Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
3.1 Each
new one- and two-family dwelling, mobile home, modular home, and townhouse
built after the effective date of this legislation shall have smoke detection
devices and/or smoke detection systems installed according to the following
requirements:
3.1.1 Shall be installed outside
each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms,
and;
3.1.2 Shall be installed on
each additional story of the family living unit, including basements, but
excluding crawl spaces and unfinished attics, if nothing is stored or kept in
such areas, and;
3.1.3 The smoke
detection devices or system shall be interconnected, so that operation of any
smoke detection device shall cause the alarm-sounding devices in all smoke
detectors within the dwelling or building to sound, and;
3.1.4 The smoke detection devices shall be
hard-wired or operated through wireless battery power and supervised by a
listed control panel, into the building or occupancy's electrical system in
accordance with the provisions of the National electric Code, NFPA 70, as
adopted and/or modified by these Regulations, and;
3.1.5 Each hard-wired or wireless battery
powered, interconnected smoke detection device in the immediate vicinity of
each bedroom area shall be equipped with a built-in battery back-up power
supply, or one single station, battery operated smoke detection device shall be
installed in the immediate vicinity of each bedroom area, in addition to the
hard-wired smoke detection device. (16 Del.C.
§
6632 (a)(1) and
§
6632(a)(2))
3.2 Each one- and two-family dwelling, mobile
home, modular home, and townhouse erected or built prior to the effective date
of this legislation shall have smoke detection devices and/or smoke detection
systems installed according to the following requirements:
3.2.1 Shall be installed outside each
separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms,
and;
3.2.2 Shall be installed on
each additional story of the family living unit, including basements, but
excluding crawl spaces and unfinished attics, if nothing is stored or kept in
such areas, and;
3.2.3 The smoke
detection devices may be single-station, individual smoke detection devices
approved by Underwriters Laboratories or the Factory Mutual Association, and
powered by a monitored battery power supply. (16 Del.C.
§
6632
(a)(3)).
3.3 Nothing contained in this section shall
prohibit the owner of any one- and two-family dwelling, mobile home, modular
home, or townhouse from installing an interconnected smoke detection system, in
accordance with §
3.1 of the Regulation. (16
Del.C.
§
6632
(b)).
