Re: Are there smoke alarms rated for unfinished attic?

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bagarow@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have a 3 story house in Raleigh, NC. THe 3rd floor is unfinished
> attic space with a regular staircase walkup i.e parts of that attic
> can be finished to give us an extra room with bath and closet.
>
> Currently there is an outlet installed to add a smoke alarm. The
> outlet seems to connected to other smoke alarms in the finished space
> of the house. I was thinking of adding additional smoke alarm there to
> get an alarm if a lightning strike caused fire in the attic.
>
> I did call the smoke alarm manufacturer - Firex - but they said they
> did not have any smoke alarms rated for attic space use.
>
> Are there smoke alarms rated for the attic? I would like any smoke or
> fire in the attic to trigger the other smoke alarms in the house.
>
> Are there alternate solutions ?
>
> Thanks
> Bob
>