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    Oct 28, 2012, 10:18 PM
    Smoke Alarm conversion?
    Can I add a plug to a wire-in smoke alarm and plug it into an outlet?
    I have an outlet at the top of my wall, the last home owner here had one plugged in there but it's ancient (made out of metal!).

    Thanks,
    Lash
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    Oct 29, 2012, 05:58 AM
    Do you have two wire or three wire interconnectable smoke detectors?
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    Oct 29, 2012, 06:06 AM
    What is the voltage, all of my wire units the electric is converted prior to going to the alarm
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    Oct 30, 2012, 05:50 AM
    If you have an older house with a 2 wire. I would suppose, yes you can. You can Also use it with a 3 wire but it will not be tied into the rest of the detectors. The simplest thing would be to use a battery unit.

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