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In the cellar, install the detectors near the stairs
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On the second floor, install a detector at the top of the stairwell
leading from the first to the second floor .
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Make sure no door nor any obstacle will prevent the smoke from
reaching the detector
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Install additional detectors in your living room, your dining room,
in the common area, the attic and in the storage areas or in the
laundry room
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Install the smoke detectors as close as possible to the center of
the ceiling . If it is not possible, install the detector at the ceiling,
minimum 10 cm from the wall, as shown in figure 4 .
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If you cannot install the detector at the ceiling and wall-mount is
authorized by the laws in your country, install the detectors 10 to 15
cm from the ceiling as shown in figure 4 .
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If you have no choice but installing the detector on a sloped ceiling,
try to install the detector at a horizontal distance of 1 m from the
top of the ceiling, as shown in figure 5 .
Ceiling
center of
the ceiling
10
minimum
10 cm
maximum
15 cm
Wall
Optimal location
Acceptable location
Figure 4
Optimal and acceptable locations
for smoke detectors