Optical alarms are, however, not suitable for areas open to the elements and very dusty environments.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The alarms do not have to be earthed but a brass screw connector is provided so that the earth can be safety terminated. Ionisation alarms are best at detecting fast flaming fires which are commonly caused by clothing and paper. As well as commercial and industrial fire extinguishers, we can also supply you with extinguisher cabinets, fire blankets, home and car fire extinguishers and accessories. As with the rest of the 140RC Series alarm the Ei141RC Ionisation alarm can be interconnected with other alarms and accessories through hard wire connection or, for less mess and disruption, by RadioLINK wireless interconnection.However, power to all alarm circuits should be cut before removing and replacing any mains powered alarm.

The new alarm can interlink with any other Ei140/140RC series alarms remaining in your system, along with many other Ei Electronics / Aico models. The Aico Smoke Detector Ei141RC is an Ionisation Type Mains Powered Domestic Application Detector with a 9V Battery Backup.Please note: This product is now obsolete, the recomm ended replacement is the Aico Ei146e Optical Smoke Alarm . With the Easichange kits you can interchange the heads with the existing bases as all the bases in that series are the same. Also, you do not need to change the one you have upstairs - if you are happy you can update that one to correct version when/if it starts to fail. Note that my house is filled only with Ionisation sensors because that was what was commonly avaliable when fitted.

The Ei141RC replaces the previous Ei141 model but can still be used to extend and interlink to an existing Ei140 system.The Ei141RC Ionisation Smoke Alarm is fitted with a proprietary sensor to quickly sense high energy smoke particles from fast flaming fires. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

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To obtain a mains power supply, each alarm can be connected to the nearest lighting circuit using 2 core and earth cable with a separate, dedicated interlink cable connecting all alarms. So whether you are looking for wireless fire alarm systems, wired fire alarms, a sealed lead acid battery or fire extinguishers, you are sure to find the perfect fire safety product for your needs with us here at The Safety Centre. Ideal for installation in bedrooms, detecting fast flaming fires which are commonly caused by clothing and paper. Optical smoke detectors are suitable for installing in bedrooms and living rooms where soft furnishings and cables are common place.