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1. Prioritizethe installation of an alarm in the bedroom and halways,and
makesureyou can hearthe alarmfrom all sleepingareas.In a home
with severalbedrooms,installan alarm in everybedroom. f you instal
only one smokealarm in your home, installthe alarm nearto al
bedrooms where possible, a nd not in a basementor furnace room.
2. Installan alarmabove the stairwayand on everyfloor of the house.
3.Smoke,heat and anything burning will spread horizontaly afterrising to
the ceiling, soinstallthe alarm in the middle Ofthe ceiling where
possible Ensure that the alarm ISinstalledat the minimum distance
awayfrom corner.
4. If an alarmcannot be installedin the middle of a ceiling,installit ata
distanceof 20 inches(50cm) awayfrom the cornersof the room.
5. If an alarm ISinstalled onto a wall, a distance Of 4 12 inches (10 30 cm)
should be kept below the ceiling.
6. Ifthe ength ofa room or hall is beyond 900cm (30feet),severalalarms
should
be installed
in the same room.
7.When the wall or ceiling isangled,the alarm needsto be installedwithin
3 feet (90cm) of the highest wallor ceiling point (measured
horizontally)in the room.
8. In multi-level housesorapartments, installat least one wirelesssmoke
alarmon each leveland keepthem instaled in a straight vertical line
(seediagram)with asfew obstaclesbetween eachof the interconnect
ed alarmsaspossibletc ensureoptimal signaltransmission,
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Locations
to Avoid:
1. Near arge metal surfacesand/or bundles of wire.
2. Nearfluorescent lights, amateur radios,electrical equipment, or
other devicesthat may transmit an RFsignal, aselectronlc "noise"
may cause nuisance alarms.
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