Installing the SK2
Care@Home™ Smoke Detector User Guide
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2.2.1
Safety Standards
THIS EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE INSTALLED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL FIRE
PROTECTION ASSOCIATION’S STANDARD 72 (National Fire Protection Association, Batterymarch
Park, Quincy, MA 02269).
For your information, the National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, NFPA 72, reads as follows:
29.5.1 *Required Detection.
*29.5.1.1 Where required by applicable laws, codes, or standards for a specific type of occupancy,
approved single- and multiple-station smoke alarms shall be installed as follows:
(1) *In all sleeping rooms and guest rooms
(2) *Outside of each separate dwelling unit sleeping area, within 21 ft (6.4 m) of any door to a sleeping
room, the distance measured along a path of travel
(3) On every level of a dwelling unit, including basements
(4) On every level of a residential board and care occupancy (small facility), including basements and
excluding crawl spaces and unfinished attics
(5) *In the living area(s) of a guest suite
(6) In the living area(s) of a residential board and care occupancy
2.2.2
Target Coverage
For
minimum
coverage, install an SK2:
On each floor
In each sleeping area
Install a minimum of two SK2 devices in any household.
For
maximum
coverage, install an SK2 in every:
Room
Hall
Passage way
Storage area
Utility closet
Basement
Attic
