A Beginner’s Guide to A Beginner’s Guide to Carbon Carbon Monoxide Monoxide Detector Detector PLACEMENT PLACEMENT
Jun 30, 2015
A Beginner’s Guide to A Beginner’s Guide to Carbon Carbon
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Two bedrooms > 30 ft apartTwo bedrooms > 30 ft apart, ,
installinstall ONEONE for each bedroomfor each bedroom
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Place it Place it atat ROOMSROOMS
that 1that 10 ft 0 ft from garage doorfrom garage door, ,
oor in roomr in room ABOVEABOVE the garagethe garage
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Place it Place it at the at the rightright height.height.
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15 ft 15 ft away from away from all burningall burning--fuel appliances fuel appliances
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