Where Is the Sensor On a Smoke Detector

Life safety manufacturer First Alert launched a new line of smart smoke and carbon monoxide alarms this week that will work with Google Home. Following Google’s decision to discontinue its Nest Protect smart smoke alarm, the company has announced it’s partnering with First Alert on the First Alert Smart Smoke & Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarm.

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Google Nest Shuts Down Smoke Detector Sales, Partners With First Alert

Google Nest announced two major changes to its Google Home lineup of smart devices. First, it will end sales of its Nest Protect smoke detector, which is featured on our list of recommended smoke detectors as one of the smartest fire alarms available.

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Google discontinues Nest Protect smoke alarm and Nest x Yale lock

Nest launched the 2nd gen Protect a year before it became part of Google. Like all smoke detectors, the Nest Protect comes with an expiration date. You're supposed to swap them out every 10 years, so some Nest users are already there.

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Fire Alarm Going Off for No Reason? 4 Possible Causes

They can save your life, or go off when nothing's wrong. Here's what to do if your smoke alarm is giving you fits.

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AI sensor cuts false alarms in smoke detectors

Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced the development of an AI sensor for unwanted alarm prevention that distinguishes between smoke caused by a fire and ...

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Soviet Era Smoke Detector Torn Down, Revealing Plutonium

It’s widely known that a smoke detector is a good ionizing radiation ... concluding that the radioactive material in his sensor was produced in 1968, then processed in about 1972.

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Best Smoke Detectors for 2025, Approved by an Engineer

It was clear which was the best smoke detector in 2025: the Kidde Dual Sensor Smoke Detector PI9010. It quickly and effectively detects both smoldering and flaming fires, surpassing its ...

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5 On Your Side: Protect your home, affordable smoke alarms crucial for fire safety this October

To stay safe, consider dual-sensor smoke detectors like the top-rated SimpliSafe model, which detects both flaming and smoldering fires. It’s battery-operated and can be interconnected ...

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Building A Smarter Smoke Alarm With The ESP8266

Do not try to build your own smoke alarm. Seriously ... a NodeMCU connected to a buzzer and a MQ2 gas sensor. So how does it work? If the detector goes off while [Vivek] is cooking, he can ...

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