Installation
To minimise nuisance alarms avoid these locations:
• Do not install within 0.9m of the following: The door to a
kitchen, or a bathroom that contains a tub or shower,
forced air supply ducts used for heating or cooling,
ceiling or whole house ventilating fans, or other high
air-flow areas.
• Areas where curtains or other objects will block the
sensor. Smoke must be able to reach the sensor to
accurately detect conditions.
• Install at least 30cm away from fluorescent lights.
• Keep out of insect infested areas.
• Avoid excessively dusty, dirty or greasy areas.
• Do not install in areas where the temperature is colder
than 5°C or hotter than 45°C.
• Do not install in areas where the relative humidity (RH)
is greater than 85%.
• Avoid placing smoke alarms in kitchen areas. If a
kitchen alarm is desired, it should have an alarm
silencer feature or be a
photoelectric
type.
• Do not place in the garage.
• Avoid dead air spaces such as the peak of an “A”
frame ceiling. “Dead Air” at the top may prevent smoke
from reaching the alarm in time to provide early
warning. Refer to
Figure
2A and 2B.
N.B. - Smoke alarms are not to be used with detector
guards unless the combination (alarm and guard) has
been evaluated and found suitable for that purpose.
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