Re: Smoke alarms

[Frank Kurz <tech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 03/05/2011 7:00 PM, Jim wrote:
> On May 3, 7:54 am, nick markowitz<nmarkow...@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>>
>>> System smoke detectors have no limit on how long they can be
>>> installed. They should be checked and if not working, change them.
>>
>> The link has about changing out smokes at 10 years  and other good
>> stuff might want to put it in FAQ section-
>
>
> Nick, I don't know if I'm missing something or what, but I don't see
> where it says that smoke detectors have to be changed every 10 years.
>
> This is all I see. "?Replace all smoke alarms, including alarms that
> use 10-year batteries and hard-wired alarms, when they are 10 year old
> or sooner if they do not respond properly."
>
> Is there something else I've missed? The above seems to be a safety
> "suggestion" but not a "code".  This issue has come up before here and
> in other forums and it seems to me that I remember that there is no
> actual "code" that calls for replacement of smoke "detectors"  only
> smoke "alarms" .... at the 10 year mark.

You haven't missed anything, Jim.  The ten year replacement requirement
doesn't apply to system smoke detectors.

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