Before installing smoke alarm
Remove the product and packaging from the box and ensure the installer
has read through the instructions thoroughly and they are understood
before commencing installation. The installations performance and overall
safety relies on the correct procedures being followed for both connection
and positioning of the units.
Installation planning
• Recommended location of smoke alarms
Standard guidelines should be followed and locations should be
planned for optimum performance when installing the smoke alarms.
The Building Code or Australia and regional Government Legislations
provide direction.
• For optimal performance, alarms should be mounted as close to the
centre of the rooms as practical and on the ceiling for residential
applications (see diagram 2).
• Smoke alarms should be located in the vicinity of sleeping areas, bed
rooms and along the path to the exit as the sleeping quarters are
usually further from building exits.
• Smoke alarms should be mounted near each end of hallways longer
than 9 meters.
• Smoke detectors on ceiling must be installed at least 300mm away
from walls or corners (see diagram 3).
• Where it is necessary to mount smoke alarms on a wall, use the inside
wall of the room and position them between 300 and 500mm from the
ceiling. (See diagram 3)
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