Re: AC Smoke interconnection

["Just Looking" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>Nothing prohibits an individual from wiring his AC smokes to his >home's
burglar alarm panel

Maybe not an individual, but around here most certainly a licensed fire
alarm company can't do it legally.

"Frank Olson" <Use-the-email-links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:xAxui.42133$_d2.16772@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Robert L Bass wrote:
> >> The only one I know of, that is a complete UL
> >> approved unit, is the Gentex 9120F 120 vac/9vdc
> >> Photoelectric smoke alarm with piezo. It has a
> >> pair of wires for an external alarm system.
> >
> > Be careful.  The Gentex 9000 series smoke alarms
> > are NOT LISTED for use with an alarm control panel.
> > The system, if these were connected, would not
> > comply with applicable UL and NFPA standards.
> > If the inspector finds it he may refuse to issue a CO
> > until the components are replaced and correct
> > wiring is installed.
> >
>
> Nothing prohibits an individual from wiring his AC smokes to his home's
> burglar alarm panel.  There isn't an AHJ that would say "boo" about such
> an interconnection because there's nothing in either NEC or NFPA that
> prohibits this.  Sure, it's not supervised on the power side, and it may
> wind up being a false alarm nightmare (some AC smokes go through a
> "self-test" cycle when AC is restored after a power failure).  I'm
> certain the OP will opt to install properly supervised smoke detectors.
>   After all, this isn't "rocket science".