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Mobile Home Installation
For Well Insulated Mobile Homes
Install smoke alarms as recommended on the previous pages.
In mobile homes that are not well insulated extreme heat or cold can be
transferred from the outside to the inside through poorly insulated walls and
roof. This may create a thermal barrier which can prevent the smoke from
reaching an alarm mounted on the ceiling.
For Poorly Insulated Mobile Homes
Install the smoke alarm on an inside wall with the top edge of the alarm at a
minimum of 10cm and a maximum of 30cm below the ceiling (
Figure 2A
).
For minimum protection, install at least one alarm close to the bedrooms.
For additional protection, see
Figure 1A
.
WARNING: TEST YOUR SMOKE ALARM OPERATION AFTER
CARAVAN OR MOBILE HOME VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN STORAGE,
BEFORE EACH TRIP AND AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK DURING USE
FIGURE 2A
CEILING
PEAK CEILING
300mm
MINIMUM
600mm
MINIMUM
MAXIMUM
SIDE WALL
BEST
PLACEMENT
DO NOT INSTALL
DO NOT INSTALL
DEAD AIR
NOT IN THIS AREA
ANYWHERE IN THIS AREA
500mm
1000mm
DEAD AIR
ACCEPTABLE
PLACEMENT
100mm
FIGURE 2B
DEAD AIR
DO NOT INSTALL
SLOPED CEILING
NOT IN THIS AREA
500mm
ANYWHERE IN THIS AREA
1000mm
Installation Instructions
Figure 2B
Smoke alarm should
be located between
500mm and 1500mm
of the highest point.
