subject: Some Steps in Installing Smoke Detector in Your Attic [print this page] Some Steps in Installing Smoke Detector in Your Attic
Smoke detector is a great system that will help you a lot in preventing the risk of fire from burning your house. Installing detector in every level of your house and near sleeping area is very thoughtful to do in order to deliver the best protection for you. Attic is also one of some spots in your house that should be completed with smoke detector installation.
However, you have to make sure that your home has finished attic before installing the system. You should not install this system in unfinished attic since the fluctuations of the temperature as well as the dust will make the system work in inappropriate performance.
Installing this detector in your finished attic is actually easy. You can simply follow these following hints to install your system well. Are you ready? Let us start.
First, you need to take the mounting bracket for detector out. Usually, the bracket is on the unit itself, so you just need to find it out on the body of the detector. You can disengage it with one half of unscrewing rotation.
Second, determine the spot to install the device. A lot of experts suggest placing this certain system closes to the stairwell that lead you up to the attic from the below floor.
Third, you need to screw the detector to the ceiling closely. Use your screws and screwdrivers to make sure that the detector is well-enclosed to the ceiling. You can also use your drywall anchors if it is necessary.
Fourth, you can also replace the batteries of your smoke detector. Even if you buy a system in new condition, you might not get a product with fresh-battery. The device has been sitting on a shelf before you buy it. Therefore, the battery might have less power than your expectation.
Fifth, you need to install the detector on the mounting bracket by attaching it. You can use reserve motion as you use in removing the detector.
Sixth, you can consider replacing all smoke detectors in your house with ones of the wireless interconnectable kind. It is important to ensure that you will have the entire detector ringing if one of the detectors stops working. It is very important for such a remote area as attic since people may not hear the sounding of alarm in your attic.
By following these simple steps, you can have a system that offers higher protection against fire installed in your attic. Just try it.
