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Smoke & CO Detector Installation · Illinois
Hardwired smoke alarms should be replaced about every 10 years, and interconnected so one alarm sounds them all. Homes with gas appliances or an attached garage also need carbon monoxide alarms. An electrician installs new hardwired alarms and adds interconnection.
Chicago-area housing includes many pre-1950 two-flats and bungalows, and Chicago requires conduit in most new wiring.
Across the Midwest, homes deal with cold winters, severe thunderstorms and tornado season. Permit offices, utilities and housing stock differ by city, which affects how smoke & co detector installation is planned and scheduled. These local guides cover the Illinois cities where we have written specific notes.
Chicago requires smoke detectors on every level of a dwelling and within 15 feet of sleeping rooms, and carbon monoxide detectors within 15 feet of sleeping rooms in homes with fuel-burning appliances or attached garages. In two-flats and three-flats, each unit needs its own alarms.
Utility: ComEd
Illinois requires smoke detectors in homes and carbon monoxide detectors within 15 feet of sleeping rooms in homes with fossil-fuel appliances or attached garages. Peoria's older homes on the West Bluff often have gas boilers or furnaces, and rentals near Bradley University need alarms in each unit.
Utility: Ameren Illinois
Illinois requires smoke detectors in homes and carbon monoxide detectors near sleeping rooms in homes with gas appliances or attached garages, and battery-only smoke alarms must be the sealed ten-year type. Many Rockford homes heat with gas, and converted apartment houses need alarms in each unit.
Utility: ComEd
1. Check existing alarms
Ages, locations and wiring are checked.
2. Replace and interconnect
New alarms are installed in each bedroom, outside sleeping areas and on each level.
3. Test
Every alarm is tested together.
Electricians set their own prices; local permit fees and utility requirements add to these factors.
Permits come from the city or county where the home is. For example: Chicago: Electrical permits in Chicago are issued by the Department of Buildings and the work must be done by a licensed electrical contractor registered with the city. Peoria: Electrical permits inside the city come from the City of Peoria's community development department. Rockford: Electrical permits inside the city come from the City of Rockford's construction services; Loves Park, Machesney Park and Winnebago County issue their own.
Chicago: ComEd. Peoria: Ameren Illinois. Rockford: ComEd.
About every 10 years from the manufacture date on the back of the alarm.
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