Posted: 2/24/2015 12:48:03 AM EDT
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The house fire thread was was depressing.
We have a really horrible brand of smoke detector that self tests. I think there's an occupancy sensor in them that only tests if it detects movement. It's a good idea, no sense in testing when people are sleeping. But I often work odd shifts, and I get late night bacon cravings. So, occasionally I'll walk by a detector in the middle of the night, and it will go off: TESTING! BEEEEEEEP. BEEEEEEP. WARNING! SMOKE IN KITCHEN EVACUATE IMMIEDETLY! Naturally, I yell "fuck" and pull the battery tray to shut it off. I don't want to wake up the kid or the wife. But now the friggin thing is disabled, and sometimes I forget to push the battery tray back in the next morning. Not good. 
Is there a tier 1 smoke / carbon monoxide detector that arfcom recommends? Preferably one that only makes a racket if the batteries are low or there's smoke present? |
| We swapped ours out for the Nest Protect detectors. As far as satisfaction goes with smoke detectors we're happy with them. The do CO monitoring in addition to smoke and heat. Super easy to install - less than 10 minutes - and works with the Nest thermostat if you have them. Plus, it's got a small feature called GlowPath that lights up at night when you walk past; a sort of nightlight. Pretty nifty and I do like it as do my little ones. |
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We swapped ours out for the Nest Protect detectors. As far as satisfaction goes with smoke detectors we're happy with them. The do CO monitoring in addition to smoke and heat. Super easy to install - less than 10 minutes - and works with the Nest thermostat if you have them. Plus, it's got a small feature called GlowPath that lights up at night when you walk past; a sort of nightlight. Pretty nifty and I do like it as do my little ones. I have one so far. I like them. Now to buy the rest. 
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The house fire thread was was depressing. We have a really horrible brand of smoke detector that self tests. I think there's an occupancy sensor in them that only tests if it detects movement. It's a good idea, no sense in testing when people are sleeping. But I often work odd shifts, and I get late night bacon cravings. So, occasionally I'll walk by a detector in the middle of the night, and it will go off: TESTING! BEEEEEEEP. BEEEEEEP. WARNING! SMOKE IN KITCHEN EVACUATE IMMIEDETLY! Naturally, I yell "fuck" and pull the battery tray to shut it off. I don't want to wake up the kid or the wife. But now the friggin thing is disabled, and sometimes I forget to push the battery tray back in the next morning. Not good.
Is there a tier 1 smoke / carbon monoxide detector that arfcom recommends? Preferably one that only makes a racket if the batteries are low or there's smoke present? Your particular detectors must have been designed by an Aggie. 
Any of the name-brand 7 dollar detectors work just fine - and don't have an auto-test that goes full retard. |
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We swapped ours out for the Nest Protect detectors. As far as satisfaction goes with smoke detectors we're happy with them. The do CO monitoring in addition to smoke and heat. Super easy to install - less than 10 minutes - and works with the Nest thermostat if you have them. Plus, it's got a small feature called GlowPath that lights up at night when you walk past; a sort of nightlight. Pretty nifty and I do like it as do my little ones. Bad reviews on Amazon Some of the worst I've ever seen. |
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We swapped ours out for the Nest Protect detectors. As far as satisfaction goes with smoke detectors we're happy with them. The do CO monitoring in addition to smoke and heat. Super easy to install - less than 10 minutes - and works with the Nest thermostat if you have them. Plus, it's got a small feature called GlowPath that lights up at night when you walk past; a sort of nightlight. Pretty nifty and I do like it as do my little ones. Bad reviews on Amazon Some of the worst I've ever seen. I suppose ymmv with everything but we have had zero issue with the six we have in our house. |
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Your particular detectors must have been designed by an Aggie.
Any of the name-brand 7 dollar detectors work just fine - and don't have an auto-test that goes full retard. Quoted:
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The house fire thread was was depressing. We have a really horrible brand of smoke detector that self tests. I think there's an occupancy sensor in them that only tests if it detects movement. It's a good idea, no sense in testing when people are sleeping. But I often work odd shifts, and I get late night bacon cravings. So, occasionally I'll walk by a detector in the middle of the night, and it will go off: TESTING! BEEEEEEEP. BEEEEEEP. WARNING! SMOKE IN KITCHEN EVACUATE IMMIEDETLY! Naturally, I yell "fuck" and pull the battery tray to shut it off. I don't want to wake up the kid or the wife. But now the friggin thing is disabled, and sometimes I forget to push the battery tray back in the next morning. Not good.
Is there a tier 1 smoke / carbon monoxide detector that arfcom recommends? Preferably one that only makes a racket if the batteries are low or there's smoke present? Your particular detectors must have been designed by an Aggie.
Any of the name-brand 7 dollar detectors work just fine - and don't have an auto-test that goes full retard. I thought I was doing myself and family a favor by purchasing $35 smoke detectors. But they ended up being more of a liability than a security.
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| Out of curiosity I looked up the manual for my detectors, and there is no mention of an auto test feature. The behavior I'm describing is exactly what is supposed to happen when the test button is pushed. So, I'm thinking they may be defective. I'll call First Alert when I wake up. |
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Out of curiosity I looked up the manual for my detectors, and there is no mention of an auto test feature. The behavior I'm describing is exactly what is supposed to happen when the test button is pushed. So, I'm thinking they may be defective. I'll call First Alert when I wake up. Change the batteries to a higher end lithium . It became an issue with the FA units we had. FA said change the battery, as cheaper ones drain fast and give unnecessary alarms. Like the ones @ 3 -4 in the a.m down in the crawlspace, we experienced. Even though the instructions (piece of paper with lots of words in 3 languages) did not say so. |
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Change the batteries to a higher end lithium . It became an issue with the FA units we had. FA said change the battery, as cheaper ones drain fast and give unnecessary alarms. Like the ones @ 3 -4 in the a.m down in the crawlspace, we experienced. Even though the instructions (piece of paper with lots of words in 3 languages) did not say so. Quoted:
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Out of curiosity I looked up the manual for my detectors, and there is no mention of an auto test feature. The behavior I'm describing is exactly what is supposed to happen when the test button is pushed. So, I'm thinking they may be defective. I'll call First Alert when I wake up. Change the batteries to a higher end lithium . It became an issue with the FA units we had. FA said change the battery, as cheaper ones drain fast and give unnecessary alarms. Like the ones @ 3 -4 in the a.m down in the crawlspace, we experienced. Even though the instructions (piece of paper with lots of words in 3 languages) did not say so. I change them once a year on my birthday, but they still "auto test" with fresh cells. And the alarm is the "test" sequence exactly as described in the manual, not the actual alarm. But I will definitely try lithium batteries. Thanks. |