Do these fire alarms install in a rectangle or a circle utility box?
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you'll need a 4 inch round box, like this but you probably don't need bulk : Carlon Ceiling Box 18.0 Cu In Pvc Blue Bulk
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The punch code unit (not sure about window alarms) has some flexibility. Meaning the sensors do not need to be perfectly line up next to each other. I have my sensor a little over 1/4 inch off. I mouned the punch code on my door using 3m command strips, so as to not drill into the door, then used double sided sticky tape for the magnetic sensor onto my door frame.
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You probably don't want to use the hard-wired connected alarms in the kitchen. in fact, the instructions for these USI products does not recommend kitchen installation. If you want kitchen protection, probably best to use the single stand-alone product so you know about the smoke but not set off everything every time. The fire department says kitchen fires are the majority of calls, so stay close to the kitchen when cooking. Personally, I have about quit cooking and only use a crockpot.
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yes there are two screw holes on the back , just like a smoke alarm - i used heavy duty velcro to place then on the wall and they work great - it depends on the surface ,but screws are the safest bet
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This lights and the way they are design will not meet NEC. Article 300.15, 'a box should be install at any junction or connection point'.If you just cut a hole and make connections(wire nuts or push in connectors) you even risk the chances to set your house in fire if anything goes bad with this units.PVC and/or metal boxes should be used. I'm just making a suggestion. I ordered one just to look at the design and I would rather buy a different fixture.
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Regular round works just fine. Depending on what the box is set in the light may overhang the width of it some. It did mine but I used some Great Stuff to waterproof it.
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I'm not a "science" guy - just a homeowner who's had CO detectors for years. Mine are up high just where a smoke detector would be. Many friends and "experts" have seen them up there in my house. Nobody ever said it was not the correct location.
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I think it is a standard junction box for a duplex outlet. On the orbit website, they show the box, but don't give exact dimensions. http://www.orbitelectric.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.pbv.v1.tpl&product_id=5905&category_id=70&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=11
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You don't need a project box. You do need to keep in mind you have hot wires exposed on the back of the unit (fire/safety concerns, etc.) However the unit is designed to fit into a electrical box along side a residential construction electrical wall switch and wall receptacle; these are available at hardware stores.
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If installed correctly, when one unit is activated then all units will alarm. The value of this is that you will be fully warned when a distant hazard is detected. I'm sure that you'd want to know (while sleeping in the master bedroom), that there's a problem brewing in a bedroom on the far end of your home. For this may be the bedroom of your sleeping child. When I installed my new smoke/CO units one-at-a-time, I tested after each install. When I pressed the center test button, my new and old (smoke only) detectors all fired.
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I think that it can be installed in a half circle. I set mine up in one straight line. the wire only goes from one side to the other...no need to go back to the start on the wire.
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No, they are all wireless and work well together wirelessly. I installed 3 of them and any of them that detect smoke or are tested with the button will activate the others to sound the alarm
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The ones that came with my kit were rectangle or square not oval by any means
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Hi there. You can mount them wherever you want. But I would suggest you follow your local city guidelines with regard to smoke detector location. I put mine on the ceiling. You barely notice them at all. I am a BIG fan of these little alarms.
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Do not know that. It is a standard A end ( rectangle and B small square like end
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I have installed 3 of the light fixtures in the past year, they fit round boxes
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These are designed to connect to each other not to other brands and types of alarms. We have other existing units which will be triggered their own by smoke but will not chain react with the kiddes. The units are bought of same brand and set up to trigger each other from a different part of house or close houses , garages or sheds...So a garage unit could alarm in your home to notify you if as soon as a fire was causing smoke and before your car burned up.