Kidde NIGHTHAWK KN-COSM-B User Manual page 12

Combination smoke & carbon monoxide alarm
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Operating/Installation Instructions
Sloped Ceiling Installation:
The following information is from the National Fire
Protection Association and is listed in Fire Code 72.
Install Smoke Alarms on sloped, peaked or cathedral
ceilings at, or within 3ft (0.9m) of the highest point
(measured horizontally). NFPA 72 states "Smoke
alarms in rooms with ceiling slopes greater than 1 foot
to 8 feet (.3 m-2.4 m) horizontally shall be located on
the high side of the room."
NFPA 72 states "A row of alarms shall be spaced and
located within 3 ft (0.9 m) of the peak of the ceiling
measured horizontally." (See Diagram B)
an
(10cm)
CEILING
MINIMUM
4
ae
Е
(10 ст)
MINIMUM
NEVER
HERE
BEST HERE
е
(30.5cm)
MAXIMUM
DIAGRAM A
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