Smoke Detector Testing and Certification

Does your smoke detector meet high quality and safety requirements? Make your claim visible and boost customer confidence in your products with the testing and certification of your smoke detector and the internationally recognized TÜV Rheinland certification mark.

By cooperating with the KRIWAN Test Center, we offer manufacturers and retailers of smoke detectors with replaceable batteries comprehensive testing services in terms of safety, quality and durability. Smoke detectors can be certified through two different test programs and certification is based on the TÜV Rheinland Standard 2544 (Level I - Safety and Product Monitoring) and Q2428 (Level II - Quality).

Give your customers a valuable aid when deciding whether to purchase your products and request a non-binding quote today for testing your smoke alarms.

The certificate ensuring the quality and safety of your smoke detector gives you a crucial competitive advantage. Our certification mark allows you to document the quality and safety of your products and boost the confidence of retailers and consumers.

Our bonus for you: Documenting your certification in our database Certipedia helps your customers make the right decision when purchasing. Having the quality of your product confirmed by an independent and a neutral third party, you also minimize your company’s risk of liability.

Your smoke detectors are certified according to the TÜV Rheinland Standard 2544 (Level I) and Q2428 (Level II). All our tests are based on the following phases:

1. Testing according to Level I and Level II

2. Awarding the TÜV Rheinland certification mark

3. Regular monitoring of smoke detectors

We conduct our testing programs together with our cooperation partner: the KRIWAN Test Center. Doing so allows us to offer comprehensive testing services in terms of safety, quality and durability.

Not sure which test program is right for your smoke alarms? Our experts are glad to help you. Feel free to contact us!

There are unique advantages for TÜV Rheinland customers. Along with testing, monitoring and certification of your products, you will receive your very own smoke alarm certification mark. This includes informative keywords that show at a glance the characteristics your product has been tested for. The individual ID makes it unique and serves as a key to your personal entry in our certificate database Certipedia. This is effective advertising and serves as a valuable guide to your customers when it comes to purchasing.

Our experts are glad to help you find just the right test program for your smoke detectors. We will notify you about the price for smoke detector testing and certification by providing you with an individual quote. Feel free to request it now!

Level 0 – CE mark
Selling products on the German and European market requires CE marking according to the Construction Products Regulation. Notified bodies, such as our cooperation partner KRIWAN Test Center, perform mandatory testing and certification for smoke detectors.

Level I - Safety and product monitoring
Level I tests the functional reliability of smoke detectors. Testing and certification according to TÜV Rheinland Standard 2544 requires a certificate of constancy of performance and responsiveness from a notified body.

Regular, semi-annual production monitoring is an essential element of the test. The following tests, among others, are performed during every production control:

• Inspection of the operation instructions, packaging, labels etc.
• Verification of battery capacity
• Fire sensitivity level TF2 and TF5
• Acoustic emission

After successful testing and certification, you receive the TÜV Rheinland certification mark and are listed in our database Certipedia. This allows you to show at a glance what distinguishes your certified product from your competitors.

Level II - Quality
The certification of a smoke detector according to Level II is based on the Level I test program and includes the following additional requirements regarding the quality and durability of your product:

• Testing the capacity and operational reliability of the battery over its specified service life (5 and 10 years)
• Special quality features (e.g. easy installation, easy function control, alternative fastening systems such as adhesive pads) are tested for durability on the basis of climatic and mechanical load tests
• Smoke detectors according to Level II must feature drift compensation
• Test of functionality and quality in terms of smoke detector robustness by means of drop tests

Expand your smoke detector’s range of application. Have your product tested for use in habitable vehicles.

Show with the proper keywords that your products are compliant with all Level I and Level II requirements in terms of functionality, safety and quality.