Batteries for the sensors/keypads

My system did not give me a low battery warning and the keypad died. 

Well, I have also asked for this feature. If your system does polling occasionally, JUST REPORT IT TO US when you get the result, so we can take action. That does not seem too complicated.

I recently had an issue where I had a smoke alarm in a room that we seldom visited. The battery probably went into the beeping stage but we didn't hear it, and didn't see it on my timeline. Then, it was about to fail, it sent a fire signal and the fire department came out.

That would not have happened if you gave us an indication of where the battery levels were.

I would replace mine sooner than later and if I bought them from you, Simplisafe would probably sell more batteries!

Anyway not trying to make trouble because I love SimpliSafe but just asking for more communication about the condition of our systems.

What name brand 3v battery does Simpli safe recommend for it sensors?

@rlord469 we do not have a specific brand of batteries we recommend for our sensors. As long as the proper battery type is placed in the sensor, you're good! 

I have multiple motion sensors in my system.  Reliability has been a major issue.  I have always used Duracell and Energizer batteries.  The problem is the sensors stop working and you don't get any notification.  I have gone round and round with Simplisafe support over this.  They have done the troubleshooting, have sent me some replacement motion sensors but they all behave exactly the same.  Ironically, the old type motion sensor that I still have does not seem to have this problem.  It always works.  The new type ones are always a problem.

When I happen to notice that one of the sensors is no longer detecting motion, test it and it says it is working.  Then it may work for a little while before it stops again.

Sometimes, I just remove the battery cover, spin the battery or pull it out and put it back in and it works for a little while before it fails again.  I have checked the batteries with a multimeter when this happens and they are always at least 3 volts.

The only solution is to put a new battery in and then it will work for maybe a month or two and then it happens again.

I just did a walkaround in front of all of my motion sensors.  The only one that worked is the old type one.

I unplugged the base station and removed the batteries, waited a minute and put them back in then plugged it back in.

Did another walkaround. Same result.

That is not a problem. If my motion sensors ever said low battery, I'd be thrilled.  They never do.  They just stop working and don't tell me, leaving me unprotected. 2 year battery life would be awesome.

Unfortunately, SimpliSafe does not care one bit if their customers are unprotected. It's not like it's the entire purpose of their existence after all, right?  Oh wait.