Installing the SK2
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Care@Home™ Smoke Detector User Guide
WARNING!
As required by the California State Fire Marshal:
"Early warning" fire detection is best achieved by the installation of fire detection
equipment in all rooms and areas of the household as follows:
A smoke alarm installed in each separate sleeping area (in the vicinity,
but outside of the bedrooms)
Heat or smoke alarms in the living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms,
kitchens, hallways, attics, furnace rooms, closets, utility and storage
rooms, basements, and attached garages.
2.2.4
Locations to Avoid
First, do not install the SK2 with a smoke alarm guard.
Second, installation in some locations can cause the SK2 to not work properly. Therefore, an SK2
installation location should
not
be:
In an air stream that has combustion particles
.
Combustion particles are by-products of something that is burning. Therefore, avoid areas
where combustion particles are present, such as:
A kitchen with few windows or poor ventilation
A garage where there may be vehicle exhaust
Near a furnace
Near a hot water or space heater
Less than 6 m (20 ft.) from places where combustion particles are normally present.
If that
distance is not possible, install the SK2 as far away from the combustion particles as possible.
Provide good ventilation in such places.
A damp or humid area, or near a bathroom with a shower.
Install the SK2 at least 3 m (10 ft.)
from bathrooms
A cold or very hot area
including unheated buildings and outdoor rooms
A very dusty or dirty area
A drafty area, or one near a fresh air vent, air conditioner, heater, or fan
A dead air space near the top of a peaked roof or in the corners formed by ceilings and
walls
An insect-infested area
