#14401
imported_dech
Blocked

    At our block we ended up with smoke or heat detectors on some outdoor walkways, these were highly prone to false alarms (literally bugs etc in the system) and tenants typically simply turned the whole system off.  Complaints to Ku-ring-gai council resulted in refusal plus a perfunctory and defensive explanation on why we needed detectors in an essentially fire proof environment.

        Some time later the electricians who had installed the system removed the detectors in response to the false alarms.  They said that they had never thought they were a requirement but simply came as a package with the  alarms which were required.

        Ku-ring-gai council are apparently infamous for their ineptitude dressed up as “by the book” diligence but probably not unique.  If you can afford someone to shake their tree (nicely, at least at first) this is probably the best approach.