Nec

refers to them as "snap switches." Manufacturers and electricians refer to them as

"toggle switches."

Instruction that smoke alarms shall not remain in service longer than

10 years

One receptacle outlet has been provided in the hall-way as required

10ft

requirement that alarms have

120-volt ac for the primary source of power and 9-volt battery

Receptacles required to be tamper-resistant

125-volt, 15- and 20-ampere

The wiring of a security system consists of small, easy-to-install low-voltage,

18 AWG conductors.

kitchen lighting could be a series of recessed luminaires installed in the ceiling approximately

18 in. from the edge of the cabinets, spaced about 3 ft to 4 ft apart.

What # amps small-appliance circuits must be pro-vided for supplying receptacle outlets,

20-ampere

HANGING LUMINAIRES requirements

3 ft horizontally and 8 ft vertically from the top of a bathtub rim

Do not install smoke alarm within

36 in.of a door to a kitchen or to a bathroom containing a shower or tub.

Smoke alarm requirement

4 inches minimum and 12 inches max

A smoke alarm is

A single- or multiple station alarm responsive to smoke.

finished basements, for receptacles.

GFCI not required unless the recep-tacles are near a sink.

Counter top in kitchen requirements

GFCI protected, Receptacles not permitted to be installed "face up, For wall countertop surfaces, receptacles shall be installed above all countertop spaces 12 in or wider.Receptacles shall be installed not more than 20 in. above a countertop.

Receptacles installed below counter-tops

Receptacles shall be mounted not more than 12 in. below the countertop. - No receptacles shall be installed below a countertop that extends more than 6 in.

"appliance garage receptacles

Receptacles that serve counte rtops in kitchens must be GFCI protected and and not permitted face up

The ionization type of alarm

Smoke entering the chamber impedes the movement of the ions, reducing the current flow, which triggers the alarm.

Basement receptacles must be supplied by

a 15- or 20-ampere circuit.

The receptacle for the refrigerator in the kitchen is permitted to be supplied by

an individual 15- or 20-ampere branch circuit

For the Hearing Impaired:

bright strobe light that provides a visual alarm for the hearing impaired.

GFCI protection shall be provided for all receptacles in kitchens that serve

countertop areas,

individual branch circuit does not serve

countertops, it is not considered a small-appliance branch circuit.

A detector is

device suitable for connection to a circuit that has a sensor that responds to a physical stimulus such as heat or smoke.*

typical tamper-resistant receptacle. These receptacles are required in

every single-family dwell-ing.

installed in additionto smoke detectors.(not required)

heat alarm

Install smoke alarms in

in all sleeping rooms and guest rooms. And all hallways

Receptacles may be installed below counter-tops only:

is for the physically impaired, or - for island and peninsula countertop spaces where the countertop is flat across its entire sur-face and there is no way to mount a receptacle within 20 in.above the counter

the laundry outlet (basement)

least one receptacle outlet must be installed

The photoelectric type of smoke alarm

light sensor that measures the amount of light in a chamber.

pro-vide excellent lighting in the bathroom.

lighting above and forward of the standing position

Interconnected:

new construction. smoke, heat, or carbon monoxide alarm trigger, simultaneously send a signal to set off all other interconnected alarms.

two-wire small-appliance circuit and each laundry circuit load of

not less than 1500 volt-amperes shall be included for each

Are Smoke and Heat Alarms responsibility

required by governing laws, and the local building department.

Peninsulas and islands that have a long dimension of 24 in. or greater and a short dimension of 12 in.

shall have at least one receptacle. However if cooking unit, or sink that creates separate counter spaces requires more

heat alarm

single- or multiple station alarm responsive to heat.*

The primary devices for protect-ing lives.

smoke alarms

Screwless push-in terminals on receptacles are listed by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for use only with

solid 14 AWG copper conductors.

At least two 20-ampere small-appliance circuits must supply the receptacles that serve

the coun-tertop surfaces in the kitchen,

20-ampere appliance circuits shall serve only the receptacle outlets in

the kitchen, pantry, dining room, break-fast room, or similar rooms of dwelling units.

Heat alarms respond to

to heat—not smoke

receptacle from the outside edge of a sink shall be

within 6 ft from the outside edge of a sink shall be GFCI protected.