All Steamed up overBleeping Smoke Sensor
kate
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Smoke Detector goes off after showers!
Help… does anyone else have a smoke detector that goes off after a shower is taken in the house? And have you figured out how to avoid it happening?
We thought for awhile that it was a gas leak, but we’ve had everyone and their detection devices go through our recently remodelled house, and there is no gas leak…. so, the only other event that is over about ten minutes before the alarm bleeping starts is a shower is taken…
Any thoughts, suggestions or tips?
-alarmed, I remain.
Replies
where is the detector located, in proximity to the bathroom? Just outside the door, or 20 feet away. Adjacent room, as in the master suite, or thru another door into the hallway? Do you run a vent fan when in the shower to get that moisture out of the house, instead of a steam cloud heading out into the rest of the house when you open the bathroom door?
Is this a new dectector, or old unit (they aren't accurate forever, I just replaced them at 10 years old in my mom's house.)
PB
Choices:
Install an exhaust fan to get the steam moving out of the house and away from the smoke detector.
Move the smoke detector to a spot farther from the steam.
Try a different type of smoke detector. The cheaper ionization types seem more sensitive to steam. If the steam is thick enough this might not help.
Close the door to the bathroom when showering.
Edited 2/15/2003 6:36:11 AM ET by 4LORN1
Kate,
Stop taking showers.
I don't know why They insist on calling them "smoke" detectors since they also detect dust, cooking [broiling], paint and hammer blows.
Here are some obvious ways to prevent this from happening: [but you have to use your secret decoding ring]
1) Disconnect from the power supply and take out the battery.
2) Cover the "detector" with Saran Wrap.
~Peter
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