Safehouse Quiet Reset Smoke Alarm  
(490-0458)                 RV's                       Faxback Doc. # 34307

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

This detector is listed by Underwriter's Laboratories for use in recrea-
tional vehicles.  Install the smoke detector in accordance with NFPA
Standard 501C.

1.
   a.  In mobile homes and recreational vehicles built after 1978 that were
       designed to be energy efficient, smoke alarms should be installed as
       described in Faxback Doc. # 34306.

   b.  In older mobile homes and RV's, uninsulated metal outside walls and
       roofs can transfer heat and cold from outside. Layers of hotter or
       colder air surround the uninsulated walls and can prevent the smoke
       from reaching a smoke alarm.  Therefore, in poorly insulated mobile
       homes and RV's, place smoke alarms on an inside wall, 6 inches from
       the ceiling.

2.  Locate smoke alarms as close to the sleeping area as possible.

3.  Do not locate alarms in the kitchen or bathroom areas.  Cooking fumes
    and high humidity can trigger nuisance alarms.

4.  Do not locate smoke alarms close to exhaust fans or air conditioning
    units which could draw smoke away from the alarm.

    WARNING:  When installing alarms in recreational vehicles, test the
              alarm, as described in the operation section of this manual,
              when the vehicle has been in storage, before each trip, and
              at least once per week during use.


(LB/EB 08/01/96)