Attic Smoke Detector

Photoelectric smoke alarms are best at detecting smoldering fires while ionization smoke alarms are better at detecting sudden fast burning fires.

Attic smoke detector.

The only problem with these is the dust in most unfinished attics. Smoke alarms are not designed for garages and attics and are much more likely to fail than a heat detector. Folks have been known to spend hours fussing with one smoke detector only to discover that the culprit was a smoke detector located in say the attic right above the alarm they d been focused on. The us fire administration fema recommends that you have a heat detector rather than a smoke alarm in your garage.

Install the first attic smoke detector on the wall near the stairs anywhere between the 4 inch and 12 inch marks. The kidde hd135 f is inter connectable. If you have a workman in they will stir up the insulation and create dust. The interconnect system must not exceed the nfpa national fire protection association limit of 18 initiating devices smoke heat co etc.

Another location in a home where you should have a heat detector rather than a smoke alarm is the attic. Buy kidde hd200f heat detector for attic use. 5 measure and mark a distance of 4 inches on the ceiling from each wall. During the rebuild i asked for smoke detectors in the attic but was told they would go off all the time due to particulate issues up there etc.

The sensors in smoke and co alarms work best in temperatures between 40 f 4 c and 100 f 38 c. We do not recommend installing smoke or carbon monoxide detectors in unfinished areas of the home. This won t work as i also had attic fans installed as part of the. This includes attics crawlspaces garages unheated areas or porches.

They go from 15 to 200 degrees fahrenheit. If you sleep better at night with an attic smoke detector they do make detectors for extreme temperatures. The alarm will sound if temperatures rise above 135 f. From research it seems a temperature sensor is the best way to go but all the ones i ve found for smartthings cap out at 122f.