Smoke
alarms and fire safety 
Bournemouth Borough Council is
now using unique RadioLINK wireless interconnect
smoke alarm technology from Aico to further improve
tenant safety.
"We've experienced a number of tenants who object to
all the cabling associated with conventional
interconnected mains powered smoke alarms," says
Terry Dickerson, Bournemouth's Electrical and
Services Surveyor. "With a conventional hard wired
interconnected system, you have to install a three
core cables to interlink the detectors and hide
these in mini trunking. Some tenants have been
objecting to the upheaval and disruption, and also
the effect it has on the look of their property."
In the past, Bournemouth has had a policy of
installing Aico Ei150 Series smoke ala-Bournemouth
Borough Council is now using unique RadioLINK
wireless interconnect smoke alarm technology from
Aico to further improve tenant safety.
"We've experienced a number of tenants who object to
all the cabling associated with conventional
interconnected mains powered smoke alarms," says
Terry Dickerson, Bournemouth's Electrical and
Services Surveyor. "With a conventional hard wired
interconnected system, you have to install a three
core cables to interlink the detectors and hide
these in mini trunking. Some tenants have been
objecting to the upheaval and disruption, and also
the effect it has on the look of their property."
In the past, Bournemouth has had a policy of
installing Aico Ei150 Series smoke alarms in its
general purpose housing stock, hard wired
interconnecting an optical type alarm downstairs
with an ionisation unit upstairs. However, where
tenants objected to the interconnection cabling the
detectors were installed as stand alone.
"Interconnecting smoke alarms is an important safety
feature because it gives tenants vital extra minutes
in which to be alerted to a fire and make their
escape," continues Mr Dickerson. "We were unhappy
about the situation where alarms were not
interconnected but had to respect our tenants'
views."
However, everything changed a year ago when
Bournemouth Borough Council became aware of the new
RadioLINK wireless interconnection technology from
Aico. Using RadioLINK, alarms could be
interconnected by wireless signal rather than
cables, which meant far less disruption to tenants
and no unsightly trunking over the walls.
"Tenants who previously objected to hard wired
interconnection are fine about the new RadioLINK
technology," Mr Dickerson reports, and the council
is now identifying those tenants who could benefit
from RadioLINK and are installing RadioLINK with top
of the range Ei160 Series alarms in their
properties.
The Council currently runs an annual smoke alarm
test and maintenance contract on all its properties,
checking their Ei150 series alarms and installing
new units in applications over seven years old as a
precautionary measure. When an engineer identifies a
property which requires RadioLINK, it is reported
and an installation commissioned to upgrade tenant
safety.
Installation of the RadioLINK systems is being
carried out by local contractors Prestige Fire
Protection, who have reported no problems in
installing the new wireless technology.
Bournemouth Borough Council is also taking advantage
of RadioLINK in other installations where hard wired
cabling may prove problematic.
"Aico's RadioLINK is much faster to install and
causes so much less disruption," Mr Dickerson
reports. "We've used Aico's Ei150 series for over
six years now and always found their detectors to be
reliable. RadioLINK has helped us to solve all our
issues with interlinking alarms and the aesthetic
problems which had put some of our tenants off of
having fully adequate fire protection in
their homes.
"Interconnected alarms helps save lives; that's our
primary concern of course. However, the earlier a
fire can be detected and action taken, the less
damage there tends to be to our property, so we
benefit in the protection of our housing stock as
well. "purpose housing stock, hard wired
interconnecting an optical type alarm downstairs
with an ionisation unit upstairs. However, where
tenants objected to the interconnection cabling the
detectors were installed as stand alone.
"Interconnecting smoke alarms is an important safety
feature because it gives tenants vital extra minutes
in which to be alerted to a fire and make their
escape," continues Mr Dickerson. "We were unhappy
about the situation where alarms were not
interconnected but had to respect our tenants'
views."
However, everything changed a year ago when
Bournemouth Borough Council became aware of the new
RadioLINK wireless interconnection technology from
Aico. Using RadioLINK, alarms could be
interconnected by wireless signal rather than
cables, which meant far less disruption to tenants
and no unsightly trunking over the walls.
"Tenants who previously objected to hard wired
interconnection are fine about the new RadioLINK
technology," Mr Dickerson reports, and the council
is now identifying those tenants who could benefit
from RadioLINK and are installing RadioLINK with top
of the range Ei160 Series alarms in their
properties.
The Council currently runs an annual smoke alarm
test and maintenance contract on all its properties,
checking their Ei150 series alarms and installing
new units in applications over seven years old as a
precautionary measure. When an engineer identifies a
property which requires RadioLINK, it is reported
and an installation commissioned to upgrade tenant
safety.
Installation of the RadioLINK systems is being
carried out by local contractors Prestige Fire
Protection, who have reported no problems in
installing the new wireless technology.
Bournemouth Borough Council is also taking advantage
of RadioLINK in other installations where hard wired
cabling may prove problematic.
"Aico's RadioLINK is much faster to install and
causes so much less disruption," Mr Dickerson
reports. "We've used Aico's Ei150 series for over
six years now and always found their detectors to be
reliable. RadioLINK has helped us to solve all our
issues with interlinking alarms and the aesthetic
problems which had put some of our tenants off of
having fully adequate fire protection in
their homes.
"Interconnected alarms helps save lives; that's our
primary concern of course. However, the earlier a
fire can be detected and action taken, the less
damage there tends to be to our property, so we
benefit in the protection of our housing stock as
well."
Email:
Julie@publicityoverload.co.uk
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