ok so me and my friend always argue over resin hits and cleaning our pipes sooooo what is resin exactly? and i heard that you are supposed to scrape the resin out then do something and put it back in to smoke but she thinks that you never ever clean your pipe and just keep lighting it and she swears thats what a resin hit is but nothing ever happens whenwe do that what is the right way?
Whether or not it's a code requirement I don't know. But most fire departments do give them away if you go and just ask for a couple.
New homes are required here, but older homes are not forced to meet current codes unless it is a rental.
The best place to find the answers you seek and other answers to questions about home ownership is to go to your local regional building department
Dust; Try using a vac with a hose attach to clean the unit. Most newer electric smoke detectors are battery assist, because the unit's main energy is from household current, converted from 120v to 24v. Therefore the battery size may be extremely small and/or built into like say the resistor
The inspector may have missed it or possibly your area doesn't require them (this is rare). In most areas one is required in each bedroom, in each hall adjacent to a bedroom, and at least one on each floor of the house. In new construction they are required to have battery and line voltage power sources, also they are required to be wired together so if one goes off they all go off. EDIT: Even if your home didn't require them when built some things are required to be up to code when it is sold. For example existing receptacles outside, in bathrooms, etc, if not already GFCI protected will require it when the home is sold. Best to check with your building code official for your area. EDIT2: It was required in CT then: usfa.dhs /downloads/pdf/ca I'm really surprised the inspector missed them, that's one of the most important things to inspect. Are you sure you don't have them and they are maybe part of an alarm system?
