Alarms in unfinished areas may experience more nuisance alarms due to temperature fluctuations.
Smoke alarm in attic.
The only problem with these is the dust in most unfinished attics.
If the attic space is broken into individual bedrooms ensure the smoke.
Another location in a home where you should have a heat detector rather than a smoke alarm is the attic.
I was told of an inspector that said a wireless smoke alarm should be put inside an attic to just lay it down presumably near the hatch.
They go from 15 to 200 degrees fahrenheit.
Also was not mentioned was whether it was an unfinished attic or finished attic.
We do not recommend installing smoke or carbon monoxide detectors in unfinished areas of the home.
The sensors in smoke and co alarms work best in temperatures between 40 f 4 c and 100 f 38 c.
An ionization smoke detector smoke enters a chamber and interrupts an electrical current which triggers the alarm should be installed no closer than 20 feet from a cooking appliance and no.
Quoting the agencies no smoke alarm should be put into an unfinished attic dust temperature etc.
If you sleep better at night with an attic smoke detector they do make detectors for extreme temperatures.
Smokes are very sensitive to dust.
Place additional attic smoke detectors on the finished ceiling as before installing one every 25 feet in an open space.
Smoke alarms are not designed for garages and attics and are much more likely to fail than a heat detector.