Operating and Installation Instructions
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Mobile Homes:
Modern mobile homes have been designed and built to be energy efficient. Install Smoke/CO alarms as recommended above (refer to Recommended Installation Instructions and figure 1). In older mobile homes that are not well insulated, extreme heat or cold can be transferred from the outside to the inside through poorly insulated walls and roof. This may cause a thermal barrier, which can prevent smoke from reaching an alarm mounted on the ceiling. In such mobile homes install your Smoke/CO Alarm on an inside wall with the top edge of the alarm at a minimum of 4 inches (10cm) and a maximum of 12 inches (30.5cm) below the ceiling (See figure 1). If you are not sure about the insulation in your mobile home, or if you notice that the outer walls and ceiling are either hot or cold, install your alarm on an inside wall ONLY!
THIS EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE INSTALLED IN ACCOR- DANCE WITH THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIA- TION’S STANDARD 72 (National Fire Protection Association, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269).
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