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Aico RadioLINK Alarms and bases: doing the House-Coding right (Aico Tips)

Posted by the electrician in ask Mr Sparks, customer service, fire alarms, guest expert, security systems, technical data, website update on February 20, 2012

Aico RadioLINK Alarms and bases: doing the House-Coding right (Aico Tips)These tips are ideal for the contractor who purchases the Aico Fire Alarms with RadioLINK integrated and is installing them, maintaining them, and testing them. Also, anyone who wants to know more about the Aico Fire Alarms and the innovative RadioLINK technology (wirelessly interconnecting the fire alarms in the building) will also find these tips very useful.

Remember: the RadioLINK Alarms need to be coded together! There is always a chance that the house next door would also use the RadioLINK system and you don’t want to trigger their alarm off whenever yours is! Please find below the tips and advices from Aico – via How Do I Test / Commission?

RadioLINK Alarms / Bases – doing the House-Coding right!

The RadioLINK units interconnect with each other using Radio-frequency signals – so no interconnect wiring is needed. To make sure that you don’t have alarms in one house triggering the ones next door, you need to ‘House-Code’ the system.

To do this, simply follow the steps below:

  • Push a screwdriver into the ‘House Code’ slot on the side of the RadioLINK base
  • Wait for the amber light (blue on Ei405 and Ei405TY models) on the side of the base to come on solidly. As soon as it does, pull the screwdriver out
  • The amber light will start flashing to show it’s looking for other units on the system. Repeat this process on all RadioLINK units in the system so that all amber lights are flashing
  • Check that the number of flashes equals the number of RadioLINK units. For example, 3 units = 3 flashes, 4 units = 4 flashes etc.
  • If the number of flashes is ok it shows they have all House-Coded together. Complete the coding by pushing a screwdriver into the ‘House-Code’ slot on the side of any one of the RadioLINK bases in the system.
  • Wait for the amber light to come on solidly. As soon as it does, pull the screwdriver out. This will send a RadioLINK signal out to ‘seal’ the system. To show they have ‘sealed’, the amber lights will stop flashing on all other bases

The alarms/bases have now been House-Coded. Soon we will post more information on how to test the alarms as per the ‘RadioLINK Alarms/Bases – Testing’ section at, How Do I Test / Commission section on the Aico website.

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Interconnecting the Aico Ei140 series of Heat/Smoke alarms: hard-wired or RadioLINK

Posted by sparksdirect in ask Mr Sparks, fire alarms, in-house announcements, technical data, website update on March 23, 2010

Aico Fire alarms - heat alarms, optical alarms, ionisation alarms - Aico Ei140 seriesThe Aico Ei140 range of Mains Powered Alarms with Alkaline battery back-up is fully introduced via the fire-detect website and also as “the contractor range, mains powered Aico Ei140” and “radioLINK communication in the case of the Aico Ei140 fire alarms“(via the Fire Alarms articles database). These optical / heat / ionisation alarms can be interconnected via either hard-wiring(in the case of the new build properties) or via wireless connection, the RadioLINK(in the case of the private properties or the places where people don’t want to touch/dig in the walls for installing the fire alarms). This range of Domestic Fire Alarms is both mains powered and with an Alkaline 9V battery back-up, and each has a test/hush button incorporated. Ideal for the new build and private properties, the Aico Ei140 range also comes with a 5 year guarantee.

Before we deal with the types of the interconnection between the Aico Ei140 Alarms, let’s find out more specific and useful info about each of the alarms composing this range.

Aico Ei140 series - Aico Ionisation Alarm Ei146The Aico Ei146 – Optical Alarm

  • This alarm is more responsive to smouldering fires(sofas, TVs);
  • It has a proven optical sensor with insect screen to reduce false alarms;
  • The Aico Ei146 is ideal for the new build and private properties;
  • This alarm is Third Party Accredited by BSI(BS EN14604:2005; KM 522831);
  • Can be installed in the hallway, in the landing area, or in the living room.

Aico Ei140 series - Aico Ionisation Alarm Ei144The Aico Ei144 – Heat Alarm

  • This alarm responds to heat build-up from large flaming fires;
  • The Aico Ei144 is ideal for the new build and private properties;
  • The heat sensor in this alarm triggers at 58 degrees Celsius;
  • Can be hard-wired or connected by RadioLINK;
  • It is Third Party Accredited by BSI(BS 5446-2:2003, KM83678);
  • Can be installed in the kitchen or in the garage.
  • Buy online the Aico Ei144 heat alarm.

Aico Ei140 series - Aico Ionisation Alarm Ei141The Aico Ei141 – Ionisation Alarm

  • This alarm is more responsive to flaming fires(papers, clothing);
  • The Aico Ei141 has a proven long life ionisation sensor;
  • It is Third Party Accredited by BSI(BS EN 14604:2005, KM522831);
  • The Aico Ei141 is ideal for the new build and private properties;
  • Can be installed in the bedroom.

Aico Ei140 series – hard wire interconnection

For the Aico Ei140 series to be hard-wire interconnected you will need:

Aico Ei140 series – RadioLINK wireless interconnection

The Wireless Interconnection is achieved with a RadioLINK base under each alarm – the Aico Ei168RC Base. For the Aico Ei140 series to be connected via the RadioLINK base – wireless interconnection – you will need:

The purpose of this article is to present what are the main features of the Aico Ei140 series(ideal for private or new build properties) and how they can be interconnected to form a fire alarm system to protect your home. To purchase the Aico Ei140 range, visit the Aico Ei146, Aico Ei144, and Aico Ei141.

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The Aico Ei160RC series interconnection – mains powered alarms, hard-wired or RadioLINK

Posted by sparksdirect in ask Mr Sparks, fire alarms, technical data, website update on March 22, 2010

The Aico Ei160RC series, fully introduced online via the fire-detect website and also via “Heat Alarms, the Specifier Range Aico Ei160RC” and the RadioLINK wireless communication with Aico Ei160RC series, is a mains powered alarms series with rechargeable Lithium Back-up. Actually, the back-up battery lasts up to 10years, and it is one of the best ever invented yet. Incorporating the Easi-fit technology(very easy to fit and install), this range of fire alarms can be either hard-wired or connected via RadioLINK(with the Aico Ei168RC base). Also, all the devices in this range have an incorporated test and hush button, and they come with a 5 year guarantee. This range of Fire Alarms, the Aico Ei160RC series, is ideal for social and rented properties.

If we were to see some more specific list of features / suggestions for the fire alarms in the Aico Ei160RC range, we will find out the following:

Aico optical alarms - the Aico Ei166RC seriesAico Ei166RC – Optical alarm

  • The Aico Ei166RC is more responsive to the smouldering fires(sofas, TVs, etc);
  • Incorporates a proven optical sensor with insect screen to reduce false alarms;
  • Third party accredited by BSI(BS EN 14606:2005, KM 522831);
  • To be sited: in the hallway, in the landing areas, or in the living room;
  • If it is interconnected with the RadioLINK Ei168RC, it can be wirelessly connected to the other devices;

Aico heat alarms - the Aico Ei164RC seriesAico Ei164RC – Heat Alarm

  • The Aico Ei164RC responds to heat build-up from large flaming fires;
  • The heat sensor triggers at 50 degrees Celsius;
  • Third party accredited by BSI (BS 5446-2:2003, KM 83678);
  • To be sited: in the kitchen or in the garage;
  • If it is interconnected with the RadioLINK Ei168RC, it can be wirelessly connected to the other devices;

Aico Ionisation alarms - the Aico Ei161RC seriesAico Ei161RC – Ionisation Alarm

  • The Aico Ei161RC is more responsive to flaming fires(papers, clothing);
  • It has a proven long life ionisation sensor;
  • Third party accredited by BSI (BS EN 14604:2005, KM 522831);
  • To be sited: in the bedroom;
  • If it is interconnected with the RadioLINK Ei168RC, it can be wirelessly connected to the other devices;

Aico Ei160RC series – hard wire interconnection

For the Aico Ei160RC series to be hard-wire interconnected you will need:

Aico Ei160RC series – RadioLINK wireless interconnection

For the Aico Ei160RC series to be connected via the RadioLINK base – wireless interconnection – you will need:

To purchase the Aico Ei160RC series, visit the Aico Domestic Fire Alarms, and choose the right one for your need.

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The Aico Ei2110 Multi-Sensor alarm for the Ultimate Home Protection, hard-wired or RadioLINK connected

Posted by sparksdirect in all-time best-seller, customer service, fire alarms, technical data, website update on March 19, 2010

The Aico Ei2110 series is a multi-sensor, mains powered alarm with rechargeable Lithium Back-up. This Multi-Sensor is the ideal alarm for the Ultimate Protection. With the Easi-Fit and the i-fire technology incorporated, the Aico Ei2110 is the ideal multi-sensor fire alarm. Up to now, there have only been three types of alarms available – the optical alarm, the heat alarm, and the ionisation alarm. Each one is best suited to a different fire type(e.g. flaming fire, smouldering fire, etc). The Ei2110 Multi-sensor changes everything – it has two sensors in it, both the optical and the heat sensor, so that it gives the best response to all different fire types.

For the ultimate protection, fit the Aico Ei2110 Multi-Sensor fire alarm – part of the “intelligent fire” or “i-fire” Series. A mains powered alarm, the Aico Ei2110 multi-sensor alarm has the added benefit of built-in, tamper-proof rechargeable Lithium cells as back-up. But the real key to the Aico Ei2110 is its two separate sensing technologies – Optical and Heat.  As such, the unit is capable of monitoring two very different by-products of a fire – smoke and heat – so that its response to all fire types is significantly improved when compared with traditional single sensor type units.  It also makes it less vulnerable to false alarms.

Main features of the Aico Ei2110 multi-sensor alarm

  • Two sensors included, the Optical sensor and the Heat detector;
  • Improved response to all the different fire types;
  • This alarm responds to both slow smouldering fires(sofas, TVs) and fast flaming fires(Papers, clothing, etc);
  • The unique automatic “dust compensation” reduces the false alarms;
  • One single person test feature – allows you to easily check the interconnected alarms;
  • This multi-sensor alarm is third party accredited by BSI(BS EN 14604: 2005);
  • It can be used for siting in the hallway, in the landing area, in the living room, or in the bedroom(guidance only; see BS 5839-6:2004 for full info);
  • Mains powered multi-sensor Aico alarm;
  • 10 year rechargeable Lithium Back-Up battery;
  • Easi-fit Technology – easy to install;
  • Can be either hard-wired or connected via RadioLINK;
  • Includes Test / Hush button;
  • This multi-sensor alarm has a 5 year guarantee.

The Building Regulations for the houses with more than 2 storeys state that there needs to be a detector in every room. There are two main ways to inter-link / connect the detectors that need to be installed into the different kind of rooms/spaces existing in this kind of homes: either a hard-wired connection(you will need to put up wires to connect the alarms, mainly practiced in places where a renovation work is in progress/there is a possibility to do this/new built places) or wireless interconnection(in any building that one does not want to “digg into the walls” or re-model the house, in the grade 2 rated buildings, old homes, or in any situation). As regards the Grade 2 listed buildings – the historical ones, protected by law – any modification / damage to the wall or the ceiling both inside and outside is prohibited – for these cases, it is recommended to install a wireless RadioLINK interconnection for the different detectors to be sited.

Aico Ei2110 For the Ultimate Protection – the hard-wired connection

For the Ultimate Protection for your house, the Aico Ei2110 can be hard-wired with the following devices to have a circuit of home fire detection system:

Aico Ei2110 for the Ultimate Protection – Wireless connection with the RadioLINK base

When is connected with the RadioLINK base (which provides wireless connection) – the Aico Ei2110 connected with the Aico Ei168RC base – the fire detection system is connected via the radio waves, using:

You can order the Aico Ei2110 at the Domestic Fire Alarms via our website, or view more details at Fire-Detect.co.uk.

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Install a quality Aico smoke/heat alarm system in a fraction of the time!

Posted by sparksdirect in fire alarms, technical data on July 13, 2009

Save time and money in choosing and installing the smoke/heat/fire alarms – choose the Aico Fire Alarms / Aico Smoke Alarms / Aico Heat alarms – domestic alarms and alarm systems. These alarms incorporate wireless communication for mains powered smoke and heat alarms – RadioLINK.

RadioLINK benefits – briefly

  • The installation time is greatly reduced. You don’t need to lift the floorboards and the carpets, and the level of user disruption is minimum.
  • The “Easi-Fit” technology applied/incorporated saves further time and money on every installation of the fire/smoke/heat alarms.
  • These alarms have a wireless interconnection(no need to hard-wire their connection) and a zoning capability(you can plan/divide the house into zones, assigning each alarm to a zone);
  • The interconnection cost is fixed, actually it is included in the cost of the devices;
  • The radio transceiver technology used has been tried, tested and proven for a while now;
  • This system is fully upgradeable – future proof fire alarm system;
  • The risk of accidental mis-wiring is minimal;
  • False alarms – no false alarms from normal electrical transients;
  • The usage of the Easi-Fit alarms has proven to be an excellent idea in millions of installation nationwide;
  • There is a wide range of optional devices available:
    - The remote control switch(Ei411H) – only for use with the Ei160RC series(the Ei161RC, Ei164RC, and Ei166RC models);
    - the Manual call point Ei407;
    - The relay module Ei428;
    - The alarm for the deaf Ei170RF.

So, why not save time, trouble, and money with the Aico RadioLINK devices!

RadioLINK – wireless interconnection of the smoke/heat alarms

RadioLINK is the only mains-powered smoke and heat alarm system that interconnects not via hard-wiring but via a radio signal(not cable wiring but wireless). What you need to do is to simply install each alarm with an Aico Ei168RC RadioLINK base and then wire them to the nearest light fitting. Activate the House-Code switch on each of the units in the system – now all the alarms on the system will sound if any one of them detects fire! They are inter-connected via the RadioLINK technology.

Major Time Savings with RadioLINK
Because there is no need to run cables and fix them in the walls/ceilings, causing a good mess in the process, you can complete the installation in a fraction of time! All you need to do is to just connect / wire the heat/smoke alarm to the nearest light fitting for power supply.

RadioLINK – in conjunction with EasiFit
This wireless interconnection technology, RadioLINK, features the unique and patented Easi-Fit installation system that has been widely positively received and acclaimed by the contractors and domestic installers. This way of installing the fire / smoke / heat alarms ensures that you save even more time on every installation.

Ideal for Larger Systems and HMO’s
With RadioLINK, a larger alarm system can be installed easily quickly, with a minimum disruption. This wireless technology of interconnecting the fire alarms also allows simple alarm zoning and setup as optional ancillary devices such as the manual call points, the remote signalling relays, etc.

Special Needs compatible
The RadioLINK technology and devices can also meet additional system requirements very simply and easily – whether it is providing warning for deaf persons (see Aico Ei170RF), installing a relay (see Aico Ei428) to signal to a Warden Call System, or providing a switch (see Aico Ei411H) to control a system without having to climb on a chair to access the alarms.

Unique House Coding
The RadioLINK units have a simple and unique coding system for the use of installation. The activating of the House-Code switch on all the units allows the RadioLINK alarms to automatically “learn” each other as a system – they automatically detect one another and coordinate together. This eliminates the risk of interference from the neighbouring systems.

The Multiple Repeater Function
The Ei168RC RadioLINK base unit now features a multiple repeater function as standard – this allows the radio signals to trave aling multiple paths. This multiple path capability allows the system to manage many RF impenetrable structures in the property, providing a more robust and reliable interconnection between all alarms in the system.

A Proven Technology
The RadioLINK technology has been developed, designed, and manufactured by Ei Electronics – the first name in domestic fire safety for quality, performance, and reliability. This radio technology incorporated in the RadioLINK base is already widely proven in literally thousands of domestic applications, while the detection element consists of the best-selling Aico Ei160RC series or the Aico Ei140 series alarms – the most successful and popular designs in use today.

Planning for the future – future proof
With this wireless technology from Aico, it is exceptionally fast, simple and cost-effective to change or add alarms and ancillary devices. If the requirements change, a RadioLINK system can be adapted easily to meet the new requirements.

When installing a mains powered smoke alarm system, how much time do u waste? With the Aico Easi-Fit installation system incorporated in the RadioLINK devices, you don’t have to:

  • remove carpets – interconnecting the smoke alarms is vital, but it can also be consuming, highly disruptive and often damaging to the property. It does not have to be so, in a normal way! Easi-Fit solves that problem! No Removing of the Carpets!
  • lift the floorboards – you may need to channel into walls, rip up and then replace floorboards, install obtrusive trunking, make good any plaster damage, replace damaged wallpaper, repaint the surfaces, or even re-lay the carpets. The preparation and repair work can add hours to an installation. The Easi-Fit technology does not make this kind of mess/require you to go through this trouble! No Lifting Of The Floorboards!
  • have unsightly trunking – No Unsightly Trunking! You can now install a high quality mains powered alarm system in a small fraction of the normal time – and in the same time avoid all the mess, expense and time wasted with hard-wired interconnection – thanks to the RadioLINK technology!

You can overcome all these troubles with the RadioLINK technology! Read more about the RadioLINK technology on fire-detect.co.uk, read the RadioLINK Frequently Asked Questions (here also), and buy online Aico Fire Alarms – domestic alarms – with the RadioLINK technology integrated. Also, more details about the Easi-Fit technology can be found here. To help you in your choice of the domestic fire alarms, we also recommend the Domestic alarm selector, choosing what alarms to fit and where, based on BS 5839-6:2004.

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