Switched Smoke Detector

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M_BROWNLOW

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Little old lady to landlord..."Every time I make toast the smoke detector goes off and I can't get it to stop unless Doris is home and she comes down and waves a towel".

Doris to landlord..."You've got to do something about that smoke detector. She's got me down there at least two mornings a week and I'm working backshift".

The landlord's solution...Give the little old lady and easy way to deal with the problem herself and in the process violate 32-110(b) [insert NEC equivalent].

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nakulak

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there may have been a better solution:

install a new smoke detector in the next room, a suitable distance from the kitchen (per the manufacturer's instructions)

there is nothing more dangerous than the illusion of safety
 
mxslick

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A prime example...

A prime example...

...of how stupid a lot of landlords can be..the materials and labor (even if Joe Handyman did the work) cost more than a new smoke detector, which BTW would probably not false alert as often.

I'd say more but this is a family forum.. :grin:
 
mdshunk

mdshunk

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Right here.
I don't know what smokes you use, but the one's I typically use have a 'mute' button on them that will mute the thing for 7 minutes.
 
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DUCKMAN

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dcspector said:
IRC R313.2 as far as no switching except for normal ocpd.


That is funny.....dinner bell that is.:smile:
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This pic appears to be a vilation of NFPA 72 anyway (although still funny). That smoke looks to be lower than permissable for wall mounting.
 
brantmacga

brantmacga

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We used to have this same problem at my house. Then, by some miracle, the smoke alarm stopped going off when my wife cooks. It took me a couple of days to look up and realize that she had disconnected the smoke detector. :D
 
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brother

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I really feel sorry that landlord, cause if there was an actual fire, the first thing the fire department looks for is 'working, properly installed' smoke detectors.


The Landlord can be sued and fined, possibly arrested in a worst case scenerio. My God who would install a switch for a smoke detector??!!!
 
480sparky

480sparky

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Iowegia
brother said:
I really feel sorry that landlord, cause if there was an actual fire, the first thing the fire department looks for is 'working, properly installed' smoke detectors.


The Landlord can be sued and fined, possibly arrested in a worst case scenerio. My God who would install a switch for a smoke detector??!!!
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I thought the first thing they did was declare the cause of the fire electrical.:-?
 
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K8MHZ

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Michigan. It's a beautiful peninsula, I've looked
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Electrician
Nuisance Alarms

If an alarm regularly responds to cooking smoke or shower steam, consider the following:

Replace the alarm with one that has the silence button feature.

Move the alarm further away to give cooking smoke or steam a chance to dissipate before reaching the unit.

If ceiling mounted, move unit to a wall.

If the unit is the ionization type, replace it with a photoelectric detector. This type of alarm is less sensitive to smaller particles and thus less affected by cooking smoke or small amounts of steam. Packaging and/or owner's manual will indicate type of alarm.
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http://www.sccfd.org/pub_ed/smoke_detectors.html
 
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JeffD

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My roommate in the service had an interesting answer to a smoke alarm going off. He ripped it off the ceiling because he could find no other way to quite it. The next morning he had an interesting conversation with the 1st seargent.
 
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