How to estimate the number of detectors needed in your school
Floor to ceiling cubicles have become a vaper’s paradise. The closed-in and ventilated nature of these style cubicles means that the vapour has nowhere to escape, making this the perfect spot for students to hide. It’s no secret that a staff member can’t monitor the toilets every single second of the school day, this is where vape detectors come in.
One of the biggest issues in the fight against vaping is the number of detectors needed when you have blocks of floor to ceiling toilet cubicles.
At one of our recent installs, the school hired a specialist contractor to remove a small section of each door to reduce the number of detectors that might be needed. This them allowed 1 detector to cover and area of 3 cubicles at once, with the detector fitted into he ceiling tile in front of the cubicles. This is just one example of how adjustments could be made to reduce the number of detectors for floor to ceiling cubicles.
The number of cubicles that the detector can cover will depend on the layout, ventilation strength and size of the gap removed to allow vapour flow. Our vape detectors have a 12ft reach in open areas, so this may be reduced with a smaller opening.
Things to consider when speaking with your contractor to make adjustments:
- Are the toilet doors or side walls more suitable for cutting?
- How large a gap can be made?
- Where will the vape detector be placed?
- How many cubicles do I want the detector to cover?
If you have any questions regarding our vape detectors, contact our team and well be happy to answer any questions you may have.