Installation And Location; Smoke/Co Detector Placement - SimpliSafe CA002 Owner's Manual

(3) INSTALLATION AND LOCATION

Always refer to your national and local codes before beginning any
installation. Instructions for the State of California are detailed in Section A
(ii)
The Smoke/CO Detector should be installed in accordance with the NFPA
72 - National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code created by the National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA).
The Smoke/CO Detector must be replaced within 10 years of the date of
manufacture. This date can be found on the label on the back of the device.
A. Smoke/CO Detector Placement
i. NFPA 72, Section 29.8.1:
Required Detection: where required by applicable laws, codes, or standard(s)
for a specific type of occupancy, approved single and multiple station smoke
alarms shall be installed as follows
(1) in all sleeping rooms and guest rooms
(2) outside of each separate dwelling unit sleeping area, within 21 feet
(6.4m) of any door to his sleeping room, the distance measured along a
path of travel
(3) on every level of a dwelling unit, including basements
(4) on every level of a residential board and care occupancy (small
facility), including basements and excluding crawlspaces & unfinished
attics
(5) in the living area(s) of a guest suite
(6) in the living area of a residential board & care occupancy (small
facility)
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Where the area addressed in (2) is separate from the adjacent living
areas by a door, a smoke alarm shall be installed in the area between the
door and the sleeping rooms, and additional alarms shall be installed on
the living area side of the door as specified.
In addition to the requirements of (1) - (3), where the interior floor area for
a given level of a dwelling unit, excluding garage areas, is greater than
1000 ft2, smoke alarms shall be installed as below
All points on the ceiling shall have a smoke alarm within a distance
of 30ft travel distance or shall have an equivalent of one smoke
alarm per 500 ft2 of floor area
Where dwelling units include great rooms or vaulted/cathedral
ceilings extending over multiple floors, smoke alarms located on the
upper floor that are intended to protect the aforementioned area
shall be permitted to be considered as part of the lower floor(s)
protection scheme used to meet these requirements.
NFPA 72 29.11.3 contains the following requirements:
Peaked Ceilings. Smoke alarms mounted on a peaked ceiling shall be
located within 36 inches horizontally of the peak, but not closer than 4
inches vertically to the peak
Sloped Ceilings. Smoke alarms mounted on a sloped ceiling have a rise
greater than 1ft in 8ft horizontally shall be located within 36 inches of the
high side of the ceiling, but not closer than 4 inches from the adjoining wall
surface
Wall Mounting. Smoke alarms mounted on walls shall be located not farther
than 12 inches from the adjoining ceiling surface
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