Your first Smoke Alarm should be located between the sleeping area and the most
likely sources of fire (living room for example), but it should not be more than 7.5
metres from the door to any room where a fire may start and block your escape
from the house.
Multi-Storey Dwellings
If your home has more than one floor, at least one Smoke Alarm should be fitted on
each level (see Figure 1). Preferably the Smoke Alarms should be interconnected
so as to give sufficient warning throughout the property. RadioLINK plug-in modules
are ideal in this situation as the Smoke Alarms will then interconnect using Radio
Frequency (RF) signals - so no wiring is required.
Figure 1 illustrates where Smoke Alarms and Heat Alarms should be located in a
typical two storey house. Note the spacings as given in figures 1&2 which ensure
the early detection of fire and that the warning will be heard.
For additional protection, locate Heat Alarms in rooms adjoining escape routes -
kitchens, garages, boiler houses etc. where Smoke Alarms are unsuitable. Install
within 5.3m of potential sources of fire.
Single Storey Dwelling
If the premises is one storey you should put your first Smoke Alarm in a corridor or
hallway between the sleeping and living areas. Place it as near to the living area as
possible, but make sure that it can be heard loudly enough in the bedroom to wake
someone. See Figure 2 for placement example.
In houses with more than one sleeping area, Smoke Alarms should be placed
between each sleeping area and the living area and it is recommended that Heat
Alarms should be placed in the kitchen & garage.
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