Kidde KN-COPE-I - Manual (Page 14)

Sloped Ceiling Installation:
The following information is from the National Fire
Protection Association and is listed in Fire Code 72. Install
Smoke Alarms on sloped, peaked or cathedral ceilings at, or
within 3 ft (0.9m) of the highest point (measured horizon-
tally). NFPA 72 states “Smoke alarms in rooms with ceiling
slopes greater than 1 ft to 8 ft (.3 m-2.4 m) horizontally
shall be located on the high side of the room”.
NFPA 72 states “A row of alarms shall be spaced and locat-
ed within 3 ft (0.9 m) of the peak of the ceiling measured
horizontally” (see figure 2).
Operating and Installation Instructions
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FIGURE 2
Mobile Homes:
Modern mobile homes have been designed and built to be
energy efficient. Install Smoke/CO alarms as recommended
previously (refer to Recommended Installation Instructions
and figure 1). In older mobile homes that are not well insu-
lated, extreme heat or cold can be transferred from the out-
side to the inside through poorly insulated walls and roof.
This may cause a thermal barrier, which can prevent smoke
from reaching an alarm mounted on the ceiling. In such
mobile homes install your Smoke/CO Alarm on an inside
wall with the top edge of the alarm at a minimum of 4
inches (10cm) and a maximum of 12 inches (30.5cm) below
the ceiling (See figure 1). If you are not sure about the insu-
lation in your mobile home, or if you notice that the outer
walls and ceiling are either hot or cold, install your alarm on
an inside wall ONLY!
Note: Battery compartment must
face down for wall mounting.(as per instruction on
battery pull tab)
THIS EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE INSTALLED IN ACCOR-
DANCE WITH THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIA-
TION’S STANDARD 72 (National Fire Protection
Association, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269).
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