Twenty years ago Maintenance Wharehouse used to sell smoke detecotres that hard wired to 110VAC, no batteries. How do you fiind such today?
It seems those goon-ghules decide what you want You ask for "x not y" and they forget your condiditon
Battery Less Smoke Detectors
Apr 06, 2023
Last reply: 3 years ago
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Bad idea. If the power is out, no alarm. Power could be out due to an electrical fire.
wire the alarm circuit in MICC?
Search for hardwired smoke alarm. The word "hardwired" means they are powered from the AC mains. (They also include a backup battery.)
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*+-> Twenty years ago Maintenance Wharehouse used to sell
*+-> smoke detecotres that hard wired to 110VAC, no batteries.
*+-> How do you fiind such today?
*+->
*+-> It seems those goon-ghules decide what you want
*+-> You ask for "x not y" and they forget your condiditon
*+->
*+-Search for hardwired smoke alarm.
*+-The word "hardwired" means they are powered from the *+-AC mains. (They also include a backup battery.)Many thanks. I kinda found it but wasn't sure
MICC (Model International Criminal Court)?
First google hit. No idea what MICC may be for you.
If you refer to "Mineral Insulated Copper Cable", no. The mains may still be out.
The main reason to have the detectors run from battery is precisely to avoid failures due to failed mains.
Incidentally the laws of the state of Massachusetts requires hardwired smoke detectors in all one and two family homes permitted (i.e. constructed and/or renovated) post 1975, prior to sale or transfer of the property.
I doubt any first-world fire code would allow the installation of mains-only smoke detectors, they're going to be either battery only or mains-powered with a battery backup.
Some more recent codes don't even want the user to be able to tamper with the battery and the battery-powered units are to be sealed at the factory.
We have a factory sealed unit in the house we moved into seven years ago. It beeps when I burn the toast!
Sounds like it's doing its job! It doesn't know ya cookin'
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