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Installation Instructions
By law at least one smoke alarm must be installed on each level of your home
(
Figure 1B
).
Recommended Locations
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In every room where someone sleeps with the door closed. The closed door may
prevent an alarm located outside from waking the sleeper.
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In the immediate area of bedrooms and the exit path from all sleeping areas (
Figure 1A
).
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In stairways, as stairways act like chimneys for smoke and heat.
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In any room where large electrical appliances are operated (e.g. portable heaters or
humidifiers).
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If a hallway or room is more than 9.1m long put alarms at both ends.
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For maximum household protection see
Figure 1C
.
Things to Consider
For Ceiling Mounting
Smoke from a fire will rise to the ceiling and spread horizontally. Mounting the smoke alarm in
the centre of the ceiling places it closest to all points in the room.
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When mounting an alarm on the ceiling, locate it at a minimum of 30cm from the side
wall (
Figure 2A
).
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For sloped, peaked or cathedral ceilings the alarm should be placed between 500mm
and 1500mm from the highest point of the ceiling (
Figure 2B
).
•
Smoke alarms in rooms with ceiling slopes greater than 1m in 8m horizontally, should be
located on the high side of the room (
Figure 2B
).
For Wall Mounting
•
When mounting the alarm on the wall, use an interior wall with the top edge of the alarm
at a minimum of 10cm and a maximum of 30cm below the ceiling (
Figure 2A
).
Installation Instructions
