Aico vs FireAngel with app notifications

[chriso]

Hi

I'm having a full house rewire. I want to have mains smoke alarms, heat alarms, carbon alarm next to boiler, internet connectivity to notify an app via gateway and a wall controller to test/silence.

Based on this I've priced up a FireAngel system (just on components) at £500. I've done a like for like on the spreadsheet looking at Aico and it comes out at £900.

The electricians that have come out have all recommended Aico. The thing is each alarm requires a separate rf module, which adds £330 to the price. It's a shame they aren't built in, even if the alarm was slightly more expensive.

Anyone has experience of both?

If I went with wired Aico, using the RF module is required to communicate with Ei1000G SmartLINK Gateway, which means no communication wire between them. I can't see which app you would get alerts on, there are different aico apps on the store by different developers.

p.s I like Google Nest but they've shot themselves in the foot not doing a heat alarm

Thanks

 

[DPG]

Emoji's are all broken (at least my end), but I did put an lol in there to indicate sarcasm ;-)

 

[pirate]

Honestly, subscribers here ought to get a big discount!

 

[123]

No one likes a smartarse :-(

 

[123]

Honestly, subscribers here ought to get a big discount!

My current subscription has been halved for 3 months

 

[Midwest]

A customer bought a house, and these are already fitted... but they put a smoke in the lounge near a coal fire. I recommended changing to a heat, and putting the smoke somewhere else.
None of my local wholesalers or sheds have them in stock, but i suppose they can get them in.

Wouldn't be a good idea to swop for a co alarm near the fire?

 

[suffolkspark]

Used aico myself for 20 years, have twice given fire angel lithium 10yr wisafe interlinked ones a go (non mains) and on both jobs they have run flat in under 5 years.

Fitted hi spec on a job with a mate as they can be found ludicrously cheap and it was priced new builds, they were simple interlinked ones no cleverness, but no call backs thus far and they looker pretty smart, dont know if they do the kinda thing your after.

Shop around, prices can vary wildly.

 

[littlespark]

Wouldn't be a good idea to swop for a co alarm near the fire?

there’s a co detector in the room already, and the Scottish rules now ask for fire detection in a living room. Smoke detector will give false alarms, so change to heat.

I would have rather changed them for aico, but the customer refuses.

These hispec are fitted, within date and have non replaceable 10 yr battery’s…. So I’ll just add a heat and move the smoke along the hall to the bedroom end (bungalow)