Smoke Detector Location Requirements

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The Real Estate Inspection Company

4 жыл бұрын

Learn where and when you need to have smoke detectors and Carbon Monoxide detectors in a home.

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@3schnauzies 4 жыл бұрын

What about wired or not, and battery back up requirements...what about the 10 year battery law

@bobcocampo 3 ай бұрын

What article of NEC is smoke detector or fire alarm?

@joyunindicated3319 4 ай бұрын

Does garage need a CO and/or CO2 smoke detector?

@threeleggedman Ай бұрын

My realtor says one smoke/co2 with 10-year sealed btry is required on each floor. I said that I believe a smoke detector is required in each bedroom. She got testy with me and I backed off. But who's right, me or her?

@ronalddaub9740 Жыл бұрын

In Illinois you have to have one by January 1st or face a $100 a day fine up to $1,500 and the fire department has to put it up I think it's $20 and then I have to fill out an application it looks like they just want to come in and search around but I do know I need one I don't like it I can put it up myself but they've already told me they have to come in.

@Californians_go_home 5 ай бұрын

That’s bull. You don’t have to let anyone in your home. Even though it’s not search and seizure, fourth amendment rules still apply. You people in Illinois have really voted yourselves into a pickle.

@matthewgregory8218 3 жыл бұрын

So that means you half to reword house for older homes to have a smoke alarm in each room

@saltt9394 2 жыл бұрын

Not technically rewire the whole house. Just add them in

@drewborgholthaus2010 2 жыл бұрын

Are no alarms required in the kitchen?

@Sdinspections 2 жыл бұрын

No, they should not be placed in the kitchen. You would get false alarms due to steam, smoke, etc. The idea is that the alarm should be in areas where people sleep so as to wake them in the event of a fire. Presumably, you would not be asleep in the kitchen.

@jasonparkinson7621 Жыл бұрын

You can install a smoke detector in a kitchen, but it has to be at least 10 feet away from the stove or oven to prevent false alarms.

@larseriksson42 6 ай бұрын

I'm getting a google nest, that can distinguish between smoke and steam.

@Californians_go_home 5 ай бұрын

@@larseriksson42why would you ever voluntarily give any type of control of your homes interior to Google or government or big tech? Don’t mention cell phones, because unfortunately they are an unfortunate necessity. The push for smart systems and the shift to all electric everything is quite obviously an easy way to implement societal control with the stroke of a key.

@jerrydemas2020 4 жыл бұрын

if you don't have gas appliances , why would you need carbon monoxide detectors?

@Sdinspections 4 жыл бұрын

If you have a fireplace, gas appliances, and/or an attached garage, you need a CO detector. In the absence of any gas, wood, or oil furnace/appliances, and an attached garage, you do not need a CO detector.

@maryfraune9069 2 жыл бұрын

Some people have a gas water heater, and gas is the primary heat source for the home.

@greghoward9894 2 жыл бұрын

Because people independently, could unwittingly bring a carbon monoxide producing device into a living area