
Planning
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Room height and installation height
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Building Technologies
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Fire Safety
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Room height and installation height
In rooms with a height greater than 6 m, a second and, if necessary, third infrared
ray must be used such that smoldering fires or smaller fires are detected.
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1
Detection of smoldering fires in high rooms on different levels
1 Detector
2 Reflectors
The table below shows examples of the installation height for different room
heights.
Room height [m]
Topmost level [m]
Middle level [m]
Bottommost level [m]
6
approx. 6
–
–
12
approx. 12
–
6…7
20
approx. 20
approx. 12
6…7
See also