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Mounting site
Example of a home
Minimum protection,
one smoke detector in
the corridor or stairwell
of each floor
Optimum protection,
one smoke detector in
each bed- and living
room
Preferably install the smoke detectors before or in the bedrooms so that the
occupants are woken by the smoke alarm during the night.
Mount the smoke detector in the middle of the room under the ceiling to
achieve optimum detection characteristics. If this is not possible, observe a
minimum distance of 50 cm to the wall.
A smoke detector can monitor a room with a maximum of 60 m² area and up
to a maximum room height of 6 m.
Install the smoke detector in the kitchen as far away as possible from the
cooking zone in order to avoid false alarms through water vapour.