Installing Heat Detector In Attic

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.

Installing heat detector in attic.

I was at a seminar on smoke detectors earlier this year and they had a wind up heat detector. This will not guarantee that temperatures will stay below 135 degrees however so 200 degree detectors are a good idea. The best place to install a heat detector is a location that needs to be monitored for fires. 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. Page 1 of 2 heat detectors in an attic. Spot type detector spacing is. When i get home tonight i will look for the brochure and post it tomorrow.

Posted in home automation. 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. The us fire administration fema recommends that you have a heat detector rather than a smoke alarm in your garage. All i have a relatively large attic that covers about 1600 sq ft of my house.

Bs 5839 states that detectors should be sited no less than 0 5m from a wall. Place a mark every 25 feet. Attic venting is always a requirement to prevent condensation buildup irrespective of any energy concerns. Spot type heat detector spacing ratings are based on detector installation on a flat smooth ceiling that is 10 feet 3 m high.

Heat detectors are usually installed in areas that often feature dust or smoke that may otherwise set off a standard smoke detector. Line type heat. However as i prepare to install them i wanted to get others. Heat detectors are cheap so use plenty of them.

By the irc international residential code smoke detectors are not required in the attic. The area should be unique in that it is not suitable for a standard smoke detector. 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. Hold the end of the tape measure at the highest point on a cathedral or gabled ceiling.

It takes no electricity or batteries just wind it up and mount it. Pick installation locations 1. Pull the tape measure out as.