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johnt16 · 12-23-2024

Wow have you got some usability problems, even in the third generation thermostat. Lost connection due to a power failure. Something had changed with my router and Devolo homeplugs - I think the router may have been updated to do something about the ...

johnt16 · 08-10-2023

Also replaceable batteries in battery-only alarms. (Wired alarms with backup batteries are allowed I think.)I'm not a specialist in the field, but it's why I wonder if the committee defining the regulations was dominated by incumbent alarm manufactur...

johnt16 · 08-10-2023

You get a special mention in this.https://www.gov.scot/publications/fire-and-smoke-alarms-in-scottish-homes/Though good luck finding the "tolerable standards" document, which, embarrassingly for the Scottish Government, appears to have been archived.

johnt16 · 07-13-2023

The Scottish Government appears to have delegated this decision to a committee, as far as anyone can tell, made up of fire alarm manufacturers. The requirements that came back are standards that are not considered necessary anywhere else in the world...

johnt16 · 12-08-2022

I think the requirement is for a kitchen sensor which is heat-only. The writers of the standard could not understand that a unit could be smart enough to tell the difference between burnt toast and a fire...Also they don't think a system can be smart...

johnt16 · 09-24-2022

Whatever you think of the Scottish legislation continuing to sell Protect direct to Scottish addresses or via retailers in Scotland is tantamount to fraudulent misrepresentation.

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