Wireless Smoke Detectors: Who Makes, etc.

[Robert11]

Hello:

Have a question regarding smoke detectors for a residence.

Will be moving into a house that has the master bedroom quite some distance,
and on a separate level, from the kids bedrooms, and the basement lower
levels.

Want to put in several new smoke detectors, but doubt that would ever be
able to hear the whistle if it goes off due to the distances involved.

Are there such things out now such as wireless transmitter smoke detectors,
or anything similar in the way of a solution to this ? Brands ?

Are they any good ?

Guess if it works on house wiring, the assumption is they would sound a
warning before the wiring goes out: good assumption ?

What do most people do for this type of a situation ?

(looked at the FirstAlert and Kidde sites, but they don't appear to have any
wireless types)

Thanks,
Bob

[Doug Fitzpatrick]

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 18:44:05 UTC, "Robert11" <rgsrose@notme.com>
wrote:

> Want to put in several new smoke detectors, but doubt that would ever be
> able to hear the whistle if it goes off due to the distances involved.

Interconnect them.

> Are there such things out now such as wireless transmitter smoke detectors,
> or anything similar in the way of a solution to this ? Brands ?

Do a Google search on " connecting smoke detectors", there is a hit
for
wireless in Europe using ZigBee protocol.

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Regards,
Doug

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[Thierry Parent]

I discovered the following product which include the wireless
functionnality. Each detector retransmit the one who triggered the alarm
extending the overall range.

Sorry, but explanation is in German.

http://www.elv.de/Shopping/ArtikelDetail.asp?SessionId=00166978550229229152&
Referenz=586%2D66&Gruppe=SI%2DSA&Stufe=2

Hope it helps

Thierry
"Robert11" <rgsrose@notme.com> wrote in message
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> Hello:
>
> Have a question regarding smoke detectors for a residence.
>
> Will be moving into a house that has the master bedroom quite some
distance,
> and on a separate level, from the kids bedrooms, and the basement lower
> levels.
>
> Want to put in several new smoke detectors, but doubt that would ever be
> able to hear the whistle if it goes off due to the distances involved.
>
> Are there such things out now such as wireless transmitter smoke
detectors,
> or anything similar in the way of a solution to this ? Brands ?
>
> Are they any good ?
>
> Guess if it works on house wiring, the assumption is they would sound a
> warning before the wiring goes out: good assumption ?
>
> What do most people do for this type of a situation ?
>
> (looked at the FirstAlert and Kidde sites, but they don't appear to have
any
> wireless types)
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
>
>
>