Can I monitor smoke alarm battery levels from my dashboard where I can see other alarm sensor status? And how does a smoke alarm communicate the fact it's low on batteries?
In this regard, the Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide Detector both work almost the same as the other components (like the Entry Sensors). To further save battery power, the components do not constantly poll battery level, so there's no way to check that through the app.
But as soon as any sensor's battery goes below a low threshold, a signal will be sent to your Timeline. So if you have Smart Alerts enabled, you'll be notified right away. And you'll also be able to check on the Devices section of the app and webapp for an overview of all sensors.
The one difference about the Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide Detector is that they'll also chirp and show a flashing yellow light.
The one difference about the Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide Detector is that they'll also chirp and show a flashing yellow light.
And the murphy's law of smoke detectors or CO detectors of any brand, made and sold by anyone anywhere is that this chirp will start at 3AM when you're dead asleep. :)
@davey_d feature request: it would be helpful if if the low battery notification was sent to my phone a short period of time before they start chirping and disturb guests and family. So the threshold for the notification could be a little higher than what is used for the chirping. Can the software be adjusted to help with this?
davey_d
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In this regard, the Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide Detector both work almost the same as the other components (like the Entry Sensors). To further save battery power, the components do not constantly poll battery level, so there's no way to check that through the app.
But as soon as any sensor's battery goes below a low threshold, a signal will be sent to your Timeline. So if you have Smart Alerts enabled, you'll be notified right away. And you'll also be able to check on the Devices section of the app and webapp for an overview of all sensors.
The one difference about the Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide Detector is that they'll also chirp and show a flashing yellow light.
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worthing
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And the murphy's law of smoke detectors or CO detectors of any brand, made and sold by anyone anywhere is that this chirp will start at 3AM when you're dead asleep. :)
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jdmann
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@davey_d feature request: it would be helpful if if the low battery notification was sent to my phone a short period of time before they start chirping and disturb guests and family. So the threshold for the notification could be a little higher than what is used for the chirping. Can the software be adjusted to help with this?
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