Wireless Interconnected Smoke Detectors

[Shawn]

Hey everyone,

I just moved and we're about to start getting our home ready for licensing. The biggest expense is usually wiring the darn smoke detectors.
I ran across an ad about those wireless interconnecting smoke detectors. I believe Kidd and First Alert have them. They seem like they would do what Fire marshals expect. I'm guessing I will need up to 10 units. So using them would save a lot of money and time.
Is there anyone who have them installed in your daycare with the approval of the fire inspection? I know that it may depend on each states regulations. I stay in Missouri. I'm still going to wait for the fire marshal to let me know for sure. I'm just curious.

Thanks in advance for comments.

[LysesKids]

Hey everyone,

I just moved and we're about to start getting our home ready for licensing. The biggest expense is usually wiring the darn smoke detectors.
I ran across an ad about those wireless interconnecting smoke detectors. I believe Kidd and First Alert have them. They seem like they would do what Fire marshals expect. I'm guessing I will need up to 10 units. So using them would save a lot of money and time.
Is there anyone who have them installed in your daycare with the approval of the fire inspection? I know that it may depend on each states regulations. I stay in Missouri. I'm still going to wait for the fire marshal to let me know for sure. I'm just curious.

Thanks in advance for comments.

I used them in MO & AR, but ran legally licensed exempt... some states require hardwire for licensing & won't accept the interconnected wireless - some will

When you set one off for testing they should all go off at the same time; great for larger houses but it scares the bejeezus out of the kids 'cuz they aren't use to all sounding at one time

[Shawn]

it scares the bejeezus out of the kids 'cuz they aren't use to all sounding at one time

That's funny. I've been licensed many times before (I move around often), i try to prepare the dcks but there's always at least one who is overly dramatic.

[LysesKids]

That's funny. I've been licensed many times before (I move around often), i try to prepare the dcks but there's always at least one who is overly dramatic.

The good thing about MO is you can start out licensed exempt/Registered with 4 kids while getting thru all the licensing stuff... being that I did under 24 months only, I just stayed registered. As a single mom, I couldn't afford half the housing in the KCMO area unless I wanted to go to certain neighborhoods. I get the moving thing... I was a traveler for the first 12 years I did childcare