The use of smoke alarm devices is gov-
erned by DIN 14676.
Minimum equipment
Bedrooms
•
Children's bedroom
•
Guest room
•
Hallways and all other rooms
•
which serve as an escape route
Stairwells of family houses
•
Optimal equipment
All living and hobby rooms (except in
•
Berlin and Brandenburg - here such
equipment is also required by law)
Heating and work spaces
•
Office or workroom
•
Cellar
•
Attic
•
Conditional equipment
In kitchens, smoke alarm devices must
•
only be installed if false alarms
(e.g. caused by steam)
can be excluded.
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Not recommended
Bathrooms are excluded
•
from the installation of smoke
alarm devices due to the high
development of steam.
4.1 Area to be monitored
Use a device if at least one of the follow-
ing applies:
Monitoring area less than 60 m²
•
and room height less than 6 m
Ceiling panels (height lower than
•
20 cm) with joists (area of ceiling
panels less than 36 m
)
2
Use additional devices 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
•
Ceiling panels (height greater
•
than 20 cm) with joists (area of
ceiling panels larger than 36 m²)
Platform/gallery (area greater than
•
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16 m
, at least 2 m long and wide)
2
In rooms with beams (e.g.,
wooden beams), the number
and arrangement 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:
f Position the device centrally on the
ceiling.
f Position the master or shared radio
group at a central location
(e.g. in the corridor).
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f If possible, maintain an approxi-
mately equal distance between the
master and all other devices in a
radio group.
f Maintain an approximately equal
distance between the shared radio
group and other radio groups.
f If necessary, install additional
devices.
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f Keep a minimum distance of 2 m
to electronic, radio-based devices
(e.g. Wi-Fi router).
f Keep a minimum distance of 3 m
to other smoke alarm device with
radio link.
f Observe the maximum installation
height of 6 m.
f Keep a minimum distance of 0.5 m
to surrounding walls, furniture and
lamps.
f Keep a maximum distance of 6 m
to a potential fire source.
Areas susceptible to draughts
Areas susceptible to draughts
For occurring smoke to be able to reach
the smoke alarm device, there must
not be any strong draughty influences
around the installation site (e.g. caused
by air conditioning systems or ventila-
tion intakes or fans). In rooms with forced
ventilation, perforated ceilings which
are used for ventilation must be closed
off within a radius of 0.5 m around the
alarm device.
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