Owner's Manual

LOCATING A SMOKE ALARM IN A CARAVAN

OR MOBILE HOME

• Many mobile homes may not be well insulated, enabling

extreme heat or cold to be transferred from outside the

home through the walls and roof. This may create a thermal

barrier which can prevent smoke from reaching a Smoke

Alarm mounted on the ceiling. If this situation exists, install

the Smoke Alarm on an inside partition between

300mm and 500mm from the ceiling.

• If you are not sure about insulation in a mobile

home, or if you notice the walls and ceilings are

either hot or cold, install the alarm on an inside wall.

For minimum protection, install one alarm close to

the bedrooms.

For additional protection, refer to the single floor

plan on page 3.

• In mobile homes and caravans it is particularly

important to install Smoke Alarms as far away as

possible from cooking areas to reduce the potential for

nuisance alarms.

• Other areas to avoid are listed under the heading

“Locations to Avoid”.