This includes attics crawlspaces garages unheated areas or porches.
Smoke alarm in attic.
An ionization smoke detector smoke enters a chamber and interrupts an electrical current which triggers the alarm should be installed no closer than 20 feet from a cooking appliance and no.
If you sleep better at night with an attic smoke detector they do make detectors for extreme temperatures.
Place additional attic smoke detectors on the finished ceiling as before installing one every 25 feet in an open space.
I was told of an inspector that said a wireless smoke alarm should be put inside an attic to just lay it down presumably near the hatch.
Alarms in unfinished areas may experience more nuisance alarms due to temperature fluctuations.
The us fire administration fema recommends that you have a heat detector rather than a smoke alarm in your garage.
Another location in a home where you should have a heat detector rather than a smoke alarm is the attic.
Smoke alarms are not designed for garages and attics and are much more likely to fail than a heat detector.
If you have a workman in they will stir up the insulation and create dust.
Quoting the agencies no smoke alarm should be put into an unfinished attic dust temperature etc.
Also was not mentioned was whether it was an unfinished attic or finished attic.
We do not recommend installing smoke or carbon monoxide detectors in unfinished areas of the home.
Smokes are very sensitive to dust.
If the attic space is broken into individual bedrooms ensure the smoke.