Kidde FP301 Manual

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Installation Instructions2By law at least one smoke alarm must be installed oneach level of your home (Figure 1B).Recommended Locations• In every room where someone sleeps with the doorclosed. The closed door may prevent an alarm locatedoutside from waking the sleeper.• In the immediate area of bedrooms and the exit pathfrom all sleeping areas (Figure 1A).• In stairways, as stairways act like chimneys for smokeand heat.• In any room where large electrical appliances areoperated (e.g., portable heaters or humidifiers).• If a hallway or room is more than 9.1m long put alarmsat both ends.• For maximum household protection see Figure 1C.Things to Consider:For Ceiling Mounting:Smoke from a fire will rise to the ceiling and spreadhorizontally. Mounting the smoke alarm in the centre ofthe ceiling places it closest to all points in the room.• When mounting an alarm on the ceiling, locate it at aminimum of 30cm from the side wall (Figure 2A).• For sloped, peaked or cathedral ceilings the alarmshould be placed between 500mm and 1500mm fromthe highest point of the ceiling (Figure 2B).• Smoke alarms in rooms with ceiling slopes greater than1m in 8m horizontally, should be located on the highside of the room (Figure 2B).For Wall Mounting:• When mounting the alarm on the wall, use an interiorwall with the top edge of the alarm at a minimum of10cm and a maximum of 30cm below the ceiling(Figure 2A).