Your right Neil. Smoke does rise to the ceiling level thats why the Fire Brigade fit the ceiling flush ones. But in a small space it soon fills up, I always told people to get their nose to the carpet in thick smoke.
Ours is a fairly big house and I practiced walking round with my eyes shut, to see if I could identfy the position of things, and if I can put my hand on
the door handles first try, I also have door keys in both pants pockets and a set on a hook behind the front and back doors.
When you've seen the things I've seen you can't be too careful.
Retlaw.
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Originally Posted by Neil
I am sure Walter will clear this up for me.
I thought the reason smoke alarms were fitted flush to the ceiling was to do with the way the smoke rises up and then follows the ceiling as it spreads out. By having a smoke alarm hanging 6" from the ceiling it may take longer before it activates.
I know the instructions tell you how close you can fit them to walls and the corner of rooms due to the way the smokes "flows".
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