User Manual MODEL 23030
PHOTOELECTRIC SMOKE ALARM DEVICE
WITH ALARM SILENCER
Typ: 23030
This product has been tested according to EN 14604:2005/AC:2008 and is VdS approved.
Currently, two different types of smoke detectors are available: ionisation alarms and photoelectric smoke
detectors. While both alarm types are suitable for general residential use, ionisation alarms will normally
respond faster to fast flaming fire, whereas photoelectric smoke detectors are more sensitive to slowly
developing smouldering fires. Due to the fact that home fires develop in different ways and their scale is
unpredictable, it is impossible to foresee which alarm will provide the earliest possible warning. For best
home protection, it is advisable to install at least an ionisation alarm and a photoelectric smoke detector in
each case.
Recommended installation locations
Place the smoke alarm system in the bedroom. Make sure to safeguard escape routes from
bedrooms, because these rooms are usually the furthest away from the point of exit.
If there is more than one sleeping area, each additional bedroom should be equipped with a system.
Install a smoke detector in the hallway.
You should install at least one system per floor.
Place a smoke alarm system in rooms with electrical devices that operate unattended or where
smokers sleep.
Smoke and other combustion substances rise up to the ceiling and spread horizontally. Therefore
install smoke alarms in the middle of the ceiling. This is the most central point which enables the
device to capture the entire space. The smoke detector must be installed on the ceiling. In mobile
homes, however, attachment to inner side parts will be necessary to prevent a thermal barrier from
being created on the ceiling.
When you install the smoke alarm system on the ceiling, please make sure that it is at least 50cm
away from the side wall and 61cm from any corner (see diagram A).
Do not install the smoke alarm system
in the kitchen: smoke during cooking could accidentally trigger the alarm.
in the garage: Here combustion residues may arise, for example when you start your car.
in front of heating and air conditioning systems.
at the highest point of pointed roofs.
in rooms where the temperature falls below 5 °C or rise above 40 °C.
Do not attach a smoke detector to the ceiling of a caravan or similar spaces. Sun rays heat up the
ceiling and air in the upper part of the room. Hot air at the ceiling may prevent that the smoke from a
smouldering fire reaches the smoke detector.
Principles of an escape plan
Create a floor plan showing all doors and windows and at least two escape routes from each room. It
makes sense to include in the plan ladders or ropes for windows in the upper floors.
Appoint a family reunion to discuss the escape plan. Each person should know how to behave in
case of fire.
Define a place outside your home as a meeting point in case of fire.
Display the acoustic signal of the smoke alarm system to each house resident. Emphasize that they
have to leave the house when the signal is sounded.
Identify children‘s rooms with red stickers in the upper left corner of the window.
The stickers are available at the local fire department.
Perform a fire drill with your family at least every 6 months. Explain – in particular to your children –
how they must behave in an emergency, also if you are not there.
What to do if the alarm sounds
Leave the house immediately as directed by the escape plan. Every second counts. Do not waste
time getting dressed or wrapping up valuables.
When leaving the house, do not open any door without (carefully) checking its temperature before. If
the door is hot or smoke swells out of it, please do not open it under any circumstances. In this case,
the alternative escape route must be taken. If the door‘s surface is cool, then press your shoulder
against it and cautiously open it a gap wide. If smoke or fire swells out, please close the door imme
diately.
In case of smoke, always walk close to the floor. Breathe through a cloth (if possible dampened).
Once you leave the building, go to the agreed meeting place and check that all individuals at risk are
present.
Alert the fire brigade in your neighbour‘s house. Never go back into your house to do so.
Do not enter your house before the fire brigade grants permission.
False alarm
The smoke alarm system minimizes false alarms. Cigarette smoke will not trigger an alarm unless smoke is
blown directly into the system. If the device is installed near a cooking appliance, resulting combustion
particles might activate the alarm. Larger amounts of smoke and combustion substances often occur
during cooking. If the system sounds an alarm, please check whether there is actually a fire. If so, please
call the fire brigade. If not, please check whether the aforementioned reasons could have triggered the
alarm.
WARNING: If there is any question as to the cause of a warning, it should be assumed that the warning is
due to an actual fire and the dwelling must be evacuated immediately.
Use
The smoke alarm system starts operating as soon as the battery is inserted. If the device registers
combustion substances in the air, a loud alarm will be triggered that ceases as soon as the air is clean.
Test
Press the test button at least 4 seconds until the alarm sounds. A self test program will be activated. If the
electronics (horn and battery) are functional, the alarm will sound. It is strongly recommended to test the
unit weekly to ensure proper operation. If audible alarm signal is sounded, the battery might be drained.
Check this by replacing the battery. The acoustic emission in case of alarm is at least 85dB (A)
To protect the environment please dispose of the battery properly. Never throw batteries into water or into
the household waste. Bring the spent battery back to the point of sale or to a public collection point.
Maintenance
Your smoke alarm system requires almost no maintenance or care. However, in a dusty room you can use a
vacuum cleaner to remove dust from the outer chamber.
Bedroom
Bedroom
Living room
Bathroom
Kitchen
Smoke detector for additional protection
Smoke detector for minimum protection
Typical single storey
Installation
Bedroom
Corridor
Bedroom
Family Room
Living room
Entrance hall
Typical multi- storey
installation
Heat and
smoke
from fire
Dead space
Never here
Best place here
Ceiling
minimum 61cm
Diagram A
GB
1134-CPR-043
CE 2014
EN 14604
SMOKE ALARM DEVICE
23030
G214055
