Where to install your detector. FireAngel CO-9X

WHERE TO

INSTALL YOUR DETECTOR

This CO alarm is suitable for use in domestic premises

(caravan holiday homes), caravans, motor caravans and boats

The following advice is applicable to all intended applications, there are special instructions at the end of this section relating to positioning in caravan holiday homes, caravans, motor caravans and boats

WARNING: This detector will only indicate the presence of carbon monoxide gas at the sensor Carbon monoxide gas may be present in other areas

In which room should the detector be installed?

Ideally, an apparatus should be installed in every room containing a fuel-burning appliance Additional apparatus may be installed to ensure that adequate warning is given for occupants in other rooms, by locating apparatus in:

• Remote rooms in which the occupant(s) spend considerable time whilst awake and from which they may not be able to hear an alarm from apparatus in another part of the premises, and;

• Every sleeping room

However, if there is a fuel-burning appliance in more than one room and the number of apparatus is limited,

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the following points should be considered when deciding where best to put the apparatus:

• Locate the apparatus in a room containing a flueless or open-flued appliance, and;

• Locate apparatus in a room where the occupant(s) spend most time

• If the domestic premises is a bedsit (a single room serving as both sitting and bedroom) then the apparatus should be put as far from the cooking appliances as possible but near to where the person sleeps

• If the appliance is in a room not normally used (for example a boiler room), the apparatus should be put just outside the room so that the alarm may be heard more easily Alternatively, a remote alarm siren may be connected to a type A apparatus located in a room(s) containing a fuel-burning appliance

Where in the room should I place the detector?

Apparatus located in the same room as a fuel-burning appliance, for both wall and ceiling mounted apparatus the following applies: a The apparatus should be at a horizontal distance of between 1m and 3m from the potential source b If there is a partition in a room, the apparatus should be located on the same side of the partition as the potential source c Carbon monoxide detectors in rooms with sloped

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In addition to the above the following must be observed if the apparatus is located on a wall: a It should be located close to the ceiling; b It should be located at a height greater than the height of any door or window; c It should be at least 150mm from the ceiling

If the apparatus is located on the ceiling it should be at least 300mm from any wall and any ceiling obstruction e g light fittings

Apparatus located in sleeping rooms or located in rooms remote from the fuel-burning appliance should be located relatively close to the breathing zone of the occupants

Caravans and boats

Caravans and boats may have additional risks of carbon monoxide ingress through air vents due to the nearby presence of other vehicles, engines, generators or barbecues, however this does not change the basic guidance on location of the alarm Caravans and boats should be fitted with an alarm in the same room as any combustion appliance(s), located in accordance with previous advice in this section If the caravan has a single living space which incorporates the sleeping accommodation, it can be considered to be equivalent to a bedsit, and a single alarm is sufficient However, any sleeping accommodation which is in a separate room from the combustion appliance(s) should also contain an alarm, located in accordance with previous advice in this section

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