Installing the SK2
Care@Home™ Smoke Detector User Guide
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Install two SK2 devices in homes with two bedroom areas.
The following figure shows an example of recommended SK2 installation locations in a single-
floor residence with more than one bedroom area.
Install on every floor of a multiple-floor residence.
The following figure shows an example of locations for installing smoke alarms in a multiple-
floor residence with a smoke alarm installed on each floor and in each bedroom
WARNING!
Be sure doors or other obstructions do not block the path of smoke
to the alarm.
Install at both ends of a bedroom hallway, if the hallway is more than 12 m (40 ft.) long.
Install inside every room where someone sleeps with the door partly or completely closed. The
smoke could be blocked by the door. An SK2 installed in a hallway may not wake up the sleeper
if the door is closed.
Install in the basement at the bottom of the basement stairwell.
For a two-floor residence, install at the top of the stairwell.
