The Ei600RF series smoke and heat alarms with 10 year sealed lithium battery give total peace of mind over the entire product life without ever having to change batteries. These alarms are also widely accepted as an alternative to BS5839-pt6 Grade D (mains powered, interlinked alarms). Installing these units cuts out the need for an electrician, visible wiring and hence avoids mess and disruption.
Battery powered radio-interlinked optical smoke alarms with 10 year battery life. You never have to change batteries in the 10 year lifespan of product
Ideal for extensions and newly decorated properties
Up to 12 radio-interlinked smoke alarms or heat alarms can be interlinked
RF range: 150 metres (minimum) in free space and up to 30 metres in buildings
Suitable for installations complying to BS 5839-6: 2013 Grade F. Usually accepted as alternative to Grade D
Built-in radioLINK repeater function allows for the RF signal to work around obstructions
Digitally coded to avoid interference with neighbouring systems
Optical version VdS approved to BS EN 14604:2005 and CE marked
Can be used with manual break points and control switches
Features - smoke alarm: test and hush button, heat alarm - test button only
Made by Ei Electronics in Ireland
5 year warranty
If you are required to install BS5839 pt 6 grade D, present a print out of this page to your Building Inspector before purchasing to ensure that they will be accepted.
Please Note: These units use the radio-interlink frequency 868.499MHz. This bandwidth is restricted for safety products, therefore the chances of interference should be limited.
Q. Would the Ei600 series be suitable for installation in flats? The system needs to be grade A or grade D.
A.
The Ei600 series does not conform to grades A & D, it conforms to grade F, relating to battery operated interlinking smoke detection. Both grade A and grade D systems relate to mains powered interlinking alarm systems. The alarms that would be suitable for your application are the Ei140 series and the Kidde Firex.
Q. Do the Ei600 series alarms need 230v or do they just use battery?
A.
The Ei600 series of radio-interlinked alarms are completely battery operated. This means that they do not need to be wired up to the mains circuit. On the website, we offer the Ei600 series with a standard 9v battery or with a 10 year lithium longlife battery. The standard 9V batteries last approximately 12-18 months depending on how often the detectors are tested. The lithium battery units are sealed and last 10 years i.e. the full lifespan of the detector.
Q. Where more than one radio-interlinked battery operated smoke alarm is installed, if the battery in one alarm failed would the other alarms be affected?
A.
If one alarm was to malfunction the other units would not be affected, if it was due to alarm failure. If the fault was with the radio-interlinking signal, then all alarms that are in the chain after the faulty alarm would be affected and they would not go off.
Q. Do I need to take out all the batteries in my radio-interlinked alarms before adding a new alarm into the system?
A.
No, you do not need to remove all the batteries. Just simply press the house code button on all the units. Please ensure that the batteries have full power as this could render the house code process incomplete.
Q. Do the radio interlinked units give out a constant signal all the time and does this decrease the battery life more than a non-interlinked alarm?
A.
Yes, radio interlinked alarms are periodically sending and receiving signals from other units in the network and therefore the life of the battery is reduced. Units with alkaline batteries should have the batteries are changed annually [unless they are fitted with a sealed 10 year battery as eg in the Ei600RF series].
14 customers have given this product an overall rating of 4.6 out of 5
Reviews by real customers
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Rating: 5 / 5 Stars
Reviewed by: M K
suitably noisy,
Do I get any warning before a battery runs down?
Published on: 3rd September 2017
Rating: 5 / 5 Stars
Reviewed by: A M
So easy to fit and link.
Published on: 30th January 2017
Rating: 4 / 5 Stars
Reviewed by:
So far, so good
Published on: 19th May 2015
Rating: 4 / 5 Stars
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Does what it says on the tin.
Slightly difficult to work out how to put them together. Took about 20 mins of head scratching and deciphering instructions before it became clear. Since then, no trouble. Great bit of kit.
Published on: 11th February 2015
Rating: 4 / 5 Stars
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Does what it says on the tin.
Slightly difficult to work out how to put them together then test. Took about 20 mins of head scratching and deciphering instructions before it became clear. Since then, no trouble. Great bit of kit.
Published on: 11th February 2015
Rating: 5 / 5 Stars
Reviewed by:
Good but expensive
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Published on: 4th October 2014
Rating: 5 / 5 Stars
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excellent product
Published on: 26th January 2014
Rating: 5 / 5 Stars
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very good
Published on: 26th January 2014
Rating: 4 / 5 Stars
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Great product, easy to install.
Published on: 3rd November 2013
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Five stars for the product, even our building control inspector was surprised with how they worked. He is now looking to recommend this product for property's that previously would have needed to have mains powered versions fitted which would require rewiring.