Re: Where to place smokes/heat?

["Roland Moore" <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well I don't do much residential stuff. However let's pretend that this
isn't a home. There are detailed specs for the installation of fire systems.
Once one determines a number of variables you can have a detailed spec that
nearly everyone can agree on. A home actually has set of specs that apply to
it and therefore can be agreed to by almost any company that does fire. If
you have a set of accurate drawings for your home (CAD not Visio) there are
residential fire planners that will (for a fee) design a system and "stamp
it" showing exactly how many of what type heat/smoke etc. (over the current
system) and where to put it. There may be more devices on the plan than just
the smoke/heat detectors. They may put additional sounders in as well.
Once armed with those stamped plans you could get a better bid spec for
different companies to use to create a bid from.
<canyonblue@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I have a new construction house with at least 7 120v wired smoke
> detectors placed throughout (4 bedrooms + 1 each of the 3 levels). If
> one goes off they all go off. I am adding an extensive ADT system and
> don't necessarily want to duplicate the extent of the current smokes,
> but would like a reasonable effective agumentation to the system.
>
> I am thinking 3-4 smokes or heats, 1 on each level with perhaps an
> extra heat near the furnances in the basement. Where physically should
> smokes go and where do you suggest a heat sensor instead? Thanks...
>