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Unsuitable Installation Sites
- On the wall or next to windows, doors, ventilating fans, and similar sites where the
airflow deflects the generated smoke or could release a false alarm.
- In areas with strongly fluctuating temperatures under 5° or over 45°C.
- In areas with badly contaminated air, like in garages, workrooms, boiler rooms.
- In areas with high air humidity, like kitchen, bathroom.
- In areas in which the regular maintenance / the regular self-test is not guaranteed.
- Next to extremely bright light sources, conducts, illumination, and electronic
appliances. Here a distance of at least 50 cm must be maintained.
- Next to fireplaces, stoves, ovens. Here a minimum distance of 4 m is to be applied.
Installation and attachment
NOTE: The enclosed attachment material is only suitable for concrete or wooden ceilings. For attachment to other substrates please purchase commercially suitable attachment material.
1.Open the smoke alarm by gently turning the housing base anticlockwise.
2.Now use the housing base with itstwo holes as a template for ceiling mounting. Mark
the positions of the two holes with a pencil.
3.Check the borehole positions with the pipe and cable tester to see whether they etc
free of electricity, gas and other pipes. If pipes or cables are detected, select a different
location.
4.For drilling in concrete or masonry please use a 5.5mm diameter drill. Drill ca. 25 –
30mm deep. Make sure that the dowels stay in the drill holes, if not, find another position for the smoke alarm or use a stronger fastening material which you can buy in
specialist stores. On wood panels or beams please drill ca. 20mm deep with a 2.5mm
diameter drill.
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