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Wired smoke detector
Does Simplisafe have one or are they considering one? Most places (at least in IL) require if a remodel or new construction is being done that at least 1 detector is hardwired for electricity and that one must communicate with any wireless ones (or other wired ones). Seems like a good fit for a wired Simplisafe detector.
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bcwhitemarsh
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SS could easily solve this problem, assuming they will never make a wired alarm, by having a listener, not unlike the glass break detector, that would hear the wired alarm and report it to the system.
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nateyoung76
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As a building inspector, I would love a hardwired smoke detector that communicated with other simply safe devices. Possibly a good use for a wifi extender integrated into the device.
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Oedeooo
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SimpliSafe has to start producing a wired smoke detector if they want to keep customers or attract new ones. Not being able to meet minimum building code makes this sensor completely useless. Your customers want action.
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GavinBuckley
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UK building regulations require wired smoke/heat detectors. To meet the regulation I’ve had to install dumb linked detectors in parallel to a few SimpliSafe devices. I’d much prefer to use SimpliSafe throughout to have everything monitored.
In reality I can’t see SimpliSafe developing mains powered linked heat and smoke detectors that would be required to satisfy Building regulations. A listener would be a simple solution or somthing to monitor the “link” wire in the wired solution.
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RHB
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It would be nice if the Co/Smoke detectors were also able to use 115v power. I have existing smoke detectors that have 115v and battery back up, and linked to each other so if one goes off they all sound.
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mjsnarr
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My local regulations also require any newer house built with wired alarms to only be replaced with wired option. I would replace all mine if there was a wired option available.
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MoBoost
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Unless SimpliSafe releases wired smoke and CO detectors, will look elsewhere to other home security systems when my current wired smoke and CO detectors reach their expiration point.
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leanntavinpolly
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I thought it would be excellent to replace all of my existing smoke alarms with SS alarms to be able to get notifications and call 911 if I needed to, but not having them wired feels silly. I figured it would be a straight swap, not "For use in conjunction with". I know wireless is cool, but for the sake of home integration, make them able to be wired?
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mitchellkp
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I’d love to see a solution where SimpliSafe can work with existing hardwired smoke detectors as that is the code requirement in many places and more resilient given the SS smoke detectors runs on a battery. Maybe something that plugs into an outlet and has battery back up for detecting the sound of a fire alarm.
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williamfraind
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Does Simplisafe make the products they sell? If so, then why no hardwired option yet?
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palmerjerome
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This is clearly still needed. A generic wired system interface module with selected alert levels. This is so easy to do I am rather surprised that the effort hasn't been made. Just a little box that mounts next to the hardwired detector. two input with rectifier, opto-isolator like the Ti ISOM8110-Q1, and threshold detector to signal alert.
Personally I'd like to use something like this to tie into a septic pump fail alert.
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markmoore1024
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I realize this thread is old, but Google has abandoned the Nest Protect smoke/CO detectors. There are millions of these installed and Googles third party replacement recommendation is a poor product.
it seems like a big opportunity is being missed here as all of the Nest customers are looking for a viable replacement product as their installed sensors go EOL.
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