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CHAPTER 2:
Installation
WHERE TO INSTALL
THIS ALARM
Minimum coverage for smoke alarms, as
recommended by the national Fire Protection
Association (NFPA), is one smoke alarm on
every floor, in every sleeping area, and in every
bedroom (See Chapter 8 for details on the
NFPA recommendations).
The Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC) recommends the use of at least one
CO Alarm per household, located near the
sleeping area.
NOTE:
For added protection, install an additional
CO Alarm at least 15 feet (5 meters) away from
the furnace or fuel burning heat source.
In general, install combination
Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms:
• On every level of your home, including
finished attics and basements.
• Inside every bedroom, especially if
people sleep with the door partly or
completely closed.
• In the hall near every sleeping area. If
your home has multiple sleeping areas,
install a unit in each. If a hall is more than
40 feet (12 meters) long, install a unit at
each end.
• At the top of first-to-second floor stairs.
• At the bottom of the basement stairs.
• For additional coverage, install alarms in
all rooms, halls, and storage areas, where
temperatures normally remain between
40˚F and 100˚F (4˚C and 38˚C).
In a Mobile Home:
• Install alarms on inside walls ONLY.
Uninsulated outside walls and roofs of
mobile homes often transfer heat and
cold from outdoors.
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