ᐅ Wireless or Hardwired Smoke Alarms? Should They Be Combined? Where to Install Them?
Created on: 28 Dec 2020 22:00
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mime270
Hello everyone,
Our single-family house is almost finished, and I’m currently thinking about where to install smoke detectors. Since I want to install a wireless smoke detector in the basement in the utility room (which has a soundproof door), the question now is where else a wireless detector should be installed and where a regular one is sufficient.
Our house is relatively small, with about 60 square meters (645 square feet) of living space per level.
First floor: bathroom, bedroom, dressing room, two children’s rooms, small hallway
Ground floor: entrance area, open staircase leading to the first floor and basement, small storage room, open kitchen, living, and dining area
Basement: utility room (simple soundproof door), office, two storage rooms, small hallway
My idea was to install wireless smoke detectors in the utility room and in the hallways on the ground and first floors. In the living room and all bedrooms, I would install regular smoke detectors without wireless modules.
Does that make sense? Or what do you think? Since the wireless detectors are definitely much more expensive...
Regards,
Michael
Our single-family house is almost finished, and I’m currently thinking about where to install smoke detectors. Since I want to install a wireless smoke detector in the basement in the utility room (which has a soundproof door), the question now is where else a wireless detector should be installed and where a regular one is sufficient.
Our house is relatively small, with about 60 square meters (645 square feet) of living space per level.
First floor: bathroom, bedroom, dressing room, two children’s rooms, small hallway
Ground floor: entrance area, open staircase leading to the first floor and basement, small storage room, open kitchen, living, and dining area
Basement: utility room (simple soundproof door), office, two storage rooms, small hallway
My idea was to install wireless smoke detectors in the utility room and in the hallways on the ground and first floors. In the living room and all bedrooms, I would install regular smoke detectors without wireless modules.
Does that make sense? Or what do you think? Since the wireless detectors are definitely much more expensive...
Regards,
Michael
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Bertram10029 Dec 2020 08:06In the kitchen and bathroom, a smoke detector is not necessary. People are usually alert and active there, so they would likely notice smoke or any problem.
Bertram100 schrieb:
You don't need one in the kitchen or bathroom. You're not sleeping or resting there, so you would be alert and likely notice smoke or a problem.Have you never come home drunk and put a frozen pizza in the oven? 😱 My friend back then definitely got banned from the kitchen!
Bertram100 schrieb:
You don’t need one in the kitchen and bathroom. You’re not sleeping or resting there, so you’re alert and would likely notice smoke or a problem.Many smoke detectors are not suitable for bathrooms. But thanks for reminding me that I still wanted to buy a heat detector for the bathroom, since we now have a washing machine and dryer there.
Depending on the size of the kitchen, I would choose a smoke or heat detector. A smoke detector is more likely to cause false alarms if you forget to turn on the extractor hood or if the kitchen is quite small and the detector is close to the stove or dishwasher.
By the way, we have a heat detector in the kitchen. It wouldn’t help with a burnt pizza, but of course it would in case of a fire.
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WilderSueden29 Dec 2020 20:11M4rvin schrieb:
Have you never come home drunk and just popped a frozen pizza in the oven? 😱
Well, my friend back then was banned from the kitchen!I always thought the student days were slowly over for people building houses 😉
Winniefred30 Dec 2020 07:06In the kitchen, it would definitely be a good idea since most fires start there. I’ve read that it should be mounted on the wall.
I think I’ll also buy a CO detector for the basement and a smoke detector for that area as well... this thread made me realize we don’t have any there at all 😱.
I think I’ll also buy a CO detector for the basement and a smoke detector for that area as well... this thread made me realize we don’t have any there at all 😱.
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