Re: Insurance "alarm sensor"/monitoring requirements?

["Robert L Bass" <robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I go by the old code...within 15 ft of sleeping area...

I always specified that there be a minimum of one smoke in each bedroom, one
within 12 feet outside of every bedroom door, one per living level (all but
the attic or garage) and one between the garage and the main part of the
house where appropriate.  Spacing does, as you mentioned, vary with ceiling
height, obstructions, etc.

> Most people won't buy 9 alarm smokes in addition
> to the 9 that came with the house. So they'd end up
> with the 9 sparky smokes plus maybe 4 or so more.

For a long while that wasn't allowed in some districts.  The current code
allows "additional protection" without forcing you to duplicate the 110VAC
smokes that the electrician spec'd as part of the building permit.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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