Smoke Alarm Takeaways

240V smoke alarms have a solid green light.
10 year lithium smoke alarms are compliant if there is no access to the cabling system - these have a flashing red light - once every minute.
Smoke alarms should not be installed within 30cm of walls or ceilings.
Smoke alarms need to be installed outside of every bedroom area. If there is a common areas such as a kitchen or living room separating bedroom areas, you will need more than one.
Smoke alarms need to be installed on every floor of a multi-storey premises.
In WA, smoke alarms are requires before sale or rental of the property.
It is the landlords responsibility to ensure that smoke alarms are current and operational in accordance with the Residential Tenancies Act WA.

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