Kidde P3010L-CO-CA - Locations to Avoid

3. Locations to Avoid
• Donotinstallwithin0.9m(3’)ofthefollowing:Thedoortoa
kitchen,orabathroomthatcontains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.
• Donotplacethealarmwheredrapesorotherobjectswillblock
thesensor.Smokemustbeabletoreachthesensortoaccurately
detectconditions.
• Donotinstallinpeaksofvaultedceilings.Inthisareainstallas
showninimages2Band2C.
• Installatleast30.5cm(12”)awayfromfluorescentlightsas
electronicnoisemaycausenuisancealarms.
• Keepoutofinsectinfestedareas.Avoidexcessivelydusty,dirtyor
greasyareas.Dustparticlesmaycausenuisancealarmsorfailure
toalarm.
• Extremetemperaturesmayaffectthesensitivityofthealarm.
Donotinstallinareaswherethetemperatureiscolderthan
4.4°C(40°F)orhotterthan37.8°C(100°F),suchasgaragesand
unfinishedattics.
• Donotinstallinareaswheretherelativehumidity(RH)isgreater
than85%.Veryhumidareas,withmoistureorsteam,cancause
nuisancealarms.
• Normalcookingmaycausenuisancealarms.Ifakitchenalarm
isdesired,itshouldhaveanalarmsilencefeatureorbea
photoelectrictype.
• Donotplaceinthegarage.Particlesofcombustionarepresent
whenyoustartyourautomobile.
• 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.
• Donotinstallwithin5ftofheatingorcookingappliances.