AV ELECTRIC
Senior Member
i am going to be doing my first addition in maybe 5 years . we are in southern california maybe 200 square ft. no bath just a bedroom.
the question i have is on smoke detectors and the carbon monoxide detector (now required outside of bedrooms). the addition will have to have a carbon monoxide detector outside of the room addition . do you still need a smoke detector also outside of the bedroom addition ? if so can you use a combination smoke and carbon detector?
another question the house was built in the late 80s and only has 2 existing detectors in hallways by bedrooms does that need to be upgraded to carbon monoxide or a combination unit and installation of new detectors in each bedroom and all interconnected?
i see they have these wireless systems that can be interconnected . i was looking at first alert can this be used instead of hard wiring if the house needs to upgraded for smokes and carbon detectors or do they need to be hard wired? can the new smokes and carbon be wireless and just be battery operated in the addition and entire house?
i will talk to the city and see what they say but like to know what others have been doing . thanks
the question i have is on smoke detectors and the carbon monoxide detector (now required outside of bedrooms). the addition will have to have a carbon monoxide detector outside of the room addition . do you still need a smoke detector also outside of the bedroom addition ? if so can you use a combination smoke and carbon detector?
another question the house was built in the late 80s and only has 2 existing detectors in hallways by bedrooms does that need to be upgraded to carbon monoxide or a combination unit and installation of new detectors in each bedroom and all interconnected?
i see they have these wireless systems that can be interconnected . i was looking at first alert can this be used instead of hard wiring if the house needs to upgraded for smokes and carbon detectors or do they need to be hard wired? can the new smokes and carbon be wireless and just be battery operated in the addition and entire house?
i will talk to the city and see what they say but like to know what others have been doing . thanks