Aico Ei603, Ei605 User Instruction

Instructions

Read and retain carefully for as long as the product is being used. It contains vital information on the operation and installation of your Alarm. The leaflet should be regarded as part of the product. If you are just installing the unit, the leaflet must be given to the householder. The leaflet is to be given to any subsequent user.

Ei605 Smoke Alarm Series Ei603 Heat Alarm Series

Battery Powered

Smoke & Heat Alarms

Ei600 Series

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Model

Ei605

Note: Certain alarms may be supplied (on request) with the appropriate RF module fitted

Ei605MRF

None

Ei605MRF

Ei605MTYRF

Optional

RF Module

Model No.

Ei605MTYRF

Optional

RF Module

Model No.

9V Replaceable Battery

Table 1

Model

10 Year Lithium Battery Built-in

Ei605C

Ei605W

Ei603C

Ei603W

Ei605TYC

Ei605TY

Ei605TYW

Ei603TYC

Ei603TYW

Optical

Heat

Alarm

Type

Alarm

Type

Optical

Yes

Hardwired

Interconnect

Hardwired

Interconnect

Yes

Capability

Supplied

Capability

Supplied

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QUICK START GUIDE

LOCATION & POSITIONING

INSTALLATION

INTERCONNECTION - HARD WIRED

TESTING, MAINTENANCE & POWER SUPPLY MONITORING

FIRE SAFETY ADVICE

SMOKE ALARM LIMITATIONS

RADIOLINK ACCESSORIES

GETTING YOUR ALARM SERVICED

FIVE YEAR GUARANTEE

TROUBLESHOOTING

Page

CONTENTS

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1. Quick Start Guide

LOCATE CORRECT SITING POINT FIX BASEPLATE TO CEILING

CONNECT BATTERY SNAPS 9V BATTERY MODELS ONLY

ALARM SHOULD BE CEILING MOUNTED AT LEAST 300MM FROM WALLS & OBSTRUCTIONS, IDEALLY CENTRALLY IN ROOM/AREA

CONNECT THE BATTERY TO THE BATTERY SNAPS TO POWER THE UNIT

BASE OF ALARM

9 VOLT BATTERY

BATTERY CONNECT

ORS

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ON 10 YEAR LITHIUM BATTERY ALARM MODELS - TWISTING THE UNIT ON TO THE BASE AUTOMATICALLY CONNECTS THE BATTERY

Quick Start Guide

PLACE ALARM & TWIST ON TO BASE

TEST ALARM

TEST ALARM AT LEAST WEEKLY

PRESS THE TEST BUTTON

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2. Location & Positioning

Introduction

Congratulations on purchasing an Ei600 Series Alarm. You can easily install these alarms throughout the property on escape routes, on each storey, in corridors & in closed rooms to give warning of fire.

The Heat Alarms can be installed in kitchens and other areas where Smoke Alarms are unsuitable.

Models Ei605C/Ei603C/Ei605TYC & Ei603TYC can be interconnected with hard wiring to give the loudest alarm sound level throughout the house.

All models (except Ei605 & Ei605TY) can be interconnected using the RadioLINK plug-in modules (These modules must be purchased separately when they are not supplied with the Alarm (see Table 1)).

Note:

Certain alarms may be supplied (on request) with the appropriate RF module

fitted.

SMOKE ALARMS - Ei605 Series

Sufficient smoke must enter your Smoke Alarm before it will respond. Your Smoke Alarm needs to be within 7.5 metres of the fire to respond quickly. Smoke Alarms also need to be in positions where they can be heard throughout the property, so they can wake you and your family in time for everyone to escape. A single Smoke Alarm will give some protection if it is properly installed, but most homes will require two or more (preferably interconnected) to ensure that a reliable early warning is given. For recommended protection you should put individual Smoke Alarms in all rooms (apart from kitchen and bathroom) where fire is most likely to break out.

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Your first Smoke Alarm should be located between the sleeping area and the most likely sources of fire (living room, kitchen for example), but it should not be more than 7.5 metres from the door to any room where a fire may start and block your escape from the house.

HEAT ALARMS - Ei603 Series

The Heat Alarm gives a fire warning when the temperature at the Alarm reaches 58°C. It is ideal for kitchens, garages, boiler houses and other areas where there are normally high levels of fumes, smoke or dust i.e. places where Smoke Alarms cannot be installed without the risk of excessive nuisance alarms. A Heat Alarm should only be used in rooms adjoining escape routes, in conjunction with Smoke Alarms on the escape routes.

All Heat Alarms must be interconnected to the Smoke Alarms to ensure that the early warning will be heard, particularly by somebody sleeping. A properly designed early warning fire system ensures the alarm is given before the escape routes become blocked with smoke. Therefore there must be Smoke Alarms along the escape routes as Heat Alarms would not give sufficient warning.

However, a fire in a closed room (e.g. kitchen) adjoining the escape route, can eventually cause the corridor to become smoke-logged due to smoke leaking out from around the door before adequate warning can be given by detectors in the corridor. (Smoke leaking out from a room is often cool and slow moving so it can take a long time to rise to the ceiling, and travel to a detector which could be some distance away). A Heat Alarm in the closed room will give early warning of fire in that room and help overcome this problem.

Location & Positioning

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Multi-Storey Dwellings

If your home has more than one floor, at least one Alarm should be fitted on each level (see Figure 1). Preferably the units should be interconnected (if feature is present on unit) so as to give sufficient warning throughout the property. RadioLINK plug-in modules are ideal in this situation as the units will then interconnect using Radio Frequency (RF) signals - so no wiring is required.

Figure 1 illustrates where Heat Alarms and Smoke Alarms should be located in a typical two storey house. Note the spacings in “Protection Levels” which ensure the early detection of fire and that the warning will be heard.

Locate Heat Alarms in rooms adjoining escape routes - kitchens, garages, boiler houses etc. where Smoke Alarms are unsuitable. Install within 5.3m of potential sources of fire.

Single Storey Dwelling

If the premises is one storey you should put your first Smoke Alarm in a corridor or hallway between the sleeping and living areas. Place it as near to the living area as possible, but make sure that it can be heard loudly enough in the bedroom to wake someone. See Figure 2 for placement example.

In houses with more than one sleeping area, Smoke Alarms should be placed between each sleeping area and the living area and it is recommended that Heat Alarms should be placed in the kitchen & garage.

Recommended Protection

Fire authorities recommend you put individual Smoke Alarms in or near all rooms where fire is most likely to break out (apart from the locations to avoid e.g bathrooms - see Section 3). The living room is the most likely place for a fire to start

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Bedroom

Kitchen

oom

Figure 2

For minimum protection

- Smoke Alarm on each storey

- in each sleeping area

- every 7.5 metres of hallways and rooms

- within 3 metres of all bedroom doors

- all units interconnected (where feature is present)

For recommended protection

(in addition to the above):

- Smoke Alarms in every room (except kitchens and bathrooms)

- Heat Alarms located in kitchens, garages etc. within 5.3m of potential fire sources

Figure 1

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Dining Roo

Living Roo

at night, followed by the kitchen (where a Heat Alarm is recommended) and then the dining room. Consideration should be given to installing Smoke Alarms in any bedrooms where fires might occur, for instance, where there is an electrical appliance such as an electric blanket or heater, or where the occupant is a smoker. In addition, consideration should be also given to installing Smoke Alarms in any rooms where the occupant is unable to respond very well to a fire starting in that room, such as an elderly or sick person or a very young child.

Checking Alarms Can Be Heard

With the Alarms sounding in their intended locations check that the alarm can be heard in each bedroom with the door closed, above the sound of any TV/audio systems. The TV/audio systems should be set to a reasonably loud conversation level. If you cannot hear the alarm over the sound of the TV/audio system, the chances are it would not wake you. Interconnecting the Alarms using either a hardwired interconnection (where the feature is present) or RadioLINK plug-in modules will help to ensure that the alarm will be heard throughout the property.

Positioning

Ceiling Mounting

Hot smoke rises and spreads out, so a central ceiling position is the recommended location. The air is "dead" and does not move in corners, therefore Smoke & Heat Alarms must be mounted away from corners. Keep at least 0.3m from walls and corners (see Figure 3). Additionally, mount the unit at least 0.3m from any light fitting or decorative object which might prevent smoke or heat entering the Smoke/Heat Alarm.

We do not recommend wall mounting these Smoke/Heat Alarms.

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On a Sloping Ceiling

With a sloping or peaked ceiling install a Smoke Alarm within 600mm of the peak or a Heat Alarm within 150mm of the peak (measured vertically). If this height is less than 600mm for Smoke Alarms or 150mm for Heat Alarms the ceiling is regarded as being flat

(see Figure 4).

Locations to avoid

DON’T place Smoke Alarms in any of the following areas:

• Bathrooms, kitchens, shower rooms, garages or other rooms where the smoke alarm may be triggered by steam, condensation, normal smoke or fumes. Keep at least 6 metres away from sources of normal smoke/fumes.

• Locate away from very dusty or dirty areas as dust build-up in the chamber can impair performance. It can also block the insect screen mesh and prevent smoke from entering the smoke detector chamber.

SMO

<600mm

<150mm

Figure 3

Figure 4

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DEAD AIR SURFACE

NEVER WITHIN 0.3M

F ANY CORNE

IDEAL IN CENTR

F CEILIN

KE ALARM

HEAT ALARM

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