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Easiest way to power a wired smoke detector?

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  • 24-05-2018 8:35pm
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    OU812
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    Going to be putting in a couple of new smoke detectors and want to go for the wired variety

    There’s no power supply in the curling currently apart from the lights. I’m assuming I can’t just extend the power from them as if the switch was turned off, that’d kill power so what’s my best option?


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    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,532 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    OU812 wrote: »
    so what’s my best option?

    It depends.
    Is the house a bungalow?
    Do you want to install them upstairs or downstairs?


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    OU812
    Registered Users Posts: 6,035 ✭✭✭OU812


    2011 wrote: »
    It depends.
    Is the house a bungalow?
    Do you want to install them upstairs or downstairs?

    Standard 30 year old semi. There's already one wired on the landing with battery ones in the bedrooms.

    Downstairs I need to put three in.


    Think I'm gonna end up with battery ones...


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    Textronic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 47 ✭Textronic


    OU812 wrote: »
    Standard 30 year old semi. There's already one wired on the landing with battery ones in the bedrooms.

    Downstairs I need to put three in.


    Think I'm gonna end up with battery ones...

    If you decide to go with battery get the RF interlinked ones


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    OU812
    Registered Users Posts: 6,035 ✭✭✭OU812


    Textronic wrote: »
    If you decide to go with battery get the RF interlinked ones

    It's nest protects I want to put in


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    Textronic
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    OU812 wrote: »
    It's nest protects I want to put in

    Features

    Voice alarms with custom location
    Split‑Spectrum Sensor
    Detects carbon monoxide
    Up to 10-year product lifetime
    Heads-Up alerts
    Sound Check
    Nightly Promise
    Pathlight
    Steam Check
    Self Test
    Wireless Interconnect
    Emergency Shut-Off with Nest Learning Thermostat
    Emergency clip record with Nest Cam
    Home Report
    Nest App
    Smoke
    Carbon monoxide
    Low battery
    Sensor failure
    App Silence
    Safety Check-up
    Safety history
    What to Do

    I just looked them up for the craic..jesus

    They seem to be mains though with wireless interconnect.


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    OU812
    Registered Users Posts: 6,035 ✭✭✭OU812


    Textronic wrote: »
    Features



    I just looked them up for the craic..jesus

    They seem to be mains though with wireless interconnect.

    Theyre pretty good. Have two wired & they also come in a battery model.


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    Jimmy Dags
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    EI Radio link all the way. Nest poor.


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    Textronic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 47 ✭Textronic


    Jimmy Dags wrote: »
    EI Radio link all the way. Nest poor.

    Ya I'm familiar with them

    They do a radiolink base for interconnecting mains alarms and 9v battery RF alarms

    All can be interconnected


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    Jimmy Dags
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 172 ✭✭Jimmy Dags


    Yea they are a super system.


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    dingding
    Registered Users Posts: 4,931 ✭✭✭dingding


    Have the nest alarms myself. Work very well and self test. I have the mains versions, I think there are some limitations with the battery versions.

    I have their cameras also.

    Dont have the thermostat but I think this works will with the alarms.


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