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Nest Smoke Detectors
Dec 3, 2019, 9:58 AM
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Well, one of Greenr's smoke detectors went NUTS on Sunday evening making the kids and dogs batshit crazy. I think I need to replace it even though it is good until 2024. There are 7 smoke detectors in the house, and all are hard-wired. I am thinking of replacing one (or maybe 2) with the Nest version.
Do any of you guys have experience with them?
Also, can you hardwire a Nest detector to a system that has all First Alert alarms?
H8nusc®
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I have five in the house
Dec 3, 2019, 10:01 AM
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All battery powered. Have worked like a charm so far. I love the pathway lighting they provide in the hallways where I have them and the safety check they do every night. They do a test each month and let you know if there are any errors (havent had one yet).
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What brand are these - I have five in the house***
Dec 3, 2019, 11:02 AM
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Cannot answer the wiring question, but my son went with
Dec 3, 2019, 10:01 AM
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Nest because you can set it to not do the irritating noise when battery is low. He dog went crazy also.
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yes, because Google isn't into enough of my life as it is
Dec 3, 2019, 10:09 AM
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My alarm system uses Z wave so I just bought First alert CO/Smoke alarm combos that were Z wave compatible. Added them to the system easily.
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I heard the First Alert z wave were buggy sometimes***
Dec 3, 2019, 10:13 AM
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Pretty seamless so far.
Dec 3, 2019, 10:15 AM
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Hopefully it won't take my house burning down to test their mettle.
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Well this is good to know
Dec 3, 2019, 10:24 AM
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AFTER the fact. Had to buy one for each bedroom when the bathroom got renovated. Fire safety is apparently something that needs to be brought to code for all reno projects.
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no butt been wanting to make the switch
Dec 3, 2019, 10:14 AM
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got 9 f'n smoke detectors in the house....there's (4) within 10ft of each other in the basement. WTpH?
anyhoo...Costco has a 2-pack for $169 thru tomorrow which is by far the best price I've seen per unit (lol, unit)
however, they're currently backordered.
I DID just pick up a Nest Hello Doorbell from Home Depot. There was a bit of an 'error' on their part that I took advantage of....they were running a deal thru the 27th, when you bought the Nest Hello, you got a free Nest Hub smart display....the Nest Hello is usually $229, but they dropped the price down to Black Friday price a day early....which also happened to be the 27th, the last day that the deal was active.
So, got the doorbell and (another) Nest Hub for $149 totes, FTW.
All that said, I've already got the Nest app going for the thermostats...wasn't sold on the doorbell, but at that price I figured I'd buy it and continue to think about it....but it seems like I'll be B's deep in the Nest side of things, so I may go ahead and upgrade a couple of the smoke detectors...
/csb
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Yeah, I've got the Thermo and want to grab the Hub
Dec 3, 2019, 10:18 AM
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so it all makes sense to get everything and then give my life to Google.
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Just get the $10 one from walmart and let it ride***
Dec 3, 2019, 10:16 AM
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Have 6 smoke alarms (battery), 4 cameras and 3 thermostats.
Dec 3, 2019, 10:18 AM
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All work great with no issues. Nest makes great products from my experience.
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didjew know that Google/Nest is ghana start a 'whole home'
Dec 3, 2019, 10:21 AM
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pricing structure for ALL cameras in your houzz, as opposed to 'per camera'....and it's only slightly more than current pricing for one camera...at least, the lower of the 2 subscription tiers is.
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That's how Ring already is.
Dec 3, 2019, 10:28 AM
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I put in their alarm, doorbell, etc in.
Instead of $3/cam, $10 covers alarm professional monitoring, and all video cloud storage for cams.
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yeah, that dumbazz pricing for Nest cams was a turn-off
Dec 3, 2019, 10:30 AM
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the new structure helps their cause, I guess, but I don't plan on getting any other Nest cameras, so I guess it doesn't really help me out
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did you mean 'dink'?***
Dec 3, 2019, 10:32 AM
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I guess I shouldn't assume***
Dec 3, 2019, 10:37 AM
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I'm not sure if you can wire a nest alarm to the home. I believe
Dec 3, 2019, 10:34 AM
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They are wirelessly connected to each other. So if you are going to go that route either do the whole home or stick with the regular hard wired. You can purchase sealed lithium wired alarms if you want to eliminate the low battery chirping.
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^^^believe this guy.***
Dec 3, 2019, 10:35 AM
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it's $2 more to get the 3 pack
Dec 3, 2019, 10:42 AM
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that just (3) singles
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Wait, what?
Dec 3, 2019, 10:43 AM
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I'm confused. SUPERFUCKING Confused. What else would it be?
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Lot o points [155652]
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Which branch of engineering did you specialize in?
Dec 3, 2019, 10:46 AM
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I guess I didn't realize there was one that let you avoid the maths.
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usually there's a discount for buying in 'bulk', no?
Dec 3, 2019, 10:46 AM
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it's more expensive, per piece, to buy the 3-pack at those listed prices.
you'd be better off adding (3) of the single detectors to your cart than buying the 2 pack
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Ohhhhh, I thought you were saying that you have to buy the
Dec 3, 2019, 11:12 AM
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multi-pack in order to use multiple ones together in your house like singles wouldn't do that and I was going to call you out. Thank GOD I didn't and instead look like possibly a bigger idiot in front of my best friends.
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What else would you want?***
Dec 3, 2019, 11:13 AM
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Just not sure there is an added benefit
Dec 3, 2019, 10:55 AM
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Unless you are paying for security monitoring. They are pretty sensitive, is one close to your kitchen? I use kidde firex alarms with battery back up and they work fine. I also get them for $8.25 per. Batteries don't need to be changed to often because the power is being supplied by electricity. There will be a small amount of battery usage simply because the battery is engaged.
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Why do you even need any?
Dec 3, 2019, 10:45 AM
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YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'RE SMOKING, YOU DON'T NEED EXPENSIVE TECHNOLOGY TO TELL YOU WHETHER YOUR MARLBORO RED IS LIT OR NOT.
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what if he has a stuffy nose?***
Dec 3, 2019, 12:28 PM
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Easy fix.
Dec 3, 2019, 12:35 PM
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He can touch the Marlboro Red to his forearm and see if it's lit, plus it adds an element of punishment to help ease any general self-loathing that he may have.
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that's Christmas in my house. SMOKE UP JOHNNY!!!***
Dec 3, 2019, 1:09 PM
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