Types and Installation Guideline of Smoke Alarms by AGM Electrical Supplies

Installing smoke alarms in your home and family is an integral component of keeping them safe. Every year, smoke detectors save lives. Hardwired alarms draw power directly from your house's electric circuit, while battery-powered units have their own backup source - so even if the power goes out, your smoke alarm will continue to operate!

AGM Electrical Supplies offers an assortment of smoke alarms to protect your home. With both battery-operated and hardwired options available, you can select the ideal alarms to meet your specific needs. AGM also provides interconnected alarms so if one alarm goes off in your house all alarms will sound simultaneously for maximum protection of you and your family. Here is the basic installation guideline and types of smoke alarms supplied by AGM Electrical Supplies.

Bosch Alarm System:

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Photoelectric Smoke Alarm

AGM Electrical Supplies offers the photoelectric Smoke Alarm, which utilizes both light sources and sensors to detect smoke. When smoke enters its chamber, it scatters light, setting off an alarm - ideal for detecting slow-burning fires such as those caused by furniture or electrical wiring burning slowly over time. AGM Electrical Supplies prides them in offering top quality safety products to safeguard both homes and businesses alike.

Installation Guideline:

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1. Install a Remodel Box

Remodel boxes (sometimes known as cut-in or old-work boxes) are an effective solution for renovators looking to add outlets without risking damage to drywall or plaster surfaces. Clamped to finish surfaces rather than framing members, they make work simpler.

Installing a remodel box begins by identifying ceiling joists or wall studs where you want the new electrical box installed. Hold the face of the box against the drywall, trace its outline with pencil, and use a torpedo level to ensure its placement is level.

Drill a hole through the drywall, leaving enough cable extending out of it for each smoke detector box location. From your initial box, run 3-wire cables (including ground) so all detectors can communicate and automatically trigger alarm in case of fire or smoke.

2. Run the Cables

No matter whether you are installing hardwired smoke alarms or connecting multiple alarms together, start by running a cable from your house breaker panel (power source) to the first detector - this may require creative splicing to connect all cables properly.

Use a stud finder to locate ceiling joists or wall studs where smoke detectors will be installed, then trace their outline with either a marking tool or level.

Repeat the above process at each smoke detector location, leaving an excess cable extending through each hole in the wall for later cutting to its proper length during installation.

Next, run a three-wire (with ground) wire from each smoke detector to each subsequent one. This extra wire allows them to "talk" with one another so that all alarms will sound immediately if one detects smoke.

3. Connect the Alarms

Smoke detectors should form an integral part of any fire safety plan, and installing one requires taking into account numerous factors. As a starting point, consult your local building code as this may have specific requirements if installing for the first time in your home.

Once that decision has been made, consider whether it is feasible and how you would go about installing one in your existing ceiling. It shouldn't be hard, and once your new system is up and running you will feel much safer with peace of mind from having installed your smoke alarm system. Finally, select an alarm that suits your specific needs best; for example a hardwired system could save time relocating detectors if old wiring gets in the way.

4. Test the Alarms

Smoke detectors are among the most crucial devices in a home. By early detecting fires and helping reduce smoke - and fire damage - they save lives.

Smoke detectors should be tested at least every month, to ensure they continue working correctly and don't contain any faulty or outdated alarms.

Attaining optimal placement of smoke alarms Australia requires mounting alarms high on walls or ceilings since smoke rises, with at least four inches separating alarms from any corners between walls and ceilings, and dead air zones which might prevent rising smoke from reaching its detector.

No matter where you place the alarms, make sure they adhere to local building codes and manufacturer recommendations. They should be installed in living rooms, dens, bedrooms and kitchens at least 10 feet from any cooking appliances.