December 19, 200718 yr Hi Im looking to install an alarm in a house and im unsure the best place to mount the sensors, and what areas i should cover.
December 19, 200718 yr Hi Im looking to install an alarm in a house and im unsure the best place to mount the sensors, and what areas i should cover. Dave The recommended placement for sensors does depend on the sensor, but generalising a fair bit, you shouldnt have detectors pointed towards windows or above heat sources. Real fires should also be avoided. Id advise mounting your sensors looking into the room. Sensor placement can only be decided during the risk assesment, ie the designer needs to assess the risk of all rooms, if the study is 3 stories up and has no external access then its unlikly it requires a sensor, but the groundfloor study most probably will. Depending upon ease of access and value in the room will decide if that area requires a sensor. Its usual in a house for example that you would protect the all ground floor rooms, and all 1st floor rooms + with easy access (ie flat roofs). That usually means all downstairs rooms and the landing.
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