On 23 Oct 2003 21:15:50 GMT, Chris Lewis wrote:
According to HA HA Budys Here :
New code applies to new construction, or new circuits installed TODAY, not new
appliances. Hook up your new stove exactly the way the old one was connected

Not always. While _most_ old practise is grandfathered, there are exceptions.
Like smoke detector rules. It _certainly_ is here in the case of stoves and
dryers.

Oh, tell me about it. We had our basement finished earlier this year
in our ranch house. But to get approval, we had to have the entire house
retrofitted with A/C powered, interconnected smoke detectors.

If we had the permit in hand just 2 weeks earlier, then the new
smoke detectors wouldn't have been required. Gotta love it...