Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Ei168RC Aico
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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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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).
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.
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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.
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