Swindon Borough Council is to replace all of the existing smoke alarm systems across its properties.

Swindon Borough Council safeguards its properties

Around 10,500 properties will be fitted with Aico Radiolink alarms. Aico Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarms will also be installed for the first time - interlinked with the smoke alarms.

The upgrades, which are to be installed by Shield Electrical Services, make up part of Swindon’s housing upgrade programme.

A spokesman from Aico said: “The existing smoke alarms a mix of Aico 150 and 160 Series alarms are coming to the end of their working lives. Swindon Borough Council is replacing these with optical smoke alarms with Radiolink bases, allowing the alarms to be wirelessly interconnected.

“In houses, one alarm is fitted per floor, on the upstairs landing and in the downstairs hallway. When one alarm activates, it will send a radio frequency signal to trigger the other alarm, ensuring the warning can be heard throughout the property.”

The alarms are to be wirelessly interconnected so that if a CO alarm detects dangerous levels of carbon monoxide all the alarms on the system will sound.

An Aico wall-mounted alarm control switch is also to be installed in properties to allow residents to find the exact alarm which has detected the fire or CO leak. The wireless switch has been designed so that it can be used to test all the alarms on the system as well as silencing the alarms if they are accidentally triggered.

James Porch, who works on housing property maintenance at Swindon Borough Council, said: "We have found Aico not only provide excellent products but provide a great before and after sales service offering in house training on installation with plenty of literature and regular updates on all its products."