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Locations to avoid
DON’T place smoke alarms in any of the following areas:
1. Bathrooms, damp or humid or dripping or splashing area, garages and
any rooms where the alarm may be triggered by local conditions, i.e.
steam or condensation in a bathroom, smoke from cooking appliances,
and fumes from vehicles.
2. Location where extremes in temperature occur (below 5°C or above
45°C, such as attics).
3. Near decorative features/fittings that may prevent smoke from entering
the alarm, such as light fittings, door or window frames.
4. On any surface that is warmer or colder that the rest of the room.
Temperature differences may prevent smoke from reaching the alarm
(such as loft hatches or uninsulated exterior walls).
5. Near air vents, drafty windows or heaters – the direction of airflow may
be changed and smoke driven away from the alarm.
6. In dead air spaces – see figures 4 and 5.
7. In very dusty or dirty areas – dust can build up in the sensing chamber
and make the alarm overly sensitive, or it can block the vents into the
sensing chamber preventing smoke from entering.
8. In infested areas. Small insects entering the alarm may cause nuisance
alarms.
9. Location where it is difficult to reach the alarm for testing, cleaning,
battery changing etc.
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