User's Manual

6
Where Not to Install Your SENSOR Alarm(s) (Models 217E-02
& 217E-03)
Nuisance alarms occur when alarms are installed where they will not work properly.
To avoid nuisance alarms, do not install alarms in the following situations:
• In or near areas where combustion particles are present, such as kitchens with
few windows or poor ventilation, garages where there may be vehicle exhaust,
near furnaces, combustion heaters, and space heaters. Combustion particles are
the by-products of something that is burning, which the alarm may detect.
• As a guide, aim to avoid installing an alarm within 6 m of kitchens where
combustion particles are normally present. If a 6 m distance is not possible
(e.g., in a mobile home), try to install the alarm as far away from the
combustion particles as possible, preferably on the wall. Ensure the area is well
ventilated.
• In dead-air areas, where ventilation systems cause airflow that would not pass
through the smoke sensing chamber. Also avoid airflow from areas where
normal combustion particles are expected, such as kitchens. Refer to Fig. 3
which indicates the correct and incorrect alarm locations.
MINIMUM ALARM LOCATION
ADDITIONAL ALARM LOCATIONS
ADDITIONAL ALARM LOCATIONS
MINIMUM ALARM LOCATIONS
BEDROOM
BED
ROOM
BED
ROOM
BED
ROOM
KITCHEN
FAMILY ROOM
LIVING ROOM
LIVING ROOM
DINING ROOM
KITCHEN
BED
ROOM
BED
ROOM
BEDROOM
Fire
From
Smoke
Heat &
Ceiling
Best
Here
50cm min.
INCORRECT LOCATION
CORRECT LOCATION
AIR RETURN AIR ENTRY
KITCHEN
LIVING ROOM
STOVE
BATH
BEDROOM
BEDROOM