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Smart smoke alarm (not Nest)

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  • 18-11-2020 7:50pm
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    djdunny
    Registered Users Posts: 1,097 ✭✭✭


    Hey folks. Anyone know of or recommend a smoke/carbon monoxide alarm that has smart abilities


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    Bluefoam
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    djdunny wrote: »
    Hey folks. Anyone know of or recommend a smoke/carbon monoxide alarm that has smart abilities

    Why not Nest?


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    paulgrogan.eu
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    Was actually looking into going with some sort of smart CO2 / Smoke alarm myself and was strongly thinking of NEST. Would be keen to hear why not NEST and also what other options are worth looking at.


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    Clareman
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    I have the Nest alarms and find them great especially as they are linked to the cameras so they take a photo if there's an emergency, the path lights are great as well but I only use those in the wired ones.


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    paulgrogan.eu
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    Clareman wrote: »
    I have the Nest alarms and find them great especially as they are linked to the cameras so they take a photo if there's an emergency, the path lights are great as well but I only use those in the wired ones.


    Possibly hard to answer as you're fully in the NEST ecosystem, but given that I'm not likely to go that route at all, are these something I can use as standalone items and perhaps achieve some basic level of integration with something like Home Assistant to generate triggers like alarms, turn the lights on, send a notification etc?


    Many thanks


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    Clareman
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    I just realised that I've a Yale alarm as well that does all that as well as motion, it's never triggered and it's part of the alarm system that I never use but it might be an option.


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    John_Mc
    Registered Users Posts: 2,791 ✭✭✭John_Mc


    paulgrogan.eu wrote: »
    Possibly hard to answer as you're fully in the NEST ecosystem, but given that I'm not likely to go that route at all, are these something I can use as standalone items and perhaps achieve some basic level of integration with something like Home Assistant to generate triggers like alarms, turn the lights on, send a notification etc?


    Many thanks

    Yeah they can be standalone but it's more advantageous to use them in conjunction with other products in the ecosystem. E.g. I have the Nest thermostat and the Protect will turn off the boiler in the case of fire.

    I have two battery powered Nest Protects, one for upstairs and downstairs. The spotlight is a great feature at night and the devices self-test every month. Other than that, you don't notice them.

    If you have more than one device they link up together so one alarm going off triggers the others.


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