Smoke alarm in your garage?

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I don't have one. But after watching this video I'm installing one.

Would a smoke alarm have prevented the tragedy these people suffered? Maybe, maybe not, maybe not a total loss. If they had one would they have been able to hear it? I don't know but I have to believe it would have given them a chance to have saved something.

But it seems like a relatively inexpensive way to possibly prevent this from happening to me. I don't have any collector cars but it would be a big loss to me to lose just what's in my garage much less any other part of our house.





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A couple of good short articles concerning heat vs smoke.

Smoke Detector vs. Heat Detector - Alarm Grid

A smoke detector responds to the presence of smoke. A heat detector responds to unusually high temperatures. Both indicate that there is a fire. Learn about fire-safety products.
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When Should I Use a Heat Detector Instead of a Smoke Detector? - Alarm Grid

There are a few situations where it is better to use a heat detector instead of a smoke detector. This includes rooms where smoke may be present. Heat detectors are also used in dusty areas where fine particles may cause false alarms for heat detectors. Learn more about heat detectors.
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Go Heat detector. and Interconnected units. one in the Garage one in the house.
if the garage goes off, so will the house one. ( if the bluetooth can reach that far. )
 
I stuck a smoke and CO detector out in the garage and it ties back into a Ring alarm. Super simple to do and you can get alerts on your phone. I had a headlamp charging on my workbench that started smoking pretty bad a few months ago. Smoke detector was about 5 feet away and started going off. I was up at Lowes and my wife called and asked how to turn the alarm off as it was annoying her. I looked at my phone and told her it was the garage smoke detector and to run out and check on it. Fortunately she saw it before it actually caught fire. She unplugged it, opened the garage door and threw it in the driveway for me to deal with when I got home. I went ahead and added one to my shed just to be safe.
 
Mirac said:
Go Heat detector. and Interconnected units. one in the Garage one in the house.
if the garage goes off, so will the house one. ( if the bluetooth can reach that far. )
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Now that seems like the way to go.

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Frack N Cylons said:
... exhaust gasses can set off a smoke detector.
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So can various kinds of dust. I gave up on the idea after talking with our home alarm company and they said that in my garage environment (used as a shop instead of a garage -- rarely is there a car or tractor in it), it would probably going off at various times because of dust issues. I do, however, have a very good quality gas alarm (both CO and combustible) in it. But it's local to the garage and can't be heard in the house -- or at least not very well. It sure does screech, and seems very sensitive for the things I've tested it on).
 
Dust and other things would likely be an issue with a smoke detector. Go with a heat / rate of rise detector instead. Typically a rate of rise detector will have both a heat limit, but also a "temperature has gone up X degrees in Y seconds / minutes" likely indicating a fire trip.
 
Mirac said:
Go Heat detector. and Interconnected units. one in the Garage one in the house.
if the garage goes off, so will the house one. ( if the bluetooth can reach that far. )
Click to expand...
I have that interconnection but, with a smoke detector. Also, a couple in the crawlspace.
 
Using a Heat Detector definitely makes sense if you have a dusty environment. Ring makes a listener product that listens for another brand or type of alarm to go off and then notify the Ring alarm. I added the CO and Smoke combo mainly because I have a natural gas heater in the garage I use occasionally during the winter.
 
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