This will be the third time that we visit 553.883 the new statute that allows us to install battery operated smoke alarms. As in my past requests I am still trying to find an alarm that is battery operated (sealed 10year type) that can be interconnected. I have been trying to find one but can only find them in Europe. Has anyone come across ones we can buy here in the USA?
We have 10 year battery operated ones but they do not interconnect, or they interconnect but don’t have ten year battery. I have been to inspector meetings and have taught classes that have had someone tell me they installed one or seen them used in an installation. Please email a type that I can buy here in the good old USA. At these meeting I have been told that the Statute requires interconnection (they say it is implied) but again I have not been able to find one that meets the requirements of the Statute and interconnects. All of the specs sent to me are not sealed battery 10 year type. Only one of all the smoke alarms that has been sent to me had 10 year battery and was inter-connectable and that was BRK SA410LLi but I can not find it anywhere here in the states to buy, it was only available in the UK. Please read the Florida Statue 553.883 below. So help me find what inspectors and other officials are saying is a requirement, and I will pass it on. So we can all be on the same page.
553.883 REQUIRES a SMOKE ALARM to have:
10 YEAR NONPLACEABLE BATTERY
NONREMOVABLE BATTERY
“INTERCONNECTABLE” SMOKE ALARM (I don’t believe that this was the intent)
Till next week work safe be safe
Jake