2007-08-24 12:47:09 · 6 answers · asked by cheezelord 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
red wire from the breaker box i mean
2007-08-24 14:05:03 · update #1
no
just run 3 wire to connect all the smoke detectors together
and from the source you only need a 2 wire
just make sure wire gage is the same from when ever you are tapping power from ( 12 gage on a 20 amp breaker or 14 gage on a 15amp breaker ), the red is known as a trigger / sync wire and is used to trigger all the smokes if any one smoke triggers, this by code and design
2007-08-24 14:06:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. The red wire runs between each smoke detector, so that if one goes off they all go off.
2007-08-24 20:01:18 · answer #2 · answered by john the engineer 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Install them according to the instructions that were included. A red wire from which box?
2007-08-24 20:38:13 · answer #3 · answered by John himself 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
just follow instructions they go incoming power into the first smoke detector then you need hot, neutral and red for inter connection in between so they all came on when any one starts hopefully this help you
2007-08-24 21:13:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
power to 1 and 14/3 to the rest
2007-08-24 22:00:48 · answer #5 · answered by hometech02 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why buy ones that aren't battery operated? If they use A.C. power they still need a battery backup in case the electricity is off. The A.C. types are a waste of money. Go for the battery operated ones.
2007-08-25 00:17:03 · answer #6 · answered by mustanger 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋