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FOR BEST PROTECTION, WE
RECOMMEND THAT YOU INSTALL
A SMOKE ALARM IN EVERY ROOM
In addition, we recommend that all smoke alarms be interconnected.
Typical Efficiency
Home (Apartment)
• Install a smoke alarm on the
ceiling or wall closest to the
sleeping area.
Typical Mobile Home
NOTE: For mobile homes built before 1978, install smoke alarms on
an inside wall between 4 and 12 inches from the ceiling. (Older
mobile homes have little or no insulation in the ceiling.) This is
especially important if the ceiling is unusually hot or cold.
•
Install a smoke alarm inside each bedroom and in the hallway
outside each separate sleeping area.
Typical Single Story Home
•
Install a smoke alarm on the ceiling
or wall inside each bedroom and in
the hallway outside each separate
sleeping area. If a bedroom area
hallway is more than 30 feet long,
install a smoke alarm at each end.
If there is a basement:
•
Install a smoke alarm on the
basement ceiling at the bottom of
the stairwell.
Typical Two-Story or Split Level
Home
•
Install a smoke alarm on the ceiling
or wall inside each bedroom and in
the hallway outside each separate
sleeping area. If a bedroom area hall-
way is more than 30 feet long, install
a smoke alarm at each end.
•
Install a smoke alarm at the top of
a first-to-second floor stairwell.
If there is a basement:
•
Install a smoke alarm on the
basement ceiling at the bottom
of the stairwell.
IMPORTANT SMOKE ALARM
PLACEMENT AND EXCEPTION
INFORMATION:
•
Install a smoke alarm as close to the
center of the ceiling as possible. If
this is not practical, mount no closer
than 4 inches from a wall or corner.
Also, if local codes allow, install
smoke alarms on walls, between 4
and 12 inches from ceiling/wall inter-
sections.
•
Install a minimum of two smoke alarms in every home, no
matter how small the home. New construction codes require
a minimum of two interconnected smoke alarms in newly built
homes.
•
Install a smoke alarm in each room
that is divided by a partial wall (either
coming down from the ceiling at least
24 inches, or coming up from the
floor).
•
Install smoke alarms on peaked,
cathedral, or gabled ceilings
3 feet from the highest point
(measured horizontally).
•
Install a smoke alarm in lived-in attics
or attics which house electrical equip-
ment like furnaces, air conditioners,
or heaters.
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