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Installing the Smoke Alarm Device
Before starting to install the smoke alarm device, read
the following information to ensure you choose a sensible
installation location�
Selecting the Installation Location
Install the smoke alarm device
• in the hall area between the living and
sleeping areas (to monitor escape routes),
install a smoke alarm device in each living
room and bedroom and, in the case of
multi-storey buildings, at least one smoke
alarm device in the hall of each oor,
• as centrally as possible in the room,
• only on jointless, smoke-impervious
ceilings,
• aligned horizontally�
Do not install the smoke alarm device
• in rooms where concentrations of steam,
dust or smoke develop under normal con-
ditions (e.g. workshop, kitchen, bathroom),
• near open hearths,
• outside the permissible ambient conditions
(refer to Technical Data)