Description
This mounting base allows the Red 240V hardwired Smoke Alarm (both the R240 and R240RC models) to wirelessly communicate with other Red branded smoke alarms, without the need to run cabling in the ceiling space in-between alarms.
(one Red Wireless Base is required for each Red 240V hardwired alarm in the same network i.e. 3 x hardwired alarms = 3 x wireless bases).
- Fully compliant to Australian Standard AS 4268
- Allows the Red 240V hardwired smoke alarm to be interconnected with up to 40 other Red smoke alarms
- Can also connect wirelessly to the Red Smoke Alarm Controller (optional)
- 10 year warranty
- 60 day money back guarantee
- Free shipping Australia wide
- Trusted QLD family business
- As this model is hardwired to mains power it must be installed by a licensed electrician
- Model No: RWB
Download RWB instruction manual (including pairing instructions)
Download RWB Data Sheet
Recommended Placement
Law in Queensland says that wireless interconnected photoelectric smoke alarms must be installed on each level:
- In every bedroom; and,
- In hallways which connect bedrooms and the rest of the dwelling; or
- If there is no hallway, between the bedrooms and other parts of the storey; and
- If there are no bedrooms on a storey at least one smoke alarm must be installed in the most likely path of travel to exit the dwelling.
The legislation also states;
Where practicable smoke alarms must be placed on the ceiling. Smoke alarms must not be placed:
- Within 300mm of a corner of a ceiling and a wall,
- Within 300mm of a light fitting,
- Within 400mm of an air-conditioning vent,
- Within 400mm of the blades of a ceiling fan.
There are special requirements for sloping ceilings, stairways, and ceilings with exposed beams. Specific requirements are further explained in the Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008.
If it is not practical for the prescribed location requirements to be met (e.g. may be affected by fumes from cooking or hot steam from a bathroom), the owner may put the alarm at another location that will still provide a warning to occupants of the building.
The floorplan below is produced by the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) and shows recommended smoke alarm locations within a building.
