Smoke Detector with  (490-0466)      Location          Faxback Doc. # 15982
Silence Control

RECOMMENDED LOCATION OF DETECTORS

Locate the first detector in the immediately area of the bedrooms.  Try to
protect the exit path as the bedrooms are usually farthest from an exit.
If more than one sleeping area exists, locate additional detectors in each
sleeping area.

Locate additional detectors to protect any stairway as stairways act like
chimneys for smoke and heat.

Locate at least one detector on every floor level.

Locate a detector in any area where a smoker sleeps or where electrical
appliances are operated in sleeping areas.

Smoke, heat and other combustion products rise to the ceiling and spread
horizontally.  Mounting the detector on the ceiling in the center of the
room places it closest to all point in the room.  Ceiling mounting is
preferred in ordinary residential construction.  However, in mobile homes,
wall mounting on an inside partition is required to avoid the thermal
barrier that may form at the ceiling.

When mounting detector on the ceiling, locate it a minimum of 6 inches from
a side wall and 2 feet from any corner.

When mounting detector on a wall, use an inside wall with the detector a
maximum of 6 inches below the ceiling and at least 2 feet from any corner.

AVOID THESE LOCATIONS

Do not locate your detector in:

    the garage - products of combustion are present when you start your
                 automobile.

    in front of forced air ducts used for hearing and air conditioning.

    in the peak of an "A" frame type of ceiling.

    in areas where temperatures may fall below 40 F or above 100 F.


(ALL-07/19/95)