I have upgrade some smoke alarms in a house which now has 3 hardwired alarms and one wireless heat detector. All alarms are from the Aico range (Ei3016, Ei603RF).
I have installed one radiolink module (Ei3000MRF) into one of the hardwired alarms. This allows the hardwired alarms to communicate with the heat detector.
Ei3016 Optical smoke alarm
Radiolink module
Ei603RF heat alarm
I believe that I have 'house coded' the system by pressing a screw driver into the slot on the hardwired alarm with the radiolink module, waiting for the blue light, then pressing the button on the back of the heat detector and getting a blue flashing light etc.
My problem is that when I test my alarms, it triggers alarms in neighbouring houses. To make matters worse, this sets off a Mexican wave in all directions and so far we are aware of 6 houses in our area whose alarms are triggered when we test our alarms.
I suspect that our alarms are stuck on the default factory set radiolink channel. I have already tried to recode it, but get the same problem.
I wonder if there is something specific to the combination of Ei603RF and Ei3000MRF which forces them to stick to the common factory set channel.
Or perhaps I have just failed to house code properly? At least one of the neighbouring houses had their alarms professionally installed. Also another neighbour has made the effort to 'house code' too on a separate day to my activities.
Has anyone experienced a similar problem?
Any advice will be gratefully received.
I have installed one radiolink module (Ei3000MRF) into one of the hardwired alarms. This allows the hardwired alarms to communicate with the heat detector.
Ei3016 Optical smoke alarm
Radiolink module
Ei603RF heat alarm
I believe that I have 'house coded' the system by pressing a screw driver into the slot on the hardwired alarm with the radiolink module, waiting for the blue light, then pressing the button on the back of the heat detector and getting a blue flashing light etc.
My problem is that when I test my alarms, it triggers alarms in neighbouring houses. To make matters worse, this sets off a Mexican wave in all directions and so far we are aware of 6 houses in our area whose alarms are triggered when we test our alarms.
I suspect that our alarms are stuck on the default factory set radiolink channel. I have already tried to recode it, but get the same problem.
I wonder if there is something specific to the combination of Ei603RF and Ei3000MRF which forces them to stick to the common factory set channel.
Or perhaps I have just failed to house code properly? At least one of the neighbouring houses had their alarms professionally installed. Also another neighbour has made the effort to 'house code' too on a separate day to my activities.
Has anyone experienced a similar problem?
Any advice will be gratefully received.