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Heat Sensor for Fire Alarms
The system needs a heat sensor to place in the kitchen, where you can't use a smoke detector. My old system had one, and I miss having it.
4 Messages
The system needs a heat sensor to place in the kitchen, where you can't use a smoke detector. My old system had one, and I miss having it.
christopher_ribeiro_tp
1 Message
4 years ago
Thank you for taking the time to post this suggestion.
If you are referring to the All New SimpliSafe Systems, it looks like the new Temperature Sensor may just be what you feel you are missing. According to the Device and Sensor Settings for the All New SimpliSafe knowledge article, it is set to trigger the alarm when temperatures fall below 41 degrees or go above 95 degrees Fahrenheit by default; but you can also set it to trigger both above or below any temperature between 0 & 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
It is listed under the sensors for the All New SimpliSafe
I hope this is helpful.
Thanks,
Christopher R.
SimpliSafe Ambassador
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dandydons
371 Messages
3 years ago
Something that monitors constantly and when the heat gets to a set level set off all the alarms...
It is law in UK soon that inter linking smoke alarms link to heat sensor in Kitchen.
With many having smoke alarms already it would be an easy sell the heat sensor.
Equally without the heat sensor it will stop the sale of the smokes.
I did ask UK side over a year ago twice with no success... even quoted the pages stating when would be law.
Just means I will need to buy a heat sensor and multiple smokes elsewhere which is VERY annoying when I have 5 SS smokes....
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sergiovergara
18 Messages
1 year ago
Hello! I am the Fire and Life Safety Educator for the Batesville Fire Department. I am here to renew the conversation about a heat detector. My role involves recommending products and best practices to our community members aimed at promoting their safety. I find interconnected detection devices, such as smoke alarms, particularly vital in this respect. The integration of interconnectivity and monitoring in Simplisafe offerings is a feature I deeply appreciate.
Fires that start in attic spaces pose a significant risk. Given the high amounts of dust in such areas, smoke detectors are not recommended as they can result in nuisance alarms, desensitizing occupants to their warning sound. A more suitable device for these areas is a heat detector.
Simplisafe does offer a Temperature/Freeze Sensor, which some have used as a makeshift heat detector. However, placing these sensors in unfinished areas, like attics, can be problematic. During summertime, attics can easily reach temperatures exceeding 150F, which exceeds the upward operating temperature of 120F for the Simplisafe Temperature sensor.
To address this, I propose Simplisafe consider developing heat detectors in two design forms:
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carlferrentino
5 Messages
9 months ago
It seems this is a critical and large hole in the SimpliSafe system. Please tell WHEN a real Rate of Rise -Heat Detector will be offered/
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stkaplan7
1 Message
9 months ago
When will Simpli Safe have a true Heat Alarm with Fixed Temperature Heat Detector and Rate-of-Rise Heat Detector?
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Wayne2131
1 Message
9 months ago
I love the system. It would be beneficial to a lot of customers to have this as an option…. I know I would buy one for my garage…… maybe I’ll just reverse engineer one of the smoke alarms to work as a heat detector…. Why hasn’t anyone from SimpliSafe commented here??
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tommytaylor90
5 Messages
9 months ago
I'm looking for a Heat Sensor rated for a garage too. Hurry up Simplisafe before I need to go shopping for another system.....
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kevdanc
4 Messages
3 months ago
So I was told by SS sales rep that I could use the heat sensor in an attic space for fire detection. Based on that advice, I have installed two and their temperatures are around 114F (set to alarm at 127F which is so low, should be 200F). Obviously SS has received numerous complaints about this. Four questions:
Thanks, I sure do not feel protected in my attics at this time.
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MBGolBend
5 Messages
25 days ago
The use of the Simplisafe temperature sensor as a fire heat detector is just WRONG. Simplisafe has previously posted that the temp sensor only updates once an hour. This make it completely useless as a fire heat detector. They should never be recommending it's use as such.
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jcrawford360
16 Messages
3 days ago
I myself would buy several of the heat detector, one for the kitchen, utility room over dryer, 2 in the garage, and 2 in the attic. I love my simplisafe system but unfortunately as a firefighter, I have considered moving to another fire alarm system. I would love do your company to design and sell a heat detector, either a 135°F, 200°F, or Rate of Rise detector that detects an increase I temperature over a certain amount of time.
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