Installation Positioning
NOTE: Kitchen should be covered by smoke alarms equipped with silence mode.
1. Prioritize the installation of a detector in the bedroom and walkways, and make sure you can hear
the alarm from all sleeping areas. In a home with several bedrooms, install an alarm in every
bedroom. If you install only one smoke alarm in your home, install the alarm near to all bedrooms
where possible, and not in a basement or furnace room.
2. Install an alarm above the stairway and on every floor of the house.
3. Smoke, heat and anything burning will spread horizontally after rising to the ceiling, so install the
alarm in the middle of the ceiling where possible. Ensure that the detector is installed at the
minimum distance away from corner.
4. If an alarm cannot be installed in the middle of a ceiling, install it at a distance of 20 inches (50 cm)
away from the corners of the room.
5. If an alarm is installed onto a wall, a distance of 4-12 inches (10-30 cm) should be kept below the
ceiling.
6. If the length of a room or hall is beyond 30 feet (900 cm), several alarms should be installed in the
same space.
7. When the wall or ceiling is angled, the alarm needs to be installed minimum 3 feet (90 cm) away
from the highest wall or ceiling point in the room.
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