Where is the guide for smoke alarms? In what code book?
By code do smoke alarms (residential) need to be all linked together, so that if one alarm is tripped, all the smoke alarms will sound.
Where is the guide for smoke alarms? In what code book?
By code do smoke alarms (residential) need to be all linked together, so that if one alarm is tripped, all the smoke alarms will sound.
In new construction it is generally required that all smoke alarms in the dwelling unit be linked together
Texas is under the 2015 IRC. On this link (about half way down you will see the Smoke Alarm requirements)texas
Are there still places that do not require interconnects for smoke alarms?
that pdf is 6 years old so dont take it as gospel now. and tho it may not be required, I see no compelling reason to not interconnect them in new construction.
'why would he take the PDF as the teaching of the good news of Jesus Christ?
'why would he take the PDF as the teaching of the good news of Jesus Christ?
That is true only if they use battery only smoke detectors. There are a also some requirements for adding interconnected smoke detectors with certain alterations and additions in NJ.I do not recall when NJ required interconnected smokes in new construction, but if your home was built before then you can use single-station smoke alarms, but you are only required to install them when you sell.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/take+as+gospel
I was unaware the phrase "take that as gospel" was a regional idiom. The lack of capitalization was intentional; any offense was not.
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That is the connotative meaning, the literal meaning of "gospel" is "good news".
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You had your say now lets get back to smoke alarms.