Installing Heat Detector In Attic

Another location in a home where you should have a heat detector rather than a smoke alarm is the attic.

Installing heat detector in attic.

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. All i have a relatively large attic that covers about 1600 sq ft of my house. With heat detectors this figure is 7 5m x 7 5m giving an area of coverage of 56m per device which is rounded down to 50m. However as i prepare to install them i wanted to get others.

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. The area should be unique in that it is not suitable for a standard smoke detector. Place a mark every 25 feet. Page 1 of 2 heat detectors in an attic.

Spot type heat detector spacing ratings are based on detector installation on a flat smooth ceiling that is 10 feet 3 m high. 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. This will not guarantee that temperatures will stay below 135 degrees however so 200 degree detectors are a good idea. The listed spacing equates detector operation with the opening of a standard sprinkler head within 2 minutes 10 seconds located 10 feet 3 m from the same fire.

Tack a string to the peak at the highest point so you know where the approximate center of the space is located. By the irc international residential code smoke detectors are not required in the attic. Posted in home automation. It takes no electricity or batteries just wind it up and mount it.

Smoke alarms are not designed for garages and attics and are much more likely to fail than a heat detector. Pull the tape measure out as. 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.

Pick installation locations 1. The us fire administration fema recommends that you have a heat detector rather than a smoke alarm in your garage. Heat detectors are cheap so use plenty of them. Spot type detector spacing is.

Line type heat. When i get home tonight i will look for the brochure and post it tomorrow. I was at a seminar on smoke detectors earlier this year and they had a wind up heat detector.