Aico EI3024

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British Standard BS 5839-6:2019 also recommends the installation of multi-sensor smoke alarm technology throughout a home. So, what can we learn from this? Multi-Sensors can indeed be a good solution, especially in areas prone to false alarms, but only if you buy sensibly. Look for devices from reputable manufacturers that have specific features designed to improve false alarm immunity, rather than units that simply contain two sensors that essentially work separately from each other. Optical alarms are effective at detecting larger particles of smoke from slow burning, ‘smouldering’ fires, e.g. cigarettes on furniture or bedding. These can be placed near kitchens and in circulation spaces, but not too close to poorly ventilated bathrooms as they are liable to false alarm when exposed to steam. Three benefits to using Thermoptek multi-sensor alarm technology 1. It provides a faster reaction time to all types of fires

Optical detectors may be the number one fire detector in the market today, but the popularity of Multi-Sensors has increased dramatically over recent years and prices have fallen, making them all the more attractive. As well as Apollo, another one of our most popular Multi-Sensor fire detection devices, includes the ‘GENT Vigilon S-Quad Multi Smoke and Heat Detector with Sounder’. This Device includes Optical Heat Sensor Sounder technology, which provides a cost-effective solution for alarm signalling, which therefore helps save on installation costs as there is no need for additional power supplies. Moreover, it also includes synchronised messages which are transmitted through the same sensor that detects the fire. Thermoptek technology enables optical alarms to react just as well as ionisation alarms in all instances. 2. A stable, toast-proof alarm Most of our alarms have a 10-year life, after which they should be replaced to ensure you carry on getting the best protection. If you want to reap the benefits a Multi-Sensor can bring, it’s imperative you invest your budget wisely and don’t automatically go for the lowest cost option.The alarms may also utilise Ei’s proven RF technology for wireless interconnection and may be integrated with Ei’s Ei1000G Gateway and Environmental Sensors for the complete Connected Home Solution for safer, healthier and more sustainable homes. Multi-Sensors combine two sensor types within one alarm, most frequently optical smoke and heat sensors. As different sensors detect different types of smoke and heat, and therefore different types of fire, combining more than one sensor in a single unit potentially makes for an improved response to real fires (as opposed to false alarms). It also reduces unit and installation costs, makes alarm specification far easier and, let’s face it, looks a whole lot better than having two alarms on the ceiling. Noise identification – When interlinked, each unit will sound a different sound pattern depending on the triggering alarm whether smoke, heat or carbon monoxide This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. Over one third of false alarms could be reduced if Multi-Sensors are used in place of single sensors

On the domestic Multi-Sensor side of things, AICO is the best and preferred manufacturer, especially their ‘AICO Multi-Sensor Heat and Carbon Monoxide Alarm’. The reason this is the most popular for domestic properties is that it doesn’t need a fire alarm panel. FireAngel Specification smoke alarms use Thermoptek Multi-Sensor technology, which provides the ultimate protection at an affordable price. Thermoptek technology combines optical and heat detection technologies to increase the sensitivity of the alarm for a faster response. This enables FireAngel alarms to monitor two different by-products of fire simultaneously, and hence respond to all types of fire – a vast improvement over traditional single sensor alarms. These products are also less prone to false alarms associated with the ionisation and the optical type alarms. Find the alarm with the red light rapidly flashing. Press its ‘Hush’ button to silence. If that does not silence it, clean the alarm using a vacuum. Wait for 10 minutes and the issue should be resolved.

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With unlimited property allocations, you can set up an alarm network in the homes of your parents, a vulnerable family member, your child’s university accommodation or in your holiday home and receive notifications for all of them. Commenting on the announcement, Ei’s Irish Country Manager Sean Meally said; “The new multi sensor Ei 3030 with its advanced technology of combining three sensors in the one alarm provides the homeowner the widest range of protection from both fire and CO.”