Honeywell X Series Manual page 3

Regulations
ln England and Wales, a house built after 1992 must have a
mains operated smoke
or heat alarm alarm on every
level
of the
building. Landlords and their agents
have
a duty of care
to their
tenants to
ensure
the
property
is
safe.
ln
older houses it is advisable
to
install smoke
or heat
alarms,s
ln
Scotland, a house must have at
least one smoke or heat
alarm,
preferably optical, installed
in
the principal habitable room (normally
the
lounge
/
living
room) and
in
circulation spaces such as hallways
and landings, and
at
least
one heat alarm
in
the
kitchen,
all
must
be interconnected.
ln Northern
lreland,
there must be a smoke
or
heat alarm in
the
princlpal habitable room
(normally the lounge/living room) and a heat
alarm in each kitchen.
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Source: UK
government
Honeywell's expertise
Honeywell is one of
the biggest manufacturers of commercial
fire protection systems. Worldwide, more than 20 million
commercial fire alarms
are
sold under Honeywell's brands
Esser,
Gent,
Notifier
and others, These commercial systems
are
typically being used in larger public and private
buildings,
for example hotels and offices. Honeywell has more
than
50 years experience
in
this
area.
This experience has
been used
to
develop highly reliable
smoke and heat
alarms
for
the
residential area.
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