Master Brian
DIY Senior Member
I have a 1915 1-1/2 story bungalow craftsman, which I'm slowly trying to restore.
In any case, I've started adding some hard wired smoke alarms and CO2 detectors thoughout the house as I tackle an area. So far, I have a combination smoke/CO2 alarm in the basement utility room, a smoke only in the living space in the basement. On the main floor I have a smoke/CO2 detector in the hallway that feeds three bedrooms and a bath and I have a smoke only at the top of the stairway for the 2nd floor, which is open at bottom, but door at top. These are all wired!
I plan on installing a wired smoke only in the basement laundry, and either a smoke (possibly a combo) in the study at the top of the stairs and a combo unit in the attic space/future storage closet and possible furnace room on the 2nd floor.
I then have battery only units in pretty much every other room. Should I try to switch those out to hard wired or is it not worth the effort/cost. I guess the question is should the bedrooms be hard wired or not?
The other question is are the CO2 alarms really worth the extra cost? I realize the danger and my mom lost her mother to CO2 poisoning during a house fire, when my mother was younger. I've just had several people tell me the CO2 alarms don't really work.
In any case, I've started adding some hard wired smoke alarms and CO2 detectors thoughout the house as I tackle an area. So far, I have a combination smoke/CO2 alarm in the basement utility room, a smoke only in the living space in the basement. On the main floor I have a smoke/CO2 detector in the hallway that feeds three bedrooms and a bath and I have a smoke only at the top of the stairway for the 2nd floor, which is open at bottom, but door at top. These are all wired!
I plan on installing a wired smoke only in the basement laundry, and either a smoke (possibly a combo) in the study at the top of the stairs and a combo unit in the attic space/future storage closet and possible furnace room on the 2nd floor.
I then have battery only units in pretty much every other room. Should I try to switch those out to hard wired or is it not worth the effort/cost. I guess the question is should the bedrooms be hard wired or not?
The other question is are the CO2 alarms really worth the extra cost? I realize the danger and my mom lost her mother to CO2 poisoning during a house fire, when my mother was younger. I've just had several people tell me the CO2 alarms don't really work.