Hardwired Smoke & CO Detector Installation in NJ

New Jersey requires smoke detectors to be hardwired and interconnected, so that when one alarm sounds all of them sound, and the state checks for them at every home sale. Many older houses still have battery units screwed to the ceiling, and that is often where the sale gets held up.

Trapani Electric installs and replaces smoke and CO detectors for homeowners across Morris, Passaic, Essex, Bergen, and Union Counties. The work includes new hardwired runs, interconnected units with battery backup, and combination smoke and CO alarms where they are allowed. Landlords call us for the same work ahead of a certificate of occupancy.

The state requirements are summarized below:

• Smoke detectors in every bedroom, outside each sleeping area, and on every level including the basement
• CO detectors near sleeping areas and on every habitable floor
• Hardwired and interconnected units in most cases, with battery backup
• Units replaced every 10 years, and CO sensors sooner
• Combination smoke and CO units are allowed in most locations
• A certificate of smoke detector compliance at sale or change of tenant

If you are selling or renting the property, we can bring the house up to what the inspector will check for.