2. Locations To Avoid
3. Installation Instructions
• In the garage. Products of combustion are present when you start
your automobile.
• Less than 10cm (4”) from the peak of an “A” frame type ceiling.
• In an area where the temperature may fall below 4.4°C (40°F) or rise
above 37.8°C, such as garages and unfinished attics; this should also
include electrical boxes exposed to these environments.
• In dusty areas. Dust particles may cause nuisance alarm or failure to
alarm.
• In very humid areas. Moisture or steam can cause nuisance alarms.
• In insect-infested areas.
• Smoke alarms should not be installed within 0.9m (3 ft) of the
following: the door to a kitchen, the door to a bathroom containing a
tub or shower, forced air supply ducts used for heating or cooling,
ceiling or whole house ventilating fans, or other high air flow areas.
• Kitchens. Normal cooking may cause nuisance alarms. If a kitchen
alarm is desired, it should have an alarm silence feature or be a
photoelectric type.
• Near fluorescent lights. Electronic “noise” may cause nuisance alarms.
• Smoke alarms are not to be used with detector guards unless the
combination (alarm and guard) has been evaluated and found suitable
for that purpose.
WIRING REQUIREMENTS
• This smoke alarm should be installed on a CSA listed or recognized
junction box. The mounting bracket is equipped to accommodate a
3.5 inch hole spacing on a round electrical box and a double-gang
rectangular electrical enclosure. All connections should be made by a
qualified electrician and all wiring used shall be in accordance with
articles 210 and 300.3(B) of the U.S. National Electrical Code
ANSI/NFPA 70, NFPA 72 and/or any other codes having jurisdiction in
your area. This unit consumes four cubic inches of interior space of
the junction box volume. This figure should be used when calculating
junction box volume.
• The multiple station interconnect wiring to the alarms must be run in
the same raceway or cable as the AC power wiring. In addition, the
resistance of the interconnect wiring shall be a maximum of 10 ohms.