Recommendations For Proper Protection - ADEMCO Lynx Installation Instructions Manual

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROPER PROTECTION

The Following Recommendations For The Location Of Fire And Burglary Detection Devices Help Provide Proper
Coverage For The Protected Premises.
Recommendations For Smoke And Heat Detectors
With regard to the number and placement of smoke/heat detectors, we subscribe to the recommendations contained in the
National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) Standard #72 noted below.
Early warning fire detection is best achieved by the installation of fire detection equipment in all
rooms and areas of the household as follows: For minimum protection a smoke detector should be
installed outside
family living unit,
(finished or unfinished), or in garages is not normally recommended.
For additional protection the NFPA recommends that you install heat or smoke detectors in the
living room, dining
rooms, basements and attached garages.
In addition, we recommend the following:
• Install a smoke detector inside every bedroom where a smoker sleeps.
• Install a smoke detector inside every bedroom where someone sleeps with the door partly or completely closed.
Smoke could be blocked by the closed door. Also, an alarm in the hallway outside may not wake up the sleeper if the
door is closed.
• Install a smoke detector inside bedrooms where electrical appliances (such as portable heaters, air conditioners or
humidifiers) are used.
• Install a smoke detector at both ends of a hallway if the hallway is more than 40 feet (12 meters) long.
• Install smoke detectors in any room where an alarm control is located, or in any room where alarm control
connections to an AC source or phone lines are made. If detectors are not so located, a fire within the room could
prevent the control from reporting a fire or an intrusion.
THIS CONTROL COMPLIES WITH NFPA REQUIREMENTS FOR TEMPORAL PULSE
Recommendations For Proper Intrusion Protection
For proper intrusion coverage, sensors should be located at every possible point of entry to a home or premises. This would
include any skylights that may be present, and the upper windows in a multi-level building.
In addition, we recommend that radio backup be used in a security system so that alarm signals can still be sent to the alarm
monitoring station in the event that the telephone lines are out of order (alarm signals are normally sent over the phone lines,
if connected to an alarm monitoring station).
of each separate sleeping
including basements.
room, bedroom(s),
SOUNDING OF FIRE NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES.
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BEDROOM
DINING
LIVING ROOM
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BASEMENT
area, and on
The installation
kitchen, hallway(s),
KITCHEN DINING
BEDROOM
TV ROOM
LIVING ROOM
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
Smoke Detectors for Minimum Protection
Smoke Detectors for Additional Protection
Heat-Activated Detectors
GARAGE
. CLOSED
DOOR
–2–
each additional floor
of smoke detectors
attic, furnace room,
BDRM
BDRM
of a multi-floor
in kitchens, attics
utility and storage