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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 cei-
lings. For attachment to other substrates please purchase commercially suitable attach-
ment 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 diffe-
rent
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 posi-
tion 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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