smoke detectors interconnected wireless

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Not at NEC requirement, but many electrical inspectors require smoke detectors (hard wired if possible) in every bedroom, every living area, and every floor when remodeling or service upgrade.
Some allow 10 year lithium battery types if drywall or plaster removal would be needed to hardwire them. Do your inspectors require these wireless ones to be interconnected like the hardwired ones? If so, what brand do you buy? No electrical supply house here sells interconnected wireless ones. Thank you.
 
If you are using just plain battery smoke detectors or combo smoke/casrbon detectors they are not required to be interconnected
 
In NJ, you must have working smoke alarms and CO alarms to sell the home. If it never had interconnected smoke/CO alarms, single station units are perfectly acceptable. If you want to spring for the higher cost wireless, more power to you.

In NJ you would only need to add interconnected smoke/CO alarms in a renovation if they would be required in the same area as if it were new construction. A raised ranch, with a new second story containing bedrooms would be a good example.
 
Not required to be interconnected here if battery. We only require wired ones on new construction and a "gutted" renovation. Also only needed in each bedroom, common area outside bedrooms, plus one on each level.
 
it's in building code...

QUOTE=Stevenfyeager;1878324]Not at NEC requirement, but many electrical inspectors require smoke detectors (hard wired if possible) in every bedroom, every living area, and every floor when remodeling or service upgrade.
Some allow 10 year lithium battery types if drywall or plaster removal would be needed to hardwire them. Do your inspectors require these wireless ones to be interconnected like the hardwired ones? If so, what brand do you buy? No electrical supply house here sells interconnected wireless ones. Thank you.[/QUOTE]
 
donselectric said:
it's in building code...

QUOTE=Stevenfyeager;1878324]Not at NEC requirement, but many electrical inspectors require smoke detectors (hard wired if possible) in every bedroom, every living area, and every floor when remodeling or service upgrade.
Some allow 10 year lithium battery types if drywall or plaster removal would be needed to hardwire them. Do your inspectors require these wireless ones to be interconnected like the hardwired ones? If so, what brand do you buy? No electrical supply house here sells interconnected wireless ones. Thank you.
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Most places don't use the IBC for residential, they use the IRC, so make sure you're quoting the right code.
 
In 314 of the 2015 IRC smoke detectors are required to be hard wired but the interconnect does not need to be hard wired. There are detectors that are 120 volt powered but there is no wiring between the detectors that comply. Battery operated detectors are allowed if they meet NFPA 72 requiements and are a monitored system. A simple battery system that does not include monitoring would not comply with the IRC.

In NJ we also require partial and full smoke detectors hard wired and interconnected based on the arae of an addition compared to the footprint of the residence.
 
BRK makes a few 'radio' interconnects that i'd be required to install in NH, but not in VT

VT just adopted the lithiums , but if there's no wiring needed i guess i'll not be getting called for installs of them

Nest makes some interesting smokes , all wifi capable , notifies you via your smart phone . I can see them giving local alarm companies a run for their $$$

~RJ~
 
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