The use of smoke alarm devices is gov-
erned by DIN 14676.
Minimum equipment
Bedrooms
•
Children's bedroom
•
Guest room
•
Corridors that serve as escape routes
•
Stairwells of apartment buildings
•
Optimal equipment
All residential and hobby rooms
•
Heating and work spaces
•
Office or workroom
•
Cellar
•
Attic
•
Conditional equipment
In kitchens, smoke alarm devices must
•
only be installed when false alarms
(e.g., caused by steam) are excluded
Not recommended
Bathrooms are excluded from the in-
•
stallation of smoke alarm devices due
to the high development of steam
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Exception: bathrooms with
•
washing machines and cabinets
4.1 Area to be monitored
Use a device if at least one of the follow-
ing applies:
Monitoring area less than 60 m
,
2
•
and ceiling height of less than 6 m
Ceiling panels (height lower than 20 cm)
•
with joists (ceiling surface less than 36 m
Use additional equipment if at least one
of the following applies:
Monitoring area greater than 60 m
•
Ceiling height greater than 6 m
•
High partial walls
•
Separating pieces of furniture
•
Platform / gallery (area greater than
•
16 m², at least 2 m long and wide)
Ceiling panels (height greater
•
than 20 cm) with joists (ceiling
surface more than 36 m
)
2
In rooms with beams (e.g., wooden
beams), the number and arrange-
ment of the devices depends on
the height of the joists and the
surface formed by the beams.
4.2 Requirements for the
monitoring area
When selecting the appropriate monitor-
ing area, observe the following:
)
2
f Position the device centrally on the ceiling
f Position master or shared radio group at
a central location (e.g., in the corridor)
2
f Maintain an approximately equal
distance between the master and
other devices of a radio group
f Maintain an approximately equal
distance between the shared radio
group and other radio groups
f Install additional equipment if required
f Keep a minimum distance of 2 m to
electronic, radio-based devices
(e.g., wireless routers)
f Keep a minimum distance of 3 m to
other radio smoke alarm device
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f Keep a minimum distance of 6 m to
a potential fire source
f Keep a minimum distance of 0.5 m to
surrounding walls, furniture and lamps
Rooms with straight ceilings
(slope angle < 20°)
1/2
1/2
0,5
0,5
0,5
Fig. 4
Rooms with straight ceilings
Allowed
Not allowed
Note the following for locations in rooms
with straight ceilings:
f Select the highest mounting point on
the ceilings
f Mount the devices horizontally to
the mounting surface
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