Ei Electronics Ei3105H - Manual

INSTRUCTIONS
This leaflet contains vital information on the operation and
installation of your Smoke Alarm. Please read carefully and
retain for future use. If you are just installing the unit this
leaflet MUST be given to the householder.
1. BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR
SMOKE ALARM
A Smoke Alarm is an early warning device. Installing Smoke
Alarms can give you and your family valuable extra time to
escape.
Note:-
• Install as close to the centre of the ceiling as possible.
• Press the Test Button weekly.
• Replace the battery once a year or when the Alarm beeps
once every minute and the red light flashes at the same
time.
• If the Alarm beeps without the LED flashing at the same
time the unit must be cleaned.
• A Smoke Alarm does not prevent fires.
• Plan your escape route.
• Proper protection may require more than one Smoke
Alarm.
• If you have any questions or doubts about Smoke Alarms
contact the supplier or your local Fire Brigade.
2. LOCATING SMOKE ALARMS
Sufficient smoke must enter the Smoke Alarm before it will
respond. Your Smoke Alarm needs to be within 10 paces (7.5
metres) of the fire to respond quickly. It also needs to be in a
position where its alarm can be heard throughout your home,
so it can wake you and your family in time for you all to
escape. A single Smoke Alarm will give some protection if it is
properly installed, but most homes will require two or more to
ensure that a reliable early warning is given. For maximum
protection you should put individual Smoke Alarms in all the
rooms where fire is most likely to break out (except bathroom
and kitchen).
Your first Smoke Alarm should be located between the sleep-
ing area and the most likely sources of fire (living room or
kitchen for example). But it should not be more than 10 paces
(7.5 metres) from the door to any room where a fire might start
and block your escape from the house.
Important: This Smoke Alarm is only suitable for domestic
use.
Recommended locations, Figures 1, 2, & 3
for minimum protection
• on each storey
• in each sleeping area
• every 7.5 metres of hallways & rooms
• within 3 metres of all bedroom doors
for maximum protection
in every room (except bathrooms and kitchens)
Figure 1: Single storey dwelling
Figure 2: Single storey dwelling with separate sleeping areas
Figure 3: Multi Storey Dwelling
a) Single Storey Dwelling
If the home is on one level (a bungalow or mobile home for
example) you should put the first 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 a person in the bedrooms. (See
Figure 1)
If your bungalow is very large and the corridor or hallway is
more than say 22 paces (15 metres) long, one Smoke Alarm
will not be sufficient. This is because no matter where it is
located it will be more than 7.5 metres from potential fires.
In houses with more than one sleeping area, Smoke Alarms
should be placed between each sleeping area and the living
area. (For example, see Figure 2)
b) Multi Storey Dwellings
If your home is on more than one level the best place for your
first Smoke Alarm is in the downstairs hallway near the stairs.
(For example, see Figure 3). This is because smoke is likely
to be detectable in the hallway before it reaches the upstairs
landing and bedrooms. Your second Smoke Alarm should be
upstairs, because the downstairs Smoke Alarm is unlikely to
detect the smoke from a fire in a bedroom upstairs. We
strongly recommend that Smoke Alarms are fitted on each
story.
c) Maximum Protection
For maximum protection you should put individual Smoke
Alarms in all the rooms where fire is most likely to break out,
(apart from kitchens, bathrooms etc., see “Locations to
Avoid”). The living room is the most likely place for a fire to
start at night, followed by the kitchen and then the dining
room. You should also consider putting Smoke Alarms in any
bedrooms where fires might occur, for instance, where there
is an electrical appliance such as an electric blanket or heater,
or where the occupant is a smoker. You could also consider
putting Smoke Alarms in any rooms where the occupant is
unable to respond very well to a fire starting in the room, such
as an elderly or sick person or a very young child.
d) Checking you Can Hear your Smoke Alarm
With the Smoke Alarm sounding in its intended location,
check you are able to hear it in each bedroom with the door
closed, above the sound of your radio. The radio should be
set to a reasonably loud conversation level. If you can’t hear
it over your radio the chances are that it wouldn’t wake a per-
son.
If a Smoke Alarm is too far away for it to wake you, it is best
to interconnect it to another Smoke Alarm near the bedroom.
A maximum of twelve Smoke Alarms may be interconnected
(See page 1 for the model numbers of Smoke Alarms with
interconnect), so that all interconnected Alarms respond when
one Alarm senses smoke (see page 9 for further details).
3. POSITIONING YOUR SMOKE ALARM
Position your Smoke Alarm to comply with applicable building
regulations.
a) Ceiling Mounting
Hot smoke rises and spreads out, so a central ceiling position
is the preferred location. The air is “dead” and does not move
in corners, therefore Smoke Alarms must be mounted away
from corners.
Place the unit at least 0.5 m from any light fitting or decorative
object which might obstruct smoke entering the Smoke Alarm.
Keep at least 0.5 m away from walls and corners. (see Figure
4)
Wall mounting is not recommended for Smoke Alarms.
b) Mounting on a Sloping Ceiling
In areas with sloping or peaked ceilings install your Smoke
Alarm 90 cm from the highest point measured horizontally,
because “dead air” at the apex may prevent smoke from
reaching the unit.
c) Locations to Avoid
Don’t place your Smoke Alarm in any of the following areas:
• Bathrooms, kitchens, shower rooms, garages or other
rooms where the Smoke Alarm may be triggered by steam,
condensation, normal smoke or fumes. Keep at least 6 m
away from potential sources of fumes.
• Attics or other places where extremes of temperature may
occur (below 4oC or above 40oC).
• Near a decorative object, door, light fitting, window
moulding etc., that may prevent smoke from entering the
Smoke Alarm.
• Surfaces that are normally warmer or colder than the rest
of the room (for example attic hatches, uninsulated exteri-
or walls etc). Temperature differences might stop smoke
from reaching the unit.
• Next to or directly above heaters or air conditioning
vents, windows, wall vents etc. that can change the
direction of airflow.
• In very high or awkward areas where it may be difficult to
reach the Alarm (for testing, battery replacement etc).
• Locate unit at least 1.5m and route wiring at least 1 m
away from fluorescent light fittings as electrical “noise”
and/or flickering may affect the unit.
• Locate the unit at least 1 metre from dimmer controlled
lights and wiring - some dimmers can cause interference.
• Locate away from very dusty or dirty areas as dust build-
up in the chamber can make unit too sensitive and prone
to alarm. It can also block the insect screen mesh and pre-
vent smoke from entering the smoke detector chamber.
• Do not locate in insect infested areas. Small insects get-
ting into the smoke detector chamber can cause intermit-
tent alarms.
d) Nuisance/False Alarms
If, when the Alarm goes off, there is no sign of smoke, heat or
noise to indicate that there is a fire, you should get your fam-
ily into a safe place, before you start investigating.
Check the entire house/apartment carefully in case there is a
small fire smouldering somewhere.
Check whether there is some source of smoke or fumes, for
example cooking fumes being drawn past the Smoke Alarm
by an extractor.
If there are frequent nuisance/false Alarms it may be neces-
sary to relocate the device away from the source of the fumes.
Fanning vigorously with a newspaper or similar will help
silence the Alarm by removing smoke from the sensing
chamber.
4. INSTALLING YOUR SMOKE ALARM
a) The Smoke Alarm is battery powered with no need for elec-
trical wiring (unless units are being interconnected,
see page 9).
1. Pull cover open at tab. Do not remove the base from the
back of the Smoke Alarm.
2. Find a suitable location, place the base of the Smoke Alarm
against the ceiling and mark the position of the screw holes
with a pencil.
3. Taking care to avoid any electrical wiring in the ceiling drill
two holes through the centres of the marked locations, insert
wall plugs and screw the unit into place.
b) Connecting the Battery
Using a pencil, note the date you inserted the battery on the
inside of the base for future reference. Remove the battery
from the battery holder and connect to the battery connector,
(see Figure 7).
The Ei Electronics Smoke Alarm is fitted with a battery con-
nector to make connecting the battery safer.
Check the Smoke Alarm as outlined on page 8.
c) Safety Lock
All models are fitted with a warning flag (safety interlock),
which pops up preventing the cover from being closed when
no battery is inserted. When inserting or replacing a battery
the flag must be pushed down into the battery holder.
(See Figure 7 (a)).
WARNING: Smoke Alarms do not function without a battery.
5. LOOKING AFTER YOUR SMOKE ALARM
a) Automatic Self-Test
The smoke chamber automatically tests itself every 40 sec-
onds. If the chamber is degraded the unit will beep, without
the LED flashing at the same time. If this happens clean the
unit.
b) Checking the Smoke Alarm
It is recommended that you test
your Smoke Alarm at least once a
week to be sure the unit is work-
ing properly. Press and hold the
Test Button until the Alarm
sounds (it may take up to 10 sec-
onds), (see Figure 8). It will also
help you and your family to
become familiar with the sound of
the Alarm.
c) Replacing the Battery
Fresh batteries should last about one year. When the battery
is nearly depleted and needs to be replaced the unit beeps
once a minute for at least 30 days. The alarm will stop beep-
ing when the battery has been replaced. Also replace the bat-
tery if pressing the test button does not cause the Alarm to
sound. For maximum reliability, replace the battery at least
once a year.
Insert the new battery as soon as possible to ensure proper
functioning of the unit. Leakage could cause damage to the
Alarm, furniture, and carpeting.
A flashing light every 40 seconds (without the unit beeping)
does not mean that the battery needs to be replaced.
Note: Also check proper functioning of the Smoke Alarm
after re-occupation following a holiday etc. by pressing
the test button.
PHOTO-ELECTRONIC SMOKE ALARM
FOR DOMESTIC USE
Ei 105B Ei 2105B Ei 3105B
Standard Models
Ei 105C
Ei 2105C Ei 3105C
Models with Interconnect
Ei 105H
Ei 2105H Ei 3105H
Models with Hush
Ei 105CH Ei 2105CH
Ei 3105CH.
Models with Interconnect & Hush
1 2 3
Figure 4 Figure 5
5
Ideal: Centre of the ceiling
“Dead air” spaces:
Keep at least 0.5 m
away from
corners and walls.
6 7
Figure 6
9 Volt
Battery
Battery Connector
Figure 7
8
Figure 8
Figure 7a
BEDROOM
DINING ROOM
KITCHEN
BEDROOM
BATH
ROOM
BEDROOM
LIVING ROOM
Pull open at tab
Screw hole
Test button Siren
Label
Smoke chamber
4
Screw hole
BEDROOM
DINING ROOM
KITCHEN
BED
ROOM
BEDROOM
90cm