional videos, CD-ROMs and support literature. High quality products demand a high standard of service and support. Making it as easy as possible for customers to buy “what they want - when they want” is another priority, and high levels of stock (plus a rapid delivery service to wholesale distributors) is a further demonstration of Aico’s total commitment to the fire safety industry. Aico Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ei Electronics, Europe's leading manufacturer of residential smoke alarms and accessories. 2 INTRODUCTION When first introduced in 1995, the BS 5839: Pt.6 Code of Practice became the most important set of recommendations ever made on fire safety in the home. It had an immediate impact on architects, system designers, installers and landlords in the private or public sector, all of whom were required to familiarise themselves with these important recommendations. Landlords in particular needed to abide by these recommendations, as legal liability with regard to ‘duty of care’ would undoubtedly become a serious issue should a fire occur in an inadequately protected property. In short, BS 5839: Pt.6 became the essential guide to providing adequate fire protection in all dwelling types. In September 2004, the Code of Practice was extensively revised and updated by the publication of BS 5839: Pt.6: 2004 and immediately superseded BS 5839: Pt.6: 1995, which is now withdrawn. The changes therein are important and need to be fully understood and appreciated by all those with responsibility for fire safety in domestic dwellings. This document is intended as a guide to BS 5839: Pt.6: 2004, highlighting the changes that have come into effect with the introduction of the 2004 edition while still remaining a comprehensive guide to BS 5839 as a whole. This guide is not intended as a substitute for reading the Code of practice itself. Instead, it’s designed to help make the implications and recommendations of BS 5839: Pt.6 more clearly understood, and to offer advice on how to design, install and maintain a system that meets the requirements, with reference to the 2004 amendments. At the same time, this guide is designed to help answer the most commonly asked questions about fire detection; for example,‘which types of detector to use and where not to use them’, and to help dispel the myth that alarms are all the same. They are not, as the Code itself is all too...