In bathrooms, kitchens, showers, garages and so on. These are places where smoke detectors may go off unnecessarily due to condensation, normal smoke or gases. Mount a smoke detector at least 5 meters away from such places.
In areas that are normally warmer or colder than the rest of the room. Temperature differences can prevent smoke from reaching the detector.
Next to or directly above stoves.
In very high or difficult-to-reach places. Otherwise, testing or cleaning the detector will be very difficult.
In very dusty and dirty areas. Dust piling up will prevent the smoke from reaching the smoke chamber of the detector and will cause false alarms over time.
Within 1 meter of dimmers and wiring. Some dimmers may cause the detector to malfunction.
Within 1.5 meters of fluorescent lamps. Electrical pulses may negatively affect the detector.
Outside, in rooms with a lot of insects. Small insects in the detector's smoke chamber may cause it to malfunction or give off false alarms.
In the vicinity/next to decorative objects, doors, electricity boxes, lamps, wall fans etc, that obstruct smoke reaching the smoke detector.
In places where temperatures can rise above 40 degrees and below 0 degrees. For example, in the attic or just above a fireplace.
