SixPapaCharlie
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I recently bought a set of smoke detectors. Stand alone, 10 yr battery.
So far 2 have started going off for no reason and I couldn't get them to stop.
My angry, middle-of-the-night, dad move was to throw them in the pool. That works by the way.
Today one started going off and a combination of water and pliers did the trick.
I need 8 Smoke detectors, preferably smart so I can turn them off without using the pool or tools.
I would like to just be able to press a button the phone and put them back to sleep.
Amazon is doing the thing where there are a million options which may secretly all be the same thing disguised as different brands and the reviews are all as Steller as they are awful.
Anyone have a smoke detector brand / product you like?
Also, why are technical advancements making products worse? For 40+ years, I hear a chirp, I replace a battery and never a false alarm.
I get new fancy ones and they end up in the pool.
Dad never threw smoke detectors in the pool when I was a kid and if they were going off it was because I did some stupid crap and generated smoke.
Recommendations?
So far 2 have started going off for no reason and I couldn't get them to stop.
My angry, middle-of-the-night, dad move was to throw them in the pool. That works by the way.
Today one started going off and a combination of water and pliers did the trick.
I need 8 Smoke detectors, preferably smart so I can turn them off without using the pool or tools.
I would like to just be able to press a button the phone and put them back to sleep.
Amazon is doing the thing where there are a million options which may secretly all be the same thing disguised as different brands and the reviews are all as Steller as they are awful.
Anyone have a smoke detector brand / product you like?
Also, why are technical advancements making products worse? For 40+ years, I hear a chirp, I replace a battery and never a false alarm.
I get new fancy ones and they end up in the pool.
Dad never threw smoke detectors in the pool when I was a kid and if they were going off it was because I did some stupid crap and generated smoke.
Recommendations?