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Why Does Kidde Specify A Non-GFCI Protected Circuit For Their Smoke Alarms ?
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The Real Tom
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On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 19:24:21 GMT,
(Lawrence
Wasserman) wrote:
In article ,
Robert11 wrote:
Hello:
About to buy a few Kidde P12000 Smoke alarms.
The AC wired type, with both ionization and photocell.
Looked at their on-line instructions, and was surprised
to see that they say to install on circuits that are NOT
GFCI protected.
Seems surprising.
Anyone know the reason why ?
Thanks,
Bob
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" Make certain all alarms are wired to a single, continuous (non-switched)
power
line, which is not protected by a ground fault interrupter. "
When the fire melts the wire insulation and ground faults before the
smoke reaches the alarm they want the alarm to still have a chance to
go off
Ah yeah.... that's the ticket!
:-P
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