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Smoke detector plus / VdS
Instructions for Installation
Smoke detector plus / VdS
02/02
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Choice of location
The minimum protection is one smoke detector on every
floor (hall or landing area) and in every child’s bedroom.
It is better, however, to have a smoke detector in every
room, apart from the kitchen and bathroom, where steam
can cause false alarms.
Fig.1
Fig.2
The smoke detector must be fixed to the ceiling as near to the
centre of the room as possible. One detector can monitor a room
with a maximum floor area of 60 m² with a ceiling height of up to
6 m. In hallways and narrow corridors (up to 3 m wide) the
detector monitors a distance of up to 7.5 m in each direction. A
gap of at least 0.5 m must be maintained from walls and fixtures.
You should therefore install:
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as an absolute necessity one smoke detector in the hallway
(to monitor the escape route) between living and sleeping
areas
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for optimum protection one detector in every living room and
every bedroom
•
in multistorey buildings at least one detector on each landing
•
in converted lofts one detector above the staircase
Installation on the ceilings of boat cabins or caravans is also
possible. When travelling, simply take the smoke detector with
you into your hotel room.
Unsuitable locations
Never install the smoke detector
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near to ventilation ducting or strong draughts
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directly in the apex of pitched roofs (a minimum distance of 30 cm from the apex must be
maintained)
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in rooms where there is a lot of steam, dust or smoke under normal conditions (workshops,
bathrooms, laundry rooms, for example)
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in rooms where the temperature rises above +40 °C or falls below +5 °C
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in the vicinity of fluorescent luminaires.
Installation and putting into service
Fig.3
The home smoke detector is installed as follows:
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Remove the smoke detector from its base by turning it
anticlockwise.
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Screw the base to the ceiling using the fixing materials
provided (see Fig. 3 for dimensions).
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Attach the 9 V rectangular battery to the connector and insert
it into the battery holder (1).
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Insert the smoke detector into the base, without using force,
and turn it gently clockwise until it clicks into place.
Note:
If no battery is fitted, the smoke detector will not click
into place!
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Finally verify the good working order of the smoke detector
by pressing ist test button.
