3. Install a smoke detector at each end of a corridor giving access
to bedrooms, if this corridor is more than 12-meters long.
4. In the cellar, install the detectors near the stairs.
5. Make sure no door nor any obstacle will prevent the smoke from
reaching the detector.
6. If you cannot install the detector at the ceiling and wall-mount
is authorized by the laws in your country, install the detectors 10 to
15cm from the ceiling.
7. If you have no choice but installing the detector on a sloped ceiling,
try to install the detector at a horizontal distance of 1m from the top
of the ceiling.
Note:
Do not install smoke detectors in the following situations:
·In or near areas where combustion particles are present, like kitchens with few
windows or poor ventilation, garages where there may be vehicle exhaust near
furnaces, hot water heaters, and space heaters.
·Do not install smoke detectors less than 20 feets (6 meters) away from places where
combustion particles are usually present, such as kitchens. If the 20 feet
distance is not possible, e.g. in a mobile home, try to install the detector as far from
the combustion particles as possible, preferably on the wall. To prevent false alarms,
provide good ventilation in such places.
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