Other Installation Considerations:
To minimize the risk of fire causing injury, loss of life or property, detectors should be located on every level of the home from the basement to the attic, (furnished or unfurnished), and in every sleeping area. More specifically, detectors should be located:
. Between sleeping areas and potential sources of fire such as the kitchen, garage, basement or utility room. In homes with only one sleeping area on one floor, a detector should be put in the hallway outside the bedrooms.In single floor homes with two separate sleeping areas, two detectors are required, one outside each bedroom area.
In multilevel homes, detectors should be located in bedroom areas and at every finished level of the home. Basement level detectors should be located in the bottom of the basement stairwells. Second floor detectors should be located at the top of the
. inside every bedroom where a smoker sleeps or an electrical appliance is operated. This detector shouid be in addition to the hallway detector described above.
. Inside all bedrooms where people sleep with the door closed. Smoke and poisonous gases are significantly blocked by a closed door. This detector should be in addition to the hallway detector described above.
. | At each end of a long hallway serving the bedrooms. |