The smoke alarm may only be mounted to the
ceiling. Another type of installation, e.g. side wall
mounting, is not allowed.
5.2.5
Pitched ceiling
When mounting the smoke alarm in attic rooms with
pitched roofs the device must not be installed at the apex
of the roof. If it is to be installed on the pitched roof, it
must be mounted around 1 m below the rooms highest
point or, even better, on a (roof) beam.
50 cm
bedroom
- minimum protection-
The smoke alarm has to be installed horizontally in
any case. Contrary to DIN 14676 4.3.5.4, the instal-
Esszimmer
lation on sloping ceilings is not allowed.
- Empfohlener Schutz -
attic
- recommended protection -
50 cm
corridor
- minimum
protection-
Flur
- Mindestschutz -
Keller
- Empfohlener Schutz-
1 m
children's room
- minimum protection-
Wohnzimmer
- Empfohlener Schutz -
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