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Pros

Easy to install, and easy to pair with my smart home hub. Works natively with hubitat as expected. Only complaint is that when i tried to test it, it didn't seem to work. There is some docs to so you can change the files so it shows up as the right de...  Read More



Cons

First alert has a battery powered zwave fire alarm but there is no provision for it to connect with hardwired or wifi units to trigger the rest of the house. My alarms are networked together and i've tested it and the sensor never reports back that it...  Read More

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Quality


Also works with the new kidde trusense smokeco detectors


There are three things worth noting though and why i gave this device a 4star rating1 the advertised battery life on the websit...  Read More


Also it does not record any history of smoke or co events even with the custom device handler from the mfr website


With co alarms which i have separate even with the modification in the instructions it seems inconsistent

Competitiveness


Im using this with my hubitat c7 hub


Hooked it up to my samsung smartthings hub and works without an issue


Also there are many types of smoke detectors ionization combo etc to choose from but nearly no choices if you look for a zwave ones


My options for having remote monitoring and alerts were simply replacing each unit with a smart detector over 1600 buying one o...  Read More

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    With co alarms which i have separate even with the modification in the instructions it seems inconsistent


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This is less of a concern however since co is mostly a concern when you are home and the alarms are audible


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I think its far better to use a device like the ecolink firefighter rather than using a smoke detector that is zwave or zigbee itself


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I certainly wouldnt want automation like smartthings or hubitat to be part of safely mechanism or have any chance to interfere with it


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Also there are many types of smoke detectors ionization combo etc to choose from but nearly no choices if you look for a zwave ones


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    However i used the picture in here in the reviews to find the inclusion button


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Thank you to person who submitted it because it probably saved me hours


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Placed the unit within 3 inches of a smoke detector and set off the smoke detector with some smoke which caused all my chained smoke detectors to go off

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