Battery Powered Photoelectric Smoke Alarm BAT
User’s Handbook 38 Status: 07-2008
Place/type Reason Possible fault
Locations
with air
movements
Air movements caused by
ventilators, open pronounced
windows, fans, etc.
Delayed smoke
detection
Rooms with
extreme
temperatures
Rooms below 0°C or above
40°C
False alarm/
malfunction if a
fire breaks out
Rooms with a
high
incidence of
insects
The smoke alarm sensors can
quickly become dirty.
False alarm/
malfunction if a
fire breaks out
Smoky
rooms
Cigarette or pipe smoke can not
be distinguished by the smoke
alarm from smoke caused by a
fire.
False alarm
Certain points apply in the rooms which should be observed
when installing smoke alarms.
Mounting
location/
method
Description
Ceiling Mount the smoke alarm in a central position in the
ceiling.
IMPORTANT: Areas in which there is no
circulating air should be avoided, e.g. near window
ledges, curtains, furniture, etc.
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