Re: Kitchen LV smoke with Hush button or Heat Detector?

["nick markowitz" <nick-markowitz@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you replace the 110 interconnects with LV smokes they must be the type
that have a built in sounder that a reversing relay in the panel activates.
so you meet the intent of the original interconnected smokes code.
other wise the 110 volt smokes must still be used.
heat in kitchen you may want to use a fixed temp instead of a rate of rise
/fixed which could false if to close to stove.
If you use the lv option with sounder smokes the heats would need to be on a
sepreate zone so they do not interfere with sounder operation.

"DH Illinois" <dave.huber@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> My house is currently equipped with 120 VAC interconnected smokes.  I
> am aware that I cannot incorporate them into my DSC panel because they
> will not work during AC outage.
>
> I plan to replace them.
>
> A smoke detector is currenly adjacent to the kitchen, about 5 feet from
> a wall oven.  There is a 10 foot cieling, and there are frequent
> falses.  The smoke alarm is equipped with a hush button so there is no
> problem.
>
> Question:  is there a LV smoke available with a hush button?
>
> would a Heat detector be more appropriate?  What is the likelihood of
> falses caused by cooking with a heat detector?
>
> Also,  I plan to install a heat detector in the basement near the gas
> HW heater and boiler.  Can the kitchen HD and basement be on the same
> zone, or should they be separate?
>
> I understand from other posts that HD and Smokes should be on different
> zones.  Is this accurate?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>