Installing Heat Detector In Attic

I was at a seminar on smoke detectors earlier this year and they had a wind up heat detector.

Installing heat detector in attic.

Smoke alarms are not designed for garages and attics and are much more likely to fail than a heat detector. The best place to install a heat detector is a location that needs to be monitored for fires. All i have a relatively large attic that covers about 1600 sq ft of my house. Line type heat.

This will not guarantee that temperatures will stay below 135 degrees however so 200 degree detectors are a good idea. Spot type detector spacing is. When i get home tonight i will look for the brochure and post it tomorrow. Place a mark every 25 feet.

It takes no electricity or batteries just wind it up and mount it. The us fire administration fema recommends that you have a heat detector rather than a smoke alarm in your garage. Tack a string to the peak at the highest point so you know where the approximate center of the space is located. However as i prepare to install them i wanted to get others.

Spot type heat detector spacing ratings are based on detector installation on a flat smooth ceiling that is 10 feet 3 m high. Page 1 of 2 heat detectors in an attic. 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. By the irc international residential code smoke detectors are not required in the attic.

Posted in home automation. Pull the tape measure out as. Hold the end of the tape measure at the highest point on a cathedral or gabled ceiling. Bs 5839 states that detectors should be sited no less than 0 5m from a wall.

Attic venting is always a requirement to prevent condensation buildup irrespective of any energy concerns. Heat detectors are usually installed in areas that often feature dust or smoke that may otherwise set off a standard smoke detector. 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.

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. Heat detectors are cheap so use plenty of them. 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.