Smoke detectors.

[Ti28]

Does any one else seem like they have overly sensitive ones?

I just replaced them all 2 weeks ago. Now even a simple frying of a egg will set them off. It's crazy!

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[Stink Star]

I have hardwired ones in my house. Sound great right? Well they chew through backup batteries even faster than battery powered ones burn through theirs. Terrible.

 

[S8ER01Z]

Which type did you get, ionization or photoelectric?

 

[firemandan1700]

Which type did you get, ionization or photoelectric?

This!

 

[Jizzums]

There's one in the hallway outside of our bathroom. If we ever leave the door open while taking a hot shower for a longer period of time it seems that the steam sets it off. It's always fun running out of the shower with conditioner in my hair and finding a chair to stand on to turn it off haha.

 

[Ti28]

I have hardwired ones in my house. Sound great right? Well they chew through backup batteries even faster than battery powered ones burn through theirs. Terrible.

Same......

Which type did you get, ionization or photoelectric?

Ionized

 

[S8ER01Z]

Could swap it with a photoelectric, you should have a mix of both kinds in the house for maximum protection anyways.

 

[Ti28]

Ok, interesting.

 

[importcrew]

I believe the one downstairs in my living room is Ionization. We can have the range fan running on high, and a door open, and it seems to want to set off that detector. Almost makes me want to buy one that connects to my Wi-Fi and be able to silence it via app.

BTW, my detectors are hard wired and haven't had an issue with backup batteries.

 

[Stink Star]

I mean it be been in the house only about 2 and a half years but I have needed to change the batteries 3 times now. I figure the last people never changed them so that's 1 and the backup battery is rated for 2 years so that explains the second but why the third?

I also run a nest smoke detector/CO sensor so we can remote monitor the house when we are gone (make sure the pets are ok). I had horrible problems with my first unit I got but after an exchange it's worked perfectly and doesn't eat the backup batteries.

How long do smoke detectors last anyway? I think I heard 7 years but I might be wrong

 

[S8ER01Z]

10 years is the recommended period.