Call Us FreePhone
0800 321 3145
Every Call Answered

2022 Scottish Regulation Alarms

To comply with the new law in Scotland, all rented and owned homes must have interlinked smoke and heat alarms installed by February 2022. It is the property owner’s responsibility to ensure their home meets the new legislation, which has come about because of the Grenfell fire in London in 2017.

Interlinked alarms ensure that when one alarm goes off in the home, they all go off, which ensures you’ll hear an alarm wherever the potential fire has been detected. There are two types of alarms you can use, either battery or mains-wired alarms, interconnected either by using wireless technology or hard-wired.

View Full Description
Products: 111 of 11
Show: 48

What Alarms Do I Need In My Home?

All homes in Scotland are required to have at least the following alarms installed by February 2022:

  • One Smoke Alarm in the living room, or the room you use the most
  • One Smoke Alarm in every hallways and landing
  • One Heat Alarm in the kitchen

These must be mounted to the ceiling and interlinked, and of course, you can choose to install more alarms than the minimum requirement for additional protection.

Your home may also require One Carbon Monoxide Alarm to be installed in every room with a carbon-fuelled appliance (such as boilers, fires, stoves and heaters) or a flue. The CO detector does not need to be linked to the fire alarms, but it must have a sealed battery for the duration of its lifespan.

The alarms should also comply with the following standards, of which all alarms in the category comply:

  • Smoke Alarms – BS EN14604:2005
  • Heat Alarms – BS 5446-2:2003
  • Carbon Monoxide Detectors – British Kitemark EN 50291-1


Which Types of Alarm Are Suitable?

Not every heat and smoke alarm available on the market is compatible with the new Scottish regulations.

You can choose to either have a mains-powered alarm or one which is powered by a sealed long-life lithium battery that is tamper-proof. The mains-powered versions will feature a backup battery which ensures protection even during a power outage but will need installing by a qualified electrician. The long-life battery versions are often easier to install and feature batteries that ensure the battery cannot be removed – any alarm only powered by a replaceable battery, such as AA and 9V, are not compliant.

There are also two methods of interlinking your smoke and heat alarms, either through a hard-wired link or a wireless radio connection. Often a cheaper solution, the hardwire interlinked option requires an interconnecting cable that runs through all the alarms, which is best installed by an electrician. The wireless option is easier but more expensive, which can be achieved either by choosing an alarm with this feature built-in or using additional wireless bases.

Bestsellers