Can this be used on battery alone or does it have to be hard wired in?
140534
The ones in our house are hard wired but it needs a battery back up in case the electricity goes out - so I guess I can't honestly answer that question!!! Sorry.
140535
I believe it will function adequately as a stand-alone detector on battery. However, the wiring provides a means to integrate this unit with a whole-house, multi-zone (upstairs/downstairs or a moderately large floor plan) protection system.
1399749
Yes, can run on batteries alone. (I believe 'C' batteries) which are not included. They go in the base area which is mounted to the wall. There is a single hole; detachable cord included that can be used instead of batteries. This is how our's is mounted right now. Easy to detach! Wall mounted mirror comes off if using batteries. This item has a good weight to it, so mount it well. The bronze color is mild, not loud or gaudy. Love it!
1965789
Its gets hardwired into your electrical system so I guess you could wire in a switch as well. But realize it's an emergency light so its designed to turn itself off when its receiving power from your electrical system. Then when the power is off,such as during a power failure, it turns itself on using its battery power.
631465
It is stand alone. Must be plugged into the wall but works without any other equipment
545409
I do not know. These do require a battery and as far as I know they can no longer be hard wired.
732153
It came with a hard wire option for the battery part. But the connection to the camera is wireless only
205694
Mine is connected to cable. I've never used it on battery. Sorry. I absolutely love mine. Keep it on my kitchen counter and it's perfect. Just the right size.
1447309
The unit is designed to be hardwired. The battery is for backup only. When only the battery is in place and the unit is not connected to hardwire, the unit will chirp loudly.
2205249
Yes, it is designed to be plugged into the wall socket, not run on batteries normally.
1627886
It needs to be hard-wired and turned on/off by a wall switch. No built in switch.
1662773
Regardless of whether there is an on/off switch I would suggest unplugging the unit when not being used for an extended period. This is a 120VAC unit and should be plugged into a receptacle rather than being hard wired.
1013013
Sure it can be hardwired. Just cut off the plug on the cord and connect your wired. Not sure about removing the plug cord completely and directly connecting
985253
It can be wired. That's what I did on mine. It also has a little cover that covers the connection when you take if off the bike. I just wired mine straight to the battery.
939478
This had to be hard wired. I also thought it might be able to be plugged in but no. However, I bought a plug and used the wiring to add the plug and it worked fine.
511045
Not to my knowledge. This isn't hard wired into the house. It's self contained batteries. The base unit does plug-in but, it too has an internal battery that is supposed to last 8 hours in case of a power outage. We have a marine battery with an adapter to allow us to 'plug-in' as we live in hurricane country. The individual components all are supposed to have a battery life of a year...easily replaced.
1765110
Hard wired with battery back up by your rv battery..as for which one to choose that is your choice...most hard wired like this model should be replaced every 5 years..told to us by rv dealer and explained in the directions.
276807
A little speculation here... It is designed to be most efficient on a live, single electric circuit. It seems that hard wiring would be possible, but u should call the manufacturer.