Re: smoke detector recommendation

["carlbernardi@xxxxxxxxx" <carlbernardi@xxxxxxxxx>]

In regard to the 'delay' I was thinking along the lines of an
apartment building smoke/fire alarm system where if there is smoke in
one apartment the other alarms are on a delay so that every time the
an alarm goes off from making toast or food burning you have some time
to clear the air or reset it.

On Apr 7, 7:55 pm, "Crash Gordon" <webmas...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> a delayed fire zone...hmmm that don't sound good...personally I don't even
> like the "fire verify" type fire zone
>
> --
> **Crash Gordon**
>
> "JoeRaisin" <joerai...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>
> news:cqxKj.359$eC1.77@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx| carlberna...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> | > Hi,
> | >
> | > I was wondering if some one could recommend a few smoke detectors that
> | > are interconnected and are not very sensitive to thinks like steam or
> | > making toast.  Since I need the detectors to work for two dwellings I
> | > was hoping to find ones that work on a delay such as 30 seconds to 1
> | > minutes before the other detector starts to sound.
> | >
> | > Thanks,
> | >
> | >
> | > Carl
> | >
> | >
> | >http://www.gaihosa.com
> |
> | As far as I know the smoke detectors for one side of a duplex do not
> | have to trigger the ones on the other side if the separation between the
> | two dwellings is an adequate fire barrier - I live in Michigan, check
> | your local codes.
> |
> | That said, I don't know of any detectors that have such a delay and
> | wouldn't use them if I did.  In a fire every second counts and you want
> | as much noise in the house as soon as possible so that folks have the
> | best chance to escape.
> |
> | As for steam & cooking errors:  Our code calls for smoke detectors to be
> | at least three feet away from a bathroom door and twenty feet from a
> | cooking appliance.  We stretch that out as far as we can whenever
> | possible.  That said, at twenty feet from the stove we have falsed our
> | smokes twice in the past six years.
> |
> | When trying to reduce false alarms you should consider placement and
> | living habits along with acceptance that anything can and will likely
> | happen.
> |
> | What I would counsel against is considering equipment that could kill
> | someone.