Smoke Alarm In Attic

We do not recommend installing smoke or carbon monoxide detectors in unfinished areas of the home.

Smoke alarm in attic.

If you sleep better at night with an attic smoke detector they do make detectors for extreme temperatures. Place additional attic smoke detectors on the finished ceiling as before installing one every 25 feet in an open space. The us fire administration fema recommends that you have a heat detector rather than a smoke alarm in your garage. An ionization smoke detector smoke enters a chamber and interrupts an electrical current which triggers the alarm should be installed no closer than 20 feet from a cooking appliance and no.

If you have a workman in they will stir up the insulation and create dust. The sensors in smoke and co alarms work best in temperatures between 40 f 4 c and 100 f 38 c. Smoke alarms are not designed for garages and attics and are much more likely to fail than a heat detector. Another location in a home where you should have a heat detector rather than a smoke alarm is the attic.

I was told of an inspector that said a wireless smoke alarm should be put inside an attic to just lay it down presumably near the hatch. The only problem with these is the dust in most unfinished attics. Alarms in unfinished areas may experience more nuisance alarms due to temperature fluctuations. Smokes are very sensitive to dust.

Quoting the agencies no smoke alarm should be put into an unfinished attic dust temperature etc. If the attic space is broken into individual bedrooms ensure the smoke.