bodies. useful information on regular
maintenance and choosing an opti-
mum location for installation can be
found in the application standard for
smoke alarms, DIN 14676.
POSSIBle CAUSeS fOr A fAlSe
ALARM
• Very intense cooking, water and/or
roasting vapours, air freshener,
perfume or insecticide sprays,
pollen, fine dust, dust from con-
struction or grinding work have
entered the unit.
• The smoke alarm is being affected
by extreme temperature fluctua-
tions or very strong electromag
netic radiation in immediate proxi-
mity to the unit.
• An alarm can only be activated by
cigarette smoke if the smoke enters
the unit directly or in very high
concentrations.
The unit should be protected from
the above-mentioned environmen-
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tal conditions to prevent a false
alarm.
• One or more very small insects or
other small organisms have broken
through the unit's insect barriers.
This can be rectified by carefully
cleaning the unit with a vacuum
cleaner.
Always ensure that rooms are well
ventilated when you are cooking food
or when large amounts of water
vapour are being produced. A false
alarm can be stopped or prevented by
gently pressing the test and stop
button (IV) and thoroughly ventilat-
ing the affected rooms.
Please notify your neighbours in
the event of a false alarm, as they
might otherwise mistakenly alarm
the fire brigade!