Electrical Wiring Residential
18th Edition
ISBN: 9781285170954
Author: Ray C. Mullin, Phil Simmons
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 26, Problem 8R
Circle the correct answer from the following statements:
- a. Smoke alarms installed in new one- and two-family homes must be interconnected so that if any one of them is triggered, all other alarms will also sound off.
- b. Smoke alarms installed in new one- and two-family homes are not permitted to be interconnected so that each alarm will operate independently of all other alarms in the home.
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