09-11-2008, 10:26 AM
The 2008 National Electrical Code requires ac powered, interconnected smoke alarms with battery back-up. Purely battery powered alarms are not allowed in new construction. Additional placement requirements exist, your electrician can outline them. but for all intents and purposes, it's one per bedroom and one in the hallway between bedrooms.
dick wilson
dick wilson
dick wilson
"Nothing is idiot proof,because idiots are so ingenious!"
"Nothing is idiot proof,because idiots are so ingenious!"