SENSOR MOUNTING HEIGHTS

A quick installers guide

Area 1 Area 2 Area 3

Floor Zone Breathing Zone Over Head Zone
6 inches above floor level. 4-6 ft. above floor level. Near the ceiling

CO2 Carbon Dioxide CO Carbon Dioxide NH3 Ammonia

(industrial) CO2 Carbon Monoxide
Cl2 Chlorine CH4 Methane (natural
O2 Oxygen gas)
O3 Ozone H2 Hydrogen
NO Nitric Oxyide
C3H8 Propane
NO2 Nitrogen Dioxide

H2S Hydrogen Sulfide

Mounting Areas to avoid

Mounting Aretas sensors is made sim- Sensors should not be located near
ple and easy thanks to their light ventilation fans or openings to the out-
weight and sturdy case, monitors can side that could interfere with the de-
be mounted to the wall or smooth solid sired airflow you want to detect. Be
surfaces using 3M™ Command™ sure to watch for areas of “dead air”
Poster strips. Tabs on the side of each this is where there is little to no air
monitor allow for simple and secure movement. Mounting a sensor in a
mounting to any surface with screws dead zone will result in poor alerts and
or heavier duty fasteners. potential over exposure to the gas you
are trying to detect.
Height the ceiling.
Installers should also remember not to
Mounting the sensors at the appropri- Location
install carbon monoxide detectors di-
ate height is critical to gathering the
Locating the sensor close to the po- rectly above or beside fuel-burning
most accurate data. Mounting height
tential source of gas should also be appliances, as appliances may emit a
depends on the density of the gas rel-
considered when determining the loca- small amount of carbon monoxide
ative to air. Typically, the heavier the
tion of the sensor. Placing the monitor when starting up which could lead to
gas, the lower the sensor should be
near to a compressor or piping will “false” alerts.
mounted and the lighter, the closer to
allow for earlier leak detections.