By fitting an Optical alarm in these areas, you are less likely to get nuisance alarms, especially if the alarm is located close to the Kitchen. This 9V battery can power the fire alarm for as long as two years without requiring any power from the mains. Different alarms sensors work best at detecting different types of fire and so should be sited in appropriate rooms throughout a property. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

Once you have fitted all your bases and alarms you will need to connect them via ‘House-Coding’ upon install, to confirm they are communicating properly. Ei146E can be operated independently or may be interconnected to other alarms via the optional RadioLink base.To find out more about cookies, including how you can disable/enable them in your browser, visit www. The Aico Ei146 Optical Smoke Alarm runs on 230V AC mains power, and has a 9V PP3 Alkaline Battery back-up capable of lasting up to 4 years in standby mode and capable of powering the alarm for up to 2 years without mains power. Our site uses its own and third-party cookies to improve our services and show you advertising related to your preferences by analysing your browsing habits. Credit subject to status, UK residents only, Toolstation Ltd, acts as a broker and offers finance from a restricted range of finance providers, PayPal Credit is a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH. The Ei146e mains powered optical smoke alarm from EI Electronics is the upgrade to the Ei146RC detector.

The Ei146e Optical Smoke Alarm is a mains-powered alarm with a 9V Alkaline battery back-up and contains a large, proven optical smoke chamber. They first began by connecting their heat and smoke alarms via radio frequency (RF), meaning that when one alarm in the system was alerted, they all sounded off.All this took was fitting a base or module directly onto the alarm, such as the RadioLINK base EI168RC, which complies with all alarms in the 140RC Series. Yes, the new Ei3000 series is fully backward compatible and will work directly with the the Ei140 series base. This upgrade will allow the smoke alarm to wirelessly connect to other RadioLINK detectors in your property, saving additional wiring complications in areas which are difficult to access. It is possible to interconnect the EI146E alarm with other accessories and alarms via a hard-wired connection or, to minimise disruption and mess, by a wireless RadioLINK interconnection.

As this alarm contains a 9V Alkaline battery back-up, this battery will need changing over the course of its 10-year life. Full backward compatibility with all devices used with the previous versions, including the Ei1529RC remote control switch and Ei168RC wireless base, means adding it to an existing EI140/160/3000 system or replacing an old alarm is quick, easy, and reliable. This information includes the RF signal strength between alarms, the age of alarms and CO levels (if there is a CO alarm in the system).Ei146E features a brand new updated aesthetic, with cleaner, more modern styling alongside a new, slimmer construction than its predecessor the Ei146RC. Powered by 230V AC with a 9V user replaceable Alkaline battery backup to ensure continuous operation (up to 3 years) in the event of a power failure.