Yes — absolutely. DIY installation of EasyFit’s wireless, 10-year battery powered smoke alarms is perfectly legal, safe, and fully compliant for the vast majority of Queensland homes.

You only require hardwired (240V) alarms if you are:

• building a new home,
• completing certain major renovations.
• or if your property already have wired alarms installed.

For all others, EasyFit is a compliant, cost-effective, and DIY friendly solution for homeowners and landlords.

Not sure what you need?
Use our QLD Compliance Calculator or contact us — we’ll help you confirm exactly what’s required for your home.

The number and placement of smoke alarms in your home depend on your floor plan and the state or territory you live in. Across Australia, fire services strongly recommend interconnected photoelectric alarms in all key areas of the home — and EasyFit makes achieving this simple, safe and compliant.

For Queensland homes, the requirements are clearly defined. EasyFit alarms can help you meet these standards in most existing dwellings where wireless 10-year battery alarms are permitted.

In QLD, smoke alarms must be installed:

• In every bedroom
• In hallways that connect bedrooms to the rest of the home
• Between bedrooms and other areas where no hallway exists
• On every level of the home

In the most likely path of escape, if there are no bedrooms on that level

These rules apply to both homeowners and landlords.

The example floorplan from the Queensland Fire Department (QFES) is a great visual guide to help determine your layout and needs:

General Placement Recommendations (All States)

EasyFit uses photoelectric sensing — the type recommended nationwide — and should be installed following standard placement best practice:

Install alarms on the ceiling wherever possible. Avoid installing:

• Within 30 cm of a wall/ceiling corner
• Within 30 cm of light fittings
• Within 40 cm of air-conditioning vents or ceiling fan blades
• Too close to stair voids, sloped ceilings, or exposed beams without considering airflow

More specific guidelines can be found in the QLD Building Fire Safety Regulation
2008, available here:

https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/pdf/inforce/current/sl-2008-0160

• Yes, all EasyFit Home Kits arrive pre-paired and wirelessly interconnected.

• Simply activate them and install them.

• No pairing or programming required.

Yes.

• Certified to AS 3786:2014.

• Suitable for Australian residential use.

No. EasyFit alarms do not wirelessly interconnect with existing hardwired smoke alarm systems from other manufacturers.