Aico Ei161RC manual

2 1.1 Installation Guide B16008-R0-160RC SERIES-U&C 17/1/07 11:13 AM Page 1[...]

2. ALARM REMOVAL SLIDE ALARM OFF BASE W ITH THE SCR EW DRIVER ST ILL IN SERT ED, PUSH THE L OWER HALF OF T HE AL ARM AW AY FR OM THE S CREW DRIVER, IN THE DIRECTION OF THE ARROW ON THE COVER HOLD THE L OWER HALF OF TH E ALARM AND REM OVE FROM THE BASE PLA TE BY MOVING IT VERTICALLY DO WNWARDS, T O W ARDS THE FL OO R. REMOVE AL ARM LOCATE REMOVA L S[...]

2. HO W MANY ALARMS T O INST ALL - CA TEGORIES & GRADES - The advice here f ollows the guidance in British Standard BS 5839-P ar t 6: 2004 in general (f or fur ther information see the BS standard itself). The main reason f or fitting Smoke & Heat Alarms in dwellings is to ensure that when there is a fire, sufficient early warning is giv en[...]

for e xisting dwellings MINIMUM PR O TECTION LD3 Minimum Pr otection LD3: Smoke Alarms in all hallwa ys, stairwa ys and circulation areas that f orm par t of the escape routes from the dwelling. Multi Storey Dwelling LD3 Living Room Bedroom Bathroom Kitchen Bedroom Shower Garage Smoke Alarms located: on each storey e very 7.5 m of hallwa ys and esc[...]

Additional Pr otection LD2: As LD3, b ut in addition Smoke or Heat Alarms in all rooms or areas that present a high fire risk to occupants. Heat Alarms located in: (Heat Alarms must be within 5.3m of potential fire sources) each Kitchen Smoke or Heat Alarms located in: each Living room (i.e. most frequently used da ytime room) Smoke Alarms located:[...]

for d wellings where occupants may be at high risk (e.g. elderly) OPTIMUM PR O TECTION LD1 Optimum Pr otection LD1: As LD2, b ut in addition Smoke or Heat Alarms should be located in all rooms and other areas of the dwelling. (apar t from toilets or bathroom) Multi Storey Dwelling LD1 Heat Alarms located in: (Heat Alarms must be within 5.3m of pote[...]

2.2 Selecting Alarm T ype 1 Optical Smoke Alarms are recommended due to their excellent response to smouldering fires. If there is likely to be prob lems with steam, contamination or dust build-up , or if there is significant r isk of a fast b ur ning clean fire an Ionisation Smoke Alarm should be fitted. 2 Some Fire A uthorities recommend that bot[...]

Impro ved A udibility The eff ectiveness of Category LD2 and LD3 systems can be significantly enhanced if an additional Smoke Alarm (interconnected) is installed in the master bedroom. This will help ensure that a responsible person will quic kly be aler ted to a fire and can arrange f or an orderly ev acuation of children and other vulnerab le occ[...]

3.1 Locations T o A v oid DON’T place Smoke Alarms in any of the f ollowing areas: • Bathrooms, kitchens , shower rooms , garages or other rooms where the smoke alarm may be triggered b y steam, condensation, nor mal smoke or fumes. K eep at least 6 metres a wa y from sources of nor mal smoke/fumes. DON’T place Heat Alarms in any of the f oll[...]

appropriate. (Excessive dust and debris from b uilding work can contaminate the smoke c hamber or heat sensor and cause prob lems, it will also in validate the guarantee) . If it must be installed, first co ver it completely , particularly around the edges, with a dust cover (eg. with the elasticated cover supplied or a plastic ba g), until all cle[...]

See page 14 f or inf ormation on interconnection. Note: Wiring must be installed in compliance with local regulations. W arning: Mixing the Live and Neutral connections when interconnecting alar ms will damage all the alar ms - ensure that the same colours are used throughout the premises f or Liv e, Neutr al and Interconnect wires. W e strongly re[...]

If the mains wires are being brought along the surf ace: (a) position the mounting plate so the cable trunking is as shown in Figure 4 . (b) the mounting plate has a remov able section, take it out to interf ace directly with 25 mm conduit as shown in Figure 5 .I f interf acing to 16 mm conduit carefully cut around the marked section, leaving the t[...]

4.2 Interconnecting Alarms Note: A maximum of twelv e Ei141/144/146/161RC /164RC/166RC Smoke or Heat Alarms ma y be interconnected along with an Ei128R pattress with rela y (see “ A CCESSORIES ” section on page 15). If you wish to connect more than tw elv e alar ms contact your local distributor (see page 16 f or details). Systems using more th[...]

These Smoke/Heat Alarms should be interconnected only within the confines of a single f amily living unit. If the y are connected between diff erent units there may be e xcessive nuisance alar ms. Ev er ybody ma y not be aw are that the y are being tested or that it is a nuisance alarm caused by cooking etc. Ensure the alar ms operate correctly - s[...]

Aico Ltd . Mile End Business P ark, Maesbury Rd, Oswestry , Shropshire SY10 8NN, U .K. T el: 0870 758 4000 www .aico.co.uk Ei Electronics. Shannon, Co Clare, Ireland. T el: 061 471277 www .eielectr onics.com 1 2 3 4 4 8 9 9 10 10 11 14 15 1. QUICK GUIDE 1.1 INST ALLA TION GUIDE 1.2 ALARM REMO V AL 2. HO W MANY ALARMS TO INST ALL 2.1 CA TEGORIES OF [...]

INSTALLER INSTRUCTIONS IDEALLY INSTALL IN THE CENTRE OF CEILING AT LEAST 300mm FROM LIGHT FITTINGS LOCATE IONISATION ALARMS AWAY FROM KITCHENS TO PREVENT NUISANCE ALARMS ENSURE LIVE MAINS IS CORRECTLY CONNECTED TO L TERMINALS ON ALL INTERCONNECTED ALARMS - OTHERWISE UNITS WILL BE DAMAGED DO NOT FIT ACTUAL ALARM UNTIL ALL BUILDING WORK IS COMPLETED [...]