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6.
Replace the wiring cover.
7.
Attach the battery to the battery snaps. Carefully line
up the Alarm on the mounting plate and slide on.
8.
Press and hold the test/hush button for 10 seconds.
The horn will sound. On release of the test button
the local alarm will stop sounding immediately and
the interconnected Alarms will stop sounding a few
seconds later.
9.
Connect the mains power to the Alarm circuit. Check
the green light is on.
10.
Attach the ‘fuse board label” provided on or near the
distribution board and write in date installed and the
number of Alarms on the circuit.
11.
Ensure the Alarm operates correctly – see section
3
- Maintaining your Alarm
.
2.7 Interconnecting Alarms
With interconnected Alarms, when one device detects
fire, all will sound. All Alarms will sound but only Alarms
detecting the emergency event will be flashing their red
LED alarm indicator.
Heat Alarms
must
always be interconnected
to
Smoke Alarms to ensure early warning. They are not
suitable as a fire safety device unless they are part of
a fire safety system i.e. when interconnected to one or
more Smoke Alarms.
Note:
A maximum of 12 Alarms and accessory devices
can be interconnected in an Aico/Ei Electronics Alarm
system. If you wish to connect more than 12 Alarms,
contact the Aico Technical Department on 01691
664100.
WARNING:
Do not hardwire interconnect mains
powered Alarms with low voltage or battery powered
Aico/Ei Electronics Alarms/devices or any other type
of Alarm produced by another manufacturer. Doing so
may damage the Alarms and could result in a shock or
fire hazard.
Systems using more than 3 or 4 Alarms must be very
carefully planned to ensure nuisance/false alarms are
not excessive. e.g. from cooking fumes or steam. The
following is suggested:
An Alarm Control Switch (model Ei1529RC) or
a Fire/CO Alarm Controller (model Ei450) should
be incorporated into the system and be readily
accessible to all occupants so that the source of an
alarm can be quickly identified.
