Smoke detectors & Paint

[TwinCitySparky]

Someone could make a lot of money making smokes that come in various colors.

~Matt

I agree. This is not the first time I've had this request.

Again, if they made the enclosures so that one could remove the electronics and paint... :roll:

 

[TwinCitySparky]

Nah, If you paint a ceiling any color other than white you get whatever's coming to ya

Have you ever seen a faded white ceiling?

 

[TOOL_5150]

Nah, If you paint a ceiling any color other than white you get whatever's coming to ya

Here in CA there are a bunch of weird people that have odd colored rooms/houses/walls/celings.

~Matt

 

[Dennis Alwon]

Have you ever seen a faded white ceiling?

I have seen many faded (yellow) smoke detectors. I had one in my house for 22 years I finally changed it last year- it worked but it was almost totally yellow-- no we don't smoke.

 

[JohnJ0906]

Here in CA there are a bunch of weird people that have odd colored rooms/houses/walls/celings.

~Matt

We have some of them here too.

 

[iwire]

I had one in my house for 22 years I finally changed it last year- it worked but it was almost totally yellow-- no we don't smoke.

Some brands of commercial smoke detectors turn yellow even in smoke free workplaces.

But smokes have a 10 year life expectancy.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3737/is_199805/ai_n8798125

 

[brian john]

Here in CA there are a bunch of weird people.

~Matt

Weird people in California....NAH, you're kidding me?

 

[MichaelGP3]

The brand I'm thinking of (but I won't mention)

The brand I'm thinking of (but I won't mention)

Some brands of commercial smoke detectors turn yellow even in smoke free workplaces.

But smokes have a 10 year life expectancy.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3737/is_199805/ai_n8798125

There was a component in the plastic that reacted & turned yellow in the presence of fluorescent lighting. The closer the smoke detector was to the fluorescent tube, the yellower it got. Smokes on the same job in unlit closets remained white.....

Planned obsolescence?

 

[M_BROWNLOW]

I agree. This is not the first time I've had this request.

Again, if they made the enclosures so that one could remove the electronics and paint... :roll:

I imagine the 'Do Not Paint' is part of the listing because the risk exists of partially or completely blocking the vents with a sloppy paint job.

Matt

 

[peter d]

Paint the ceilings to match the smoke detectors. Problem solved.

Ahhh yes...the Kidde I12060 paint sample is available where fine paints are sold.

 

[brian john]

Are there any flush mount smoke detectors?

 

[TOOL_5150]

Weird people in California....NAH, you're kidding me?

Nope!

I also know of a durn good electrician that lives there too

~Matt

 

[iwire]

Are there any flush mount smoke detectors?

I don't know, I provided a link to one and Marc another. :grin:

 

[gar]

081020-0724 EST

A flush mount smoke detector would be a bad idea. Air flow is the reason. The detection response time would be slower. This means a higher smoke concentration in other areas before the flush mount unit would trigger.

This is based on test results at UL in the early 60s. This was not based on a flush mount test, but on comparisons of different smoke detectors, their air flow, and response times.

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[TwinCitySparky]

I dont think either of the links provided by Bob or Marc show a truely "flush mount" design. They both protrude to some degree from the finished surface. I also dont think a company like Kidde would throw a product onto the market like that without intensive testing of design and function.

 

[JohnE]

I removed the guts and painted a smoke in my house. It was a system type smoke and easy to do, though.

Let the heckling begin......