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Originally Posted by Chatbrat
New houses no longer have to have hard wired smoke/co detectors--they are now allowed to have 10 year lithium battery smoke detectors which are not interconnected.
Now if your smoke detector is less than 5 years old replace the battery with a 9 volt lithium ion one
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I think the new Fl statute only requires existing battery operated smoke alarms to be replaced with the 10 year lithium battery. It says nothing about new construction.
553.883 Smoke alarms in one-family and two-family dwellings and townhomes