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Ei Electronics Ei 3100RF Instruction Leaflet

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SMOKE ALARM
Instruction Leaflet
Contains vital information on unit operation and installation.
Read and retain carefully. If you are just installing the unit,
this leaflet MUST be given to the householder.
Model:
Ei 3105RF (OPTICAL WITH HUSH)
Ei 3100RF (IONISATION)
1
P/N B15??? Rev 0

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  • Page 1 Contains vital information on unit operation and installation. Read and retain carefully. If you are just installing the unit, this leaflet MUST be given to the householder. Model: Ei 3105RF (OPTICAL WITH HUSH) Ei 3100RF (IONISATION) P/N B15??? Rev 0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    SMOKE ALARM - OPTICAL OR IONISATION TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 1. READ THIS FIRST A Smoke Alarm is an early warning device. Used correctly it can give you and your family valuable extra time to escape. When the alarm sounds, immediately evacuate the premises before beginning any investigation.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    3. LOCATING YOUR SMOKE ALARMS Sufficient smoke must enter your Smoke Alarm before it will respond. Your Smoke Alarm needs to be within 10 paces (7.5 metres) of the fire to respond quickly. The smoke alarms need to be in positions where they can be heard throughout your home, so they can wake you and your family in time for every- one to escape.
  • Page 4 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 you can hear it loudly enough to wake you in the bedroom. (for exam- ple, see figure 2).

  • Page 5: Positioning Your Smoke Alarm

    If your home has more than one floor, at least one alarm should be fitted on each level (see figure 4). The Ei3105RF/Ei3100RF Wireless Smoke Alarm is ideal in this situation as they are automatically interconnected without wiring. 3.3 Recommended Protection...
  • Page 6 When a ceiling position is not possible (for example on a ceil- ing having exposed beams or joists, or built-in radiant heat- ing) put the top edge of your Smoke Alarm between 0.15m and 0.30m below the ceiling. Keep at least 0.30m from cor- ners (see figure 5).

  • Page 7: Installing Your Smoke Alarms

    It can also block the insect screen mesh and prevent smoke from entering the chamber. • Do not locate in insect infested areas. Small insects getting in to the chamber can cause intermittent alarms. 5. INSTALLING YOUR SMOKE ALARMS (a) Attaching to Ceiling or Wall. Ei3105RF AMBER LIGHT...
  • Page 8 To close the cover match up snap-in hinges and gently press together until base and cover snap together. Test the installed Smoke Alarm - see section “Manually Testing your Smoke Alarm”. NOTE: You may hear a loud chirp when attaching the Battery Connectors to the Battery.

  • Page 9: House Coding Your Alarms

    8. The units, as received, will transmit and receive the default RF signal. However, to avoid other neighbouring systems interfering with your alarms, we recommend that you “house code” your alarms. Install all the other alarms similarly. 5.2 If Radio Link is not working It is imperative that all smoke alarms in your system commu- nicate with each other.

  • Page 10: Testing And Maintaining Your

    7. TESTING AND MAINTAINING YOUR SMOKE ALARMS Your smoke alarm is a life saving device and should be regu- larly checked. Regularly check that the red light on the smoke alarm flashes once a minute to show the units are powered.
  • Page 11 Check the house carefully in case there is a small fire smoul- dering somewhere. Check whether there is some source of smoke or fumes, for example cooking fumes being drawn past the Smoke Alarm by an extractor.
  • Page 12 7.4 Cleaning your Smoke Alarm Clean your Smoke Alarm regularly. Use a soft bristle brush or the brush attachment of your vacuum cleaner to remove dust and cobwebs from the sides and cover slots where the smoke enters.

  • Page 13: Troubleshooting Your Alarms

    However it is impossible to com- pletely eliminate the effect of dust and insect contamination, and therefore, to prolong the life of the Smoke Alarm you must ensure that it is kept clean so that excess dust does not build up.

  • Page 14: Important Safeguards

    • Smoke Alarms are not a substitute for insurance. The sup- plier or manufacturer is not your insurer. • The chamber located in the center of the Smoke Alarm con- tains a small amount of radioactive material. Do not tamper...
  • Page 15 Smoke Alarm following instructions in this leaflet. • In the United Kingdom Ionisation Smoke Alarms can be dis- posed of in normal household refuse, but due to the tiny amount of radioactive material contained in the unit, no more than one alarm per dustbin.

  • Page 16: Smoke Alarm & Rf Limitations

    • Radio link may not work due to interference or the signal being blocked by furniture, renovations etc. • A smoke alarm may not wake a person who has taken drugs or alcohol. • Smoke Alarms may not detect every type of fire to give suf- ficient early warning.

  • Page 17: Getting Your Smoke Alarm Serviced

    (i) Receivers may be blocked by radio signals occurring on or near their operating frequencies, regardless of the house coding. (ii) Radio transceiver equipment, such as the Ei 3100RF / Ei 3105RF should be tested regularly at least weekly. This is...

  • Page 18: Five Year Guarantee

    This guarantee does not cover costs associated with the removal and/or installation of alarms. If this smoke alarm should become defective within the guarantee period, it must be returned to Ei Electronics, with proof of purchase, careful- ly packaged, and with the problem clearly stated. (see "Getting Your Alarm Serviced").

  • Page 19: Technical Specification

    14. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION Battery: Replaceable 9 Volt Alkaline Duracell (MN1604, Energizer 522 or Eveready 522). Battery Life: Battery can power unit in standby for over a year. Power on Indicator: Red light flashes every 40 seconds. Smoke Sensitivity: Meets or exceeds requirements of BS5446-1: 2000.
  • Page 20 (i.e. the smoke alarms can be uncoded) by pressing and holding the House Code switch on for about 6 seconds. The amber light will come on and then flash slowly to indicate the smoke alarm has been returned to the default factory set- tings. Ei Electronics Shannon Industrial Estate, Shannon, Co.

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