ᐅ Wireless or Hardwired Smoke Alarms? Should They Be Combined? Where to Install Them?
Created on: 28 Dec 2020 22:00
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mime270Hello everyone,
Our single-family house is almost finished, and I’m currently thinking about where to install smoke detectors. Since I want to install a wireless smoke detector in the basement in the utility room (which has a soundproof door), the question now is where else a wireless detector should be installed and where a regular one is sufficient.
Our house is relatively small, with about 60 square meters (645 square feet) of living space per level.
First floor: bathroom, bedroom, dressing room, two children’s rooms, small hallway
Ground floor: entrance area, open staircase leading to the first floor and basement, small storage room, open kitchen, living, and dining area
Basement: utility room (simple soundproof door), office, two storage rooms, small hallway
My idea was to install wireless smoke detectors in the utility room and in the hallways on the ground and first floors. In the living room and all bedrooms, I would install regular smoke detectors without wireless modules.
Does that make sense? Or what do you think? Since the wireless detectors are definitely much more expensive...
Regards,
Michael
Our single-family house is almost finished, and I’m currently thinking about where to install smoke detectors. Since I want to install a wireless smoke detector in the basement in the utility room (which has a soundproof door), the question now is where else a wireless detector should be installed and where a regular one is sufficient.
Our house is relatively small, with about 60 square meters (645 square feet) of living space per level.
First floor: bathroom, bedroom, dressing room, two children’s rooms, small hallway
Ground floor: entrance area, open staircase leading to the first floor and basement, small storage room, open kitchen, living, and dining area
Basement: utility room (simple soundproof door), office, two storage rooms, small hallway
My idea was to install wireless smoke detectors in the utility room and in the hallways on the ground and first floors. In the living room and all bedrooms, I would install regular smoke detectors without wireless modules.
Does that make sense? Or what do you think? Since the wireless detectors are definitely much more expensive...
Regards,
Michael
I have a similar setup: wireless devices in the basement utility room, the ground floor hallway, the upper floor hallway, and the bedroom. In the children's room, living room, and kitchen, there are individual detectors. The bedroom has its own detector to ensure you definitely hear the alarm at night!
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Gartenfreund29 Dec 2020 06:59I wouldn’t create a mix where some devices communicate and others don’t.
If anything, all devices should respond when one detects something.
A few years ago, I replaced ours. Since the previous ones communicated via wired connection, I bought the same type again. The cost was 17 euros per unit. The corresponding wireless module was, and still is, about 30 euros.
However, since cables were already installed to the individual detectors, this option was naturally avoided. Also, the cables to the detectors contain not only 2 wires but 4. The additional wires provide central power to the detectors. The power supply battery is arranged so that it is easy to access, which saves me from repeatedly climbing ladders.
Of course, there are also smoke detectors with 10-year batteries. But I wonder if they really last 10 years. If not, you might need to replace the smoke detector earlier than expected.
By the way, depending on the heating system, a CO detector is certainly not a bad idea either.
If anything, all devices should respond when one detects something.
A few years ago, I replaced ours. Since the previous ones communicated via wired connection, I bought the same type again. The cost was 17 euros per unit. The corresponding wireless module was, and still is, about 30 euros.
However, since cables were already installed to the individual detectors, this option was naturally avoided. Also, the cables to the detectors contain not only 2 wires but 4. The additional wires provide central power to the detectors. The power supply battery is arranged so that it is easy to access, which saves me from repeatedly climbing ladders.
Of course, there are also smoke detectors with 10-year batteries. But I wonder if they really last 10 years. If not, you might need to replace the smoke detector earlier than expected.
By the way, depending on the heating system, a CO detector is certainly not a bad idea either.
Winniefred29 Dec 2020 08:04What would be the difference in cost? If I were to start with wireless once, I would probably stick with it.
We only have standard ones in the hallways, living room, and bedrooms. They have been working perfectly since 2017, as we just realized yesterday when dust from demolition work in the basement, despite all precautions, reached the first floor. We have the type that attach to a magnetic plate, so you can remove the detector easily with one hand.
Our electrician didn’t install one in the kitchen at the time, as he thought it would go off constantly there. Should there be one in the kitchen as well? We also don’t have one in the bathroom for the same reason...
We only have standard ones in the hallways, living room, and bedrooms. They have been working perfectly since 2017, as we just realized yesterday when dust from demolition work in the basement, despite all precautions, reached the first floor. We have the type that attach to a magnetic plate, so you can remove the detector easily with one hand.
Our electrician didn’t install one in the kitchen at the time, as he thought it would go off constantly there. Should there be one in the kitchen as well? We also don’t have one in the bathroom for the same reason...
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