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Operating Manual: RWM200 - Smoke Alarm Device
The use of smoke alarm devices is gov-
erned by DIN 14676.
Minimum equipment
•
Bedrooms
•
Children’s bedroom
•
Guest room
•
Corridors that serve as escape routes
•
Stairwells of apartment buildings
Optimal equipment
•
All residential and hobby rooms
•
Heating and work spaces
•
Office or workroom
•
Cellar
•
Attic
Conditional equipment
•
In kitchens, smoke alarm devices must
only be installed when false alarms
(e.g., caused by steam) are excluded
Not recommended
•
Bathrooms are excluded from the in-
stallation of smoke alarm devices due
to the high development of steam
•
Exception: bathrooms with
washing machines and cabinets
4.1 Area to be monitored
Use a device if at least one of the follow-
ing applies:
•
Monitoring area less than 60 m
2
,
and ceiling height of less than 6 m
•
Ceiling panels (height lower than
20 cm) with joists (ceiling surface
less than 36 m
2
)
Use additional equipment if at least one
of the following applies:
•
Monitoring area greater than 60 m
2
•
Ceiling height greater than 6 m
•
High partial walls
•
Separating pieces of furniture
•
Platform / gallery (area greater than
16 m², at least 2 m long and wide)
•
Ceiling panels (height greater than
20 cm) with joists (ceiling surface
more than 36 m
2
)
