Installing Heat Detector In Attic

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Installing heat detector in attic.

Smoke alarms are not designed for garages and attics and are much more likely to fail than a heat detector. The area should be unique in that it is not suitable for a standard smoke detector. It takes no electricity or batteries just wind it up and mount it. Heat detectors are cheap so use plenty of them.

Another location in a home where you should have a heat detector rather than a smoke alarm is the attic. Pull the tape measure out as. Tack a string to the peak at the highest point so you know where the approximate center of the space is located. However as i prepare to install them i wanted to get others.

Line type heat. Attic venting is always a requirement to prevent condensation buildup irrespective of any energy concerns. The best place to install a heat detector is a location that needs to be monitored for fires. Hold the end of the tape measure at the highest point on a cathedral or gabled ceiling.

This will not guarantee that temperatures will stay below 135 degrees however so 200 degree detectors are a good idea. Place a mark every 25 feet. Ceiling mounted heat detector shall be located not less than 4 inch from side wall sidewall mounted heat detector shall be located between 4 and 12 inches from the ceiling. I was at a seminar on smoke detectors earlier this year and they had a wind up heat detector.

It gets very hot up there in the summer southern california so i thought it would be prudent to install a few high temperature heat sensors i bought 3 194 degree heat detectors. Spot type heat detector spacing ratings are based on detector installation on a flat smooth ceiling that is 10 feet 3 m high. Any obstruction which is less than 300mm from the ceiling should be treated as a wall thus requiring a detector either side of the obstruction. Posted in home automation.

When i get home tonight i will look for the brochure and post it tomorrow. The us fire administration fema recommends that you have a heat detector rather than a smoke alarm in your garage. Spot type detector spacing is. All i have a relatively large attic that covers about 1600 sq ft of my house.

By the irc international residential code smoke detectors are not required in the attic. Bs 5839 states that detectors should be sited no less than 0 5m from a wall. Page 1 of 2 heat detectors in an attic.