Where to Place Your Natural Gas Detector

Where to place your natural gas detector is quite an important point to consider. Just like all detectors, you need to place your gas detector in a location that ensures it will be heard if it is activated. You also need to place it close enough to the source of the gas so it will pick up any potential leaks.

You can put natural gas detectors either high up (such as on the ceiling) or low down. Either way, any leaks will be detected but if you have small children in the house then you will most likely want to put it out of there reach. You should avoid placing them in garages as the fumes from cars can activate them and therefore you will keep getting false alarms.

As you will want to place the natural gas leak detector both near the source of the gas and also where you can hear it, particularly at night, you will need to take into consideration the size of your property and the number of levels of your property. This may mean that you install more than and although this will increase the cost it will also ensure you are properly covered.

Basements, kithen areas and outside bedrooms are the most commom places to put them but you should kepp them away from windows as the fresh coming into the house can mean that the detector will give you a lower reading and therefore will not be activated when there is a leak.