Who already have , what one to get ? Just found out a friend lost his house last weekend in Durango!! He was out and had a weird feeling to go home! He got there in time to get his African grey and dogs out barely in time!!
I'd like a smoke detector so smart it can determine the difference between a 2x4 burning and a damn filet searing on melted butter in a pan! Sign me up for one of those that don't piss me off while I'm making dinner!
The house was built in the late 1800, one of the first homes to have gas put in early 1900 . Was probably something with gas and or electric? But they have not confirmed still early and a lot to go threw and process, he is devastated at the moment
We went from combination smoke/carbon monoxide detectors that were linked to each other in the house, back to plain old smoke detectors because the combo units are pieces of crap and will go off for no reason in the middle of the night (always 1:30AM). We tried cleaning them and replacing them with different brands but they were all garbage. We now have no issues and the smoke detectors work like they are supposed to and are maintenance free. Smart stuff isn't always better.
We use ones at work that have relays in them so that we can connect to a transmitter device that triggers our seperate system. Then it blasts out text or email or whatever. I made my own home security system and this is what I will be doing. If you have a home security system than accept a contact closure that may work for you. They also may make their own detector that plays nice with their system.
I use some linked First Alert combo smoke/CO units, and have a bridge device that links them to the home automation system. As long as I've replaced them at their scheduled End Of Life (7 years from first power-up), and replaced batteries once a year on schedule they have performed as expected. No false alarms. Only issue was I have to keep steam from the shower out of them or they falsely trigger as smoke. They also don't like strong RF signals from a 5 Watt handheld near them. The base radios with antennas on the roof/in the yard don't affect them. Been using this setup for about 15 years now without problems.
This. i love my smart home tech but this is one area I want to keep “dumb” so that it just works. No software updates, no planned end of life firmware, etc. you can get some Alexa devices setup to listen for alarms like a doorbell or smoke alarm and alert you that way.
Technology Connections on Youtube did a fantastic exploration of the 2 most common types of smoke detectors. You probably have the wrong kind of smoke detector installed near your kitchen.
