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The name's Tenebralupo. I am a Moderator of the popular subreddit r/firealarms who decided to migrate here. I aim to provide - Information about Fire Alarms such as news about the Industry or even events related to it. - Support for End Users wondering why their smoke alarms rings to technician needing a second view on their issue on a commercial fire alarm system - Safe haven for professional to vent about their projects/service calls - Space to show off fails or great installation. - Support among everyone of any skill level dharing tips, tricks, and how to.
Hey all, We moved into a new house about 3 years ago and have been plagued by nuisance alarms ever since. They happen most often in the middle of the night, but aren't uncommon in the daytime. I have: * Replaced all the old hardwired detectors with new battery-only ones thinking it might be caused by EMI. * Ruled out insects crawling into the detectors. * Sealed the electrical boxes thinking it might be dust from the attic. * Installed an excellent filter system in the HVAC. Other random info: * Only the ones on the second floor go off. There are five upstairs and two downstairs. * I'm pretty sure one (and only one) of the false alarms was caused by humidity from a shower. * Seems like they're happening less often since I installed a new HVAC system, but that could be due to less dust or due to smaller temperature swings (less of a setback at night). I think at this point I want to get some fancy multi-criteria alarms, ones that are specifically for reducing your nuisance alarm rate. Also for increased capability, though - one of my coworkers just narrowly escaped a housefire with his wife and dog. Their fire alarms failed to go off and he was only woken by the sound of the flames. Any suggestions for multi-criteria alarms that work with hardwired 120VAC three-pin connections?
Noticed this community and it happens to be well timed: my smoke detector says it's too old. Assuming I should trust it on that, what should I replace it with? I've no wiring for those so am looking for the usual battery operated standalone one. Or it pretty much doesn't matter, they all work about as well?
