The best rooms to install a smoke detector

Modified on Tue, 24 Apr, 2018 at 10:04 AM

  • Install an alarm between possible  re sources and bedrooms as a minimum.
  • Install alarms on each  oor of the house, in hall-ways and stairways.
  • Alarms in each room such as bed rooms and living rooms.


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Areas where NOT to install smoke alarms

  • In dusty rooms

  • At the top of a high pointed ceiling, in ceiling corners, and within 50cm of a wall.

  • In rooms where the temperature goes outside +4o to 38oC or above 90% relative humidity not condensing.

  • In kitchens, garages, laundries, or too close to replaces; areas where either dampness, gases or smoke could occur. Place the alarm where it is reachable in order to test the battery and for maintenance.


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