How to Hide a Smoke Detector

First of all why do you have a smoke detector? Ans- To give you a warning of a fire to enable you to get the fire brigade out and stay safe.

So where is the best place to install the smoke detector to maximise its effectiveness? Ans- on the ceiling. In a standard domestic house with rectangular shaped, box rooms you would put the smoke detector exactly in the middle of the ceiling, so that if a fire started in any point of the room it would have an equal chance of detecting it.

But again in most rooms what is in the center of a ceiling? Ans- A light fitting, again because this is the most logical place to put it.

However, because smoke detectors rely upon air flow, it cannot be positioned too close to another object, in case smoke is deflected away from the detector. This is why when you look up at a ceiling you have a smoke detector installed off centre to one side of the room.

But what if the smoke detector was the light fitting.

Housesafe have a smoke detector that combines as a ceiling light pendant that you can use for your main room light. This way your smoke detector isn't another device on your ceiling just part of the room light.

Smoke can still get at the detector and your room still has a light in the middle. It truly is the best of both worlds.

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There are many other factors you need to consider, such as placing the detector in a position that it would awaken a sleeping person or next to air vents and you should consult a qualified electrician for further information.