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Smoke Detectors
We have several smoke detectors and they do not comply with building code here or anywhere we've lived because they are not tied together. I was told almost 4 years ago to submit this as an update only to the residential system because the business system already does this. We want to upgrade our electrical panel and will have to pay for new smoke detectors tied together for code. Why hasn't this been addressed yet?
worthing
742 Messages
3 years ago
Ideally the best Smoke or CO detectors would a) be hardwired, b) have a battery back up and c) be linked. If SimpliSafe can't provide all three of those then they should give us the ability to monitor the systems that do via the T3/T4 alarm standards. That way be can buy the best Smoke and CO detectors we can while still allowing our SimpliSafe system to listen for Smoke or CO detectors going off and alerting the monitoring center. (Other companies provide this functionality so this isn't something that SS would have to invent from scratch.)
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Uptown
6 Messages
3 years ago
My understanding is the commercial customers have this already.
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davey_d
Community Admin
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5.7K Messages
3 years ago
Hi @Uptown ,
SimpliSafe has just the one system, which can be installed for both home and small business use. We do also have just the one model of the Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide Detector each - and both are wireless only. But both can still work in tandem with compliant wired units, so you can still get the alerts as part of monitoring service.
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