How to rough in smoke detectors in new construction building

Here we learn to install the electrical wire to the smoke detectors in the new Zittle Garage building.
Use 14/2 to the first smoke detector and then 14/3 to all the rest.
I am not a professional electrician and everything here will be inspected by the county. Please use this video for informational purposes only. #HowTo #smokedetector #builder

[@ncooty]

@6:06: That's funny; I was just thinking, "Man, I like those snap-in wire harnesses. I wonder where he gets those."

[@ZittleFarms]

hahaha. Great minds think alike!

[@kobeskyler1899]

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[@yahirmaximilian4322]

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[@jeremiaspatrick7833]

@Kobe Skyler definitely, I've been watching on flixzone} for years myself :)

[@DonnieMojo]

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing!

[@ZittleFarms]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@shizzleshanee8]

Can you start in 12-2 then run 14-3 to daisy chain them

[@ZittleFarms]

Yes!

[@drwagner14]

would be nice to show the boxes and wiring of the detectors as well, since the running of the wires doesn't have much to do with the detectors, per se.

[@ZittleFarms]

Wire set up is pretty easy. All the whites go together, black go to blacks, red with reds and grounds all together.

[@dannyheath6038]

Can you go to panel box with 14/3? What would you do with red? Thanks
Enjoyed video!

[@ZittleFarms]

You could. But there’s no need to. If you did, I would just mark it and put a wire nut on it…

[@Tappedline]

Thanks and peace

[@ZittleFarms]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@joev7014]

Do smokes need a direct feed from the panel? Or can I feed it off something else like a plug?

[@Rob-le8xv]

Lighting circuit

[@joev7014]

@@Rob-le8xv thank you

[@jmrboosties0]

are those just standard round blue ceiling fan boxes, or is it a special one for mounting smoke detectors?

[@ZittleFarms]

Hey Jesse, you just need the round boxes. They don’t have to be ceiling fan ones. Lowe’s item #70978

[@jmrboosties0]

@@ZittleFarms thank you!

[@samirrebel5473]

Do you connect the hot with the orange wire together

[@ZittleFarms]

If I understand correctly, all the whites go together. All the blacks go together. As for the red/orange wire they attach all together. That is the wire where if one goes off, they all go off. At the first and last smoke detector there should only be 2 wires (not 3 like the middle ones). I hope that helps!! Thanks for watching

[@leroywheeler2049]

I see what you are doing

[@williammcmillan6475]

I didn’t see you wire anything

[@ZittleFarms]

Maybe I'll work on a video of doing that. But this video is just on just the rough in (running the wire to the boxes)