re: Google sends signal to nest they will have to go it alone

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How are those kibbles? i need some type of smoke/CO2 detector in my house. rather than the single on in my kitchen.

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what is your setup now?

biggest hurdle is most newer homes already have a wired/battery backup smoke detector network.

with the kidde wireless you have to go big or go home

if you dont replace all of them you'll need to be aware you might have 2 different systems for awhile..the wired will all go off if one of those detects smoke & the wireless kidde network will go off..if one of those detects smoke.

this could be a concern if the kidde are on the other side of the house & go off and you don't hear them because there isn't a kidde nearby.

make sense?

also the little dipswitch sync thing is a little weird..just make damn sure you take a pic of it once you've selected a setting so you don't have to pull it off the ceiling every time you buy a new one to remember the configuration. ask me how i know.

all kidde on the same network will need the same dipswitches toggled.

i am honestly in favor of less wiring & wallfish running through my house so i am happy building out my kidde network as they go on sale because being an older house i wasnt slowly replacing my wired network.

given the lifespan of your smoke detector is 10 years, it might not be a bad idea to just go kidde when you update it. you have to buy new ones anyway.

FWIW the battery life is about the same. everyone thinks their wired smoke detector batteries will last forever..until the CHIRPING STARTS!