downstairs Smoke Alarm is unlikely to detect the smoke from
a fire in a bedroom upstairs (see figure 1).
Recommended Protection
For recommended protection you should put individual Smoke
Alarms in all the rooms where fire is most likely to break out
(apart from the locations to avoid, mentioned below). Ensure
that they are all interconnected. The living room is the most
likely place for a fire to start at night, followed by the kitchen
and then the dining room. You should also consider putting
Smoke Alarms in any bedrooms where fires might occur, for
instance, where there is an electrical appliance such as an
electric blanket or heater, or where the occupant is a smoker.
You could also consider putting Smoke Alarms in any rooms
where the occupant is unable to respond very well to a fire
starting in the room, such as an elderly or sick person or a
very young child.
Checking you can hear the Smoke & Heat Alarms
With the Alarm sounding in its intended location, check you
are able to hear it in each bedroom with the door closed,
above the sound of the radio. The radio should be set to a
reasonably loud conversation level. If you can’t hear it over
your radio the chances are that it wouldn’t wake a person.
If a Smoke Alarm is too far away for it to wake a person, it is
best to interconnect it to another Smoke Alarm or Heat Alarm
near the bedroom. The following alarms Ei100R3, 105R3,
105R4 & 103R can be interconnected - when one alarm
senses smoke, all interconnected alarms respond (see below
for further details).
LOCATIONS TO AVOID
Don’t place Smoke Alarms in any of the following areas:
• Bathrooms, kitchens, shower rooms, garages or other
rooms where the smoke alarm may be triggered by steam,
condensation, normal smoke or fumes. Keep at least 6
metres (20 feet) away from sources of smoke - wall
mounting if necessary.
Don’t place Heat Alarms in any of the following areas:
• Bathrooms, shower rooms or other room where the unit
may be triggered by steam or condensation.
Don’t place Smoke or Heat Alarms in any of the following
areas:
• Places where the normal temperature can exceed 40°C
(104°F) or be below 4°C (39°F) e.g. attics, furnace rooms
etc. Directly above ovens or kettles, as the heat/steam
could cause nuisance alarms.
• Near a decorative object, door, light fitting, window
molding etc., that may prevent smoke or heat from entering
the Alarm.
• Surfaces that are normally warmer or colder than the rest of
the room (for example attic hatches, uninsulated exterior
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