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Mobile Home Installation
• Modern mobile homes have been designed and insulated to be energy efficient.
Install smoke alarms as recommended (refer to Recommended Locations).
• In older mobile homes that are not well insulated compared to present standards,
extreme heat or cold can be transferred from the outside through poorly insulated
walls and the roof. This may create a thermal barrier which can prevent smoke from
reaching a smoke alarm mounted on the ceiling. In such units, install smoke alarm on
inside partition between 300mm and 500mm from the ceiling.
• If you are not sure about the insulation in your mobile home, or if you notice the
walls and ceilings are either hot or cold, install alarm on an inside wall. For minimum
protection, install one alarm close to the bedrooms.
Note: Test your smoke alarm operation after mobile home vehicle has been in storage,
before each trip and at least once a week during use.
Avoid these Locations
• Do not locate your alarm in the garage - vehicles and workshop equipment can cause
fumes.
• Do not locate your alarm in front of forced air supply ducts used for heating and air
conditioning and other high air flow areas.
• Do not locate your alarm less than 500mm from the peak of an "A" frame type ceiling.
• Do not locate your alarm in areas where temperatures may fall below 5°C or rise above
40°C, or in humidity higher than 90% as these conditions may reduce battery life.
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