Smoke Alarm User Manual
Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manual
Page 5-6 Issue 1
February 2001
Table 5.2 Minimum Detector Sensitivity Setting
AREA - SQUARE METERS (FEET) LIGHT OBSCURATION - PERCENT PER METER (FOOT)
6096 (20,000) 0.076 (0.25)
5944 (19,500) 0.079 (0.26)
5791 (19,000) 0.085 (0.28)
5639 (18,500) 0.088 (0.29)
5486 (18,000) 0.091 (0.30)
5334 (17,500) 0.098 (0.32)
5182 (17,000) 0.101 (0.33)
5029 (16,500) 0.104 (0.34)
4877 (16,000) 0.110 (0.36)
4724 (15,500) 0.113 (0.37)
4572 (15,000) 0.116 (0.38)
4420 (14,500) 0.122 (0.40)
4267 (14,000) 0.128 (0.42)
4115 (13,500) 0.131 (0.43)
3962 (13,000) 0.137 (0.45)
3810 (12,500) 0.140 (0.46)
3658 (12,000) 0.146 (0.48)
3505 (11,500) 0.149 (0.49)
3353 (11,000) 0.155 (0.51)
3200 (10,500) 0.162 (0.53)
3048 (10,000) 0.165 (0.54)
2896 (9,500) 0.171 (0.56)
2743 (9,000) 0.177 (0.58)
2591 (8,500) 0.180 (0.59)
2438 (8,000) 0.186 (0.61)
2286 (7,500) 0.192 (0.63)
2134 (7,000) 0.198 (0.65)
1981 (6,500) 0.201 (0.66)
1829 (6,000) 0.207 (0.68)
1676 (5,500) 0.213 (0.70)
1524 (5,000) 0.220 (0.72)
1372 (4,500) 0.229 (0.75)
1219 (4,000) 0.235 (0.77)
1067 (3,500) 0.241 (0.79)
914 (3,000) 0.247 (0.81)
762 (2,500) 0.253 (0.83)
610 (2,000) 0.259 (0.85)
457 (1,500) 0.268 (0.88)
305 (1000) 0.274 (0.90)
152 (500) 0.284 (0.93)