Hey all,
This is only tangentially related to HA, but it seems like this crowd might have answers. HA integration would be nice but is not required
We moved into a new house about 3 years ago and have been plagued by nuisance alarms ever since. They happen most often in the middle of the night, but aren’t uncommon in the daytime.
I have:
Other random info:
I think at this point I want to get some fancy multi-criteria alarms, ones that are specifically for reducing your nuisance alarm rate. Also for increased capability, though - one of my coworkers just narrowly escaped a housefire with his wife and dog. Their fire alarms failed to go off and he was only woken by the sound of the flames.
Any suggestions for multi-criteria alarms that work with hardwired 120VAC, preferably with hardwired interconnection?
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OP here, I ended up purchasing one USI MI106S, which advertises the following:
Which sounds like what I’m looking for. I’ll try some informal tests on it before I buy more.