An interlinked alarm system is a system in which every alarm is connected. If one alarm detects smoke, they sound in every room, even if smoke hasn’t reached the detector. This is a requirement under new Scottish law for smoke & heat alarms that gives you precious seconds to take action.
It is highly important that alarms are linked throughout your property, a recent study showed that 27 out of 34 children will sleep through a smoke alarm that isn’t in their room.
CO detectors do not need to be linked to your system but they do have to be in every room with a fuel-burning appliance and any room that a flue runs through. Smoke & Heat alarms can be linked either by the wires connecting them or by a radio-frequency module in battery-powered alarms.
Our Aico alarm systems come with a RadioLINK module which makes your smoke alarm system Interlinked. They use radio frequency to link alarms and have a wireless range of 30 metres in standard properties. Radio frequency signals are not affected by BlueTooth, WiFi or other wireless devices. For more info, check out Aico’s description of its RadioLINK technology.
Hardwired systems can also be interlinked through cables but it is recommended to use radio frequency modules to link them in the case of a power outage.