Aico Launches 3000 Series

Aico Launch 3000 Series System | Aico Fire and Carbon Monoxide systems

Aico have launched a new alarm system for fire and carbon monoxide detection. As your clients switch on their heating as we come into winter protection against accidents is vital. the 3000 Series is one alarm system for both fire and carbon monoxide that easily slides on to an existing easi-fit base. It is fully backwards compatible with previous Aico systems. The 3000 system has SmartLink connectibility and AudioLink technology

You can see the video about the new 3000 Series System here.

Carbon Monoxide | Detect Carbon Monoxide

It is coming up to that time of year when your customers will put their central heating and fires on after the Summer months. Aico make a range of carbon monoxide detectors from simple stand alone ones to ones that are part of a complete fire and carbon monoxide intelligent system. They also have battery, mains powered and mains powered with battery back up alarms.


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[Simon47]

Nice units, dunno about the timing of the announcement though - I fitted some back in May.
One issue I do have with them is that the radio modules are very expensive, and if you hardwire the interlink then you lose some functionality - specifically the ability of all linked alarms to issue the appropriate tone for the time of alarm. If radio linked, then a (eg) heat alarm will signal a CO alarm if a linked CO alarm is riggered - but if hard wired then it'll just give a non-differentiated alarm sound.

 

[baldelectrician]

I use Aico and am an Aico installer
The only down side of the new range is that the new range does not have ionisation detectors- these are particuarly useful in upper halls away from kichens but outside bathrooms or shower rooms

I asked Aico and apparently all manufacturers are moving this way.

I also like the Aico app - you can download the data from detectors

 

[Simon47]

One thing with the app, well 2 things actually ...
Unless I've just not been looking in the right place, there's no way to reset the history - as in, "yes I know it's been removed from it's base, that was me, now stop showing it as orange in the reports until it's happened again".
The other is that it doesn't seem to have the ability to pull up previous installation info - if I've put the address in once for a detector, that's not likely to change often if at all.

 

[Julie.]

Has anyone had any experience of the new 3000 series yet?

Any issues etc.

I am starting to get lots of questions about this now that all properties in Scotland have to have interlinked smoke alarms in various rooms mandated by law (well by the start of 2021 anyhow).

I usually just go with Aico, but now if they are the dog's xxxxxxx I am thinking of saying Aico 3000 series.

 

[Andy78]

Has anyone had any experience of the new 3000 series yet?

Any issues etc.

I am starting to get lots of questions about this now that all properties in Scotland have to have interlinked smoke alarms in various rooms mandated by law (well by the start of 2021 anyhow).

I usually just go with Aico, but now if they are the dog's xxxxxxx I am thinking of saying Aico 3000 series.

I have not used them yet but I believe I might have to start as I have heard they are stopping producing their 160 range that I usually use as the 3000 range is the replacement.

No big deal really as the basic 3000 heads are the same price as the 160 range and have the same basic function. It's when you get into the multi sensor heads and radio link+ stuff that it starts getting pricey.

 

[Julie.]

I have not used them yet but I believe I might have to start as I have heard they are stopping producing their 160 range that I usually use as the 3000 range is the replacement.

No big deal really as the basic 3000 heads are the same price as the 160 range and have the same basic function. It's when you get into the multi sensor heads and radio link+ stuff that it starts getting pricey.

Yeah, that's what I am struggling with at the moment, the new law isn't too clear, it is clear that all properties (new and existing) must have interlinked smoke or heat alarms in the living room(s), stairs/hallways, and kitchen(s), and they must also have CO alarms in any room with open flames (such as a coal or gas fire, cooker, boiler etc)

However, what isn't clear is firstly, does the CO alarms have to be interconnected? -

There is some implication that they should; and secondly does the CO system have to interlink with the heat/smoke system?

In general, this is usually no, as the sounds should be differentiated.

So to do this, it's either two systems hardwired - so typically CO in living room, kitchen, utility room (or wherever the boiler is), and any other rooms with a fire, plus a second set of smoke or heat in mainly the same rooms!
Or it's one system with the combined heat/CO for the kitchen and separates everywhere else - all linked via the wireless system, which allows the different sounds for different alarms

These become big money systems just to comply

Just a standard terrace house would have two halls, kitchen, plus a living room with a gas fire, this would be 5 or 6 sensors - at circ £60 each plus installation, this is pricy, if it's wireless interlinked, it's around £90 each plus (slightly cheaper) installation!

 

[Andy78]

I'm not familiar with the Scottish law you mention so no idea about interlinking.
Massive pain and expense for Aico to only allow different sound tones via wireless though.

I'm sure there are cheaper brands that have differing tone function across all sounders via hardwired. Can't recall who though.

 

[baldelectrician]

I like Aico as they are fit and forget- no problems

With the Aico you can mix battery and mains- for example you could have the hall ways wired and the lounge and kitchen wireless, to combine 2 technologies is easy with Aico.

 

[Julie.]

I'm not familiar with the Scottish law you mention so no idea about interlinking.
Massive pain and expense for Aico to only allow different sound tones via wireless though.

I'm sure there are cheaper brands that have differing tone function across all sounders via hardwired. Can't recall who though.

The law is explained here: Fire and smoke alarms: changes to the law - gov.scot - https://www.gov.scot/publications/fire-and-smoke-alarms-in-scottish-homes/

There is more detail in the pdf which is linked from the above summary.

The key points really are that it's retrospective, all properties must comply and that the cheaper 9v type battery driven independent alarms are not suitable