Mains Radio-Interlink Smoke Alarms & Heat Alarms with Alkaline Back-up Battery - Kidde Slick SFWRF

The manufacturer's recommendation is to test the alarm by pressing the test button. This will simulate a heat input at the heat sensor. You can also test it with a hair dryer but make sure that the hairdryer is kept away at a suitable distance from the alarm. Do not attempt to test the alarm by using open fire or excessive heat as this may damage the unit.

In modern housing the lighting circuit will travel around your house with the lights being fed from it. Between the circuit and the light will be a switch (or in this case a dimmer) which will control the light. Your mains powered alarms are connected directly to the circuit and have constant power, so are not affected by switches or dimmers. In older homes that have not had the electrics updated this may not be the case so it is advisable to consult an electrician.

BS 5446-1:2000 was withdrawn in 2008 and replaced by BS EN 14604:2005 to conform with European standards. All of our alarms containing a smoke detector (smoke only, smoke & heat, smoke & CO) are fully compliant with BS EN 14604:2005. They also comply with any other relevant standards relating to their other detection capabilities.

Flashing lights: The RF bases have visual LED lights on the sides which show the status of the bases. The green LED on the Master RF base will go out for a second once every ten seconds and the Remote RF base green LED goes out for only half a second every ten seconds. This shows normal operation. The smoke or heat alarms themselves have a green LED light which is constantly on when the mains power is connected. They also have a flashing red LED which shows normal operation. This typical flashes once every 30 to 35 seconds showing normal operation or flashes rapidly when in alarm state. Testing and silencing the 'slaves': The hush button on the 'slaves' only reduces sensitivity of the alarms (eg if you have burned some toast and the alarm goes off). It does not switch off the test sequence of the 'slaves' after you pressed the 'master' test button. This test sequence will continue for differing periods, which can be several alarm cycles long.

Yes, you need to add an RF base to just ONE of the existing smoke alarms. Make sure you connect the existing interconnect cable into the slot marked 'i' on the new RF base. Then you can add new RF slick smoke alarms to the system. Just make sure you go through the 'enrolment' process again to ensure all units recognise each other.