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With over €350 million of the 160
Series alarms sold to date, the
new 160e Series builds on this
high quality, reliable and proven
technology to produce a cleaner,
modern designed alarm containing
a whole raft of enhancements
to increase protection and
performance.
The alarms have been completely
redesigned to lend themselves to
suiting most modern properties
and to complement the latest Ei
Electronic accessories. The new
160e design is up to 18% slimmer
when compared to the previous
160RC Series alarms allowing them
to be less obtrusive in the room,
whilst maintaining the same easi-
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upgrade from previous EI alarms.
The units have been made all the
easier to install. Additional screw
holes have been incorporated into
the base to save on installation
times with all hole positions
matching previous alarm bases,
removing the need to drill extra
holes. The holes themselves have
been adapted to enable N° 8 Screws
to be used and bigger terminals
have been incorporated to readily
accommodate 1.5mm² cable, making
it easier to wire. ‘O’ for Optical and
‘I’ for Ionisation have been imprinted
on the alarm test buttons and colour
coding added to the back of every
alarm to make it easier to check the
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Components within the alarms
provide improved performance in
response time and resistance to false
alarms. The Ei164e Heat Alarm has
a new thermistor giving a faster
alarm response when the trigger
temperature is reached. The Ei166e
Optical Alarm has a new cylindrical
sensor chamber encapsulated by a
bonded protective mesh to keep out
potential contaminates such as dust
and insects whilst still allowing the
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With Ei’s award winning RadioLINK
wireless alarm interconnection,
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and landlords, the 160e Series of
alarms now comes with a plug in
RadioLINK+ module negating the
need for a separate RadioLINK
base. The Ei100MRF RadioLINK+
module simply slots into the alarm
and is automatically activated ready
to be House Coded in with the rest
of the system. Such a design saves
on installation time and reduces
associated costs.
With the introduction of the
RadioLINK+ module, the House
Coding slot has now been moved
onto the actual alarm making it
easy to access and use and, most
importantly, enabling all the alarms
to be House Coded in situ. This not
only makes for quicker installation,
but also allows the installer to
check RF signal strength at the
exact location the alarms will be
when protecting the occupants and
dwelling.
RadioLINK+ has also made it easier
to expand existing systems. With
RadioLINK+ only one alarm in the
existing system needs putting into
Remote House Code mode, which
signals to all other devices on the
house coded system that a new
alarm/accessory needs adding, as
opposed to all the alarms.
RadioLINK+ has an enhanced self-
monitoring function that recognises
system tampering or alarm head
removal. Each alarm in the system
has the ability to identify the alarm
with the strongest Radio Frequency
(RF) signal and automatically pair
with it. At regular intervals, these
paired alarms communicate with
each other so that if one alarm is
removed from its base the other will
acknowledge the lack of response
with an indicator light and log this
in its memory, even if the missing
alarm is replaced. It can also send
an ‘Alarm Removed’ signal when
connected to an Ei414 Fire/CO
Alarm Interface and third party
device e.g. Warden Call or other
monitoring systems.
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solutions, delivering the highest
quality protection for BS 5839-6
Grade D applications, the new 160e
Series includes Optical, Heat and
Ionisation Alarm models. These
mains powered alarms come with
10 year rechargeable Lithium cells
to provide back-up in the event
of a mains failure. 160e alarms are
compatible with existing Ei alarms
and accessories, enabling for full
system upgrades or simple system
expansion using the new models.
The original 160 Series, launched
in 1999, has been installed into
millions of properties across Ireland
and UK. EI Electronics has invested
considerably in the range over
the years, with a number of key
developments such as RadioLINK
wireless alarm interconnection and
remote control. The 160e is the next
evolutionary step forward.
All alarms are designed and built
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European standards and regulations.
With more mains powered domestic
smoke alarms installed in Ireland
and UK’s social housing than any
other manufacturer, EI Electronics
is tried, tested and trusted. Ei also
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phone and an internal sales team to
help with any enquiries.
EI Electronics
New EI Electronics 160e Series
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The Next Step In Alarm Evolution