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8. Locations to Avoid
• In the garage. Products of combustion are present when you start your motor vehicle.
• Do not install smoke alarms on the walls if the room or hallway exceeds 10 m in both length and breadth, or
exceeds an area of 50 m
2
.
• Do not install alarms adjacent to, or directly above, heaters or air-conditioning vents.
• In very humid areas (above 90% RH, non-condensing), such as bathrooms and shower rooms. Do not install
directly above a sink, or near dishwashers or washing machines. Moisture or steam can cause nuisance
alarms.
• Normal cooking may cause nuisance alarms. If a kitchen alarm is desired, it should be an interconnected heat
alarm.
• Do not install within 2 m of heating or cooking appliances, measured horizontally.
• Do not install outside of the dimensional guidelines given in Figures 7-A, 7-C, and 7-D.
• In an area where the temperature may fall below 0
º
C or rise above 40
º
C such as garages and unfinished
attics.
• Do not install smoke alarms in dusty areas. Dust particles may cause nuisance alarm or failure to alarm.
• In insect-infested areas.
• Within 300 mm of a light fitting, as electronic “noise” generated by the electronics may cause nuisance
alarms.
• Do not install in an enclosed space (cupboard) or where the ventilation openings in the unit could be
impeded by items such as newspapers, table-cloths, furniture, curtains, etc.
• Do not install next to a door, window, extractor fan, flue, chimney, or any other area where high air flow may
occur or the unit may be directly exposed to weather.
• Do not install in locations that are difficult or dangerous to reach for testing or maintenance.
• Do not install DC (battery only) alarms on top of AC electrical junction boxes.
• WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT
TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
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