Sloped/Peaked Ceilings
Flat Ceilings
• Install one in every room, including occupied attics, but not in kitchens/bath
rooms/shower rooms/boiler rooms/garages.
3. Locations to be Avoided
(Smoke Alarms)
• Do not site within 3m of a steam source e.g. kitchen/bath room or garage.
• Do not site within 1m of dimmer control cabling or wire alarm into any such
cabling.
Do not site adjacent to any heat source.
Do not site within 300mm from any wall.
Do not site near fluorescent lights; electronic noise may cause nuisance alarms.
In locations where temperature may fall below 5°C (41°F), or above 40°C (104°F),
such as garages and unfinished attics..
• In very dusty/dirty/insect laden areas.
• Any location where the free flow of smoke to the alarm could be interrupted
(e.g. next/above a door/air vent/heater/air-con unit).
• Areas where routine maintenance or operating hush/test button is difficult
(e.g. top of stairwells).
• Siting should be in accordance with the current Building Regulations and/or
BS5839 Pt6/current I.E.E. Regulations.
CAUTION: Alarm should not be exposed to dripping or splashing.
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