https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Nest-Protect/Heat-detector-new-Scottish-legislation/m-p/18003#M565 <P>I was just reading on the Scottish Government <A href="https://www.gov.scot/publications/fire-and-smoke-alarms-in-scottish-homes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Website</A>:</P><P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"><FONT color="#0000FF"><SPAN>Please note that the Nest Protect System will&nbsp;</SPAN><STRONG>not</STRONG><SPAN>&nbsp;meet the standard. This is because they do not meet the requirements for a heat alarm under the relevant British Standard. British Standard (BS 5839-6:2019) states that only heat alarms should be installed in kitchens.</SPAN></FONT></P><P><SPAN>Quite annoying as I'm gonna have to replace them all unless if anyone knows of a heat detector in the works?</SPAN></P> Mon, 27 Sep 2021 07:50:18 GMT jasonuk 2021-09-27T07:50:18Z https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Nest-Protect/Heat-detector-new-Scottish-legislation/m-p/18003#M565 <P>I was just reading on the Scottish Government <A href="https://www.gov.scot/publications/fire-and-smoke-alarms-in-scottish-homes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Website</A>:</P><P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"><FONT color="#0000FF"><SPAN>Please note that the Nest Protect System will&nbsp;</SPAN><STRONG>not</STRONG><SPAN>&nbsp;meet the standard. This is because they do not meet the requirements for a heat alarm under the relevant British Standard. British Standard (BS 5839-6:2019) states that only heat alarms should be installed in kitchens.</SPAN></FONT></P><P><SPAN>Quite annoying as I'm gonna have to replace them all unless if anyone knows of a heat detector in the works?</SPAN></P> Mon, 27 Sep 2021 07:50:18 GMT https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Nest-Protect/Heat-detector-new-Scottish-legislation/m-p/18003#M565 jasonuk 2021-09-27T07:50:18Z https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Nest-Protect/Heat-detector-new-Scottish-legislation/m-p/18246#M573 <P>Me too. In exactly the same boat. About time Google Nest resolved this question which has been getting posted on their forums for a couple of years at least.</P> Mon, 27 Sep 2021 17:00:40 GMT https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Nest-Protect/Heat-detector-new-Scottish-legislation/m-p/18246#M573 ianon2wheels 2021-09-27T17:00:40Z https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Nest-Protect/Heat-detector-new-Scottish-legislation/m-p/18319#M574 <P>I get the sneaky feeling they're ignoring this one. Not enough customer impact (only the one country)</P><P>Really poor customer service not to even address this. In fact any communication would be better than radio silence <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":downcast_face_with_sweat:">😓</span></P> Mon, 27 Sep 2021 17:46:00 GMT https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Nest-Protect/Heat-detector-new-Scottish-legislation/m-p/18319#M574 jasonuk 2021-09-27T17:46:00Z