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Choosing a location for Eve Smoke
Install Eve Smoke in rooms posing a fire risk (living room with fireplace, kids‘ rooms, loft/cellar
extensions, etc.):
• Preferably centrally on the ceiling
• Away from ventilation outlets that may channel smoke away
• Over 50 cm away from any obstacles (walls, partitions, joists, or similar)
• For hallways over 10 m in length, install an alarm at both ends
If you cannot install Eve Smoke horizontally on the ceiling, install it:
• Over 50 cm below the ceiling and over 50 cm away from corners of the room
• Away from any sources of electrical interference (electricity meters, metal cupboards, etc.)
• If installing on a metallic wall, drywall construction, or ducting: mount Eve Smoke on a non-metallic base
(wood or plastic) and away from any potential sources of electrical interference (electricity meters, metal
casings, fluorescent lights, etc.)
Minimum protection: for each floor, install one
smoke alarm in the hallway or landing, as well as one
in each bedroom and kid‘s room.
Extra protection: Install one smoke alarm in the
kitchen provided that the smoke alarm function is
disabled (see Chapter 2).
Maximum protection: Install additional smoke
alarms in the living room, hobby room, laundry
room, attic, and cellar.
Avoid installing Eve Smoke:
• Directly on a metallic surface
• Close (< 50 cm) to low voltage transformers, energy saving bulbs, electronic ballasts
• In very dusty areas
• In rooms where the temperature is lower than -10°C or higher than +55 °C, as these temperatures may
compromise the performance of the smoke alarm
• Less than 1 m away from warm air, air conditioning, or ventilation outlets, as these may dissipate smoke
• Less than 6 m away from a fireplace or a wood-burning stove, as the smoke emitted via combustion may
trigger unnecessary alarms
• In rooms where alarms may be unnecessarily triggered as a result of cooking or steaming
• In damp rooms or rooms susceptible to the formation of condensation (bathrooms, laundry rooms, etc.)
• At the uppermost point of vaulted ceilings, where an air pocket may form and prevent smoke from reaching
Eve Smoke
≥ 50 cm ≥ 50 cm
Ideal location
Alternative location for
mounting on a sloped ceiling
Alternative
location if ceiling
mounting is not
possible
40 cm (min) - 50 cm (max)
Observe building regulations.
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