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Do you have a smoke detector in your attic?
Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:22 am
Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:22 am
I said this in the GMT but thought it deserved its own thread.
Last night my dog woke me up to the smell of smoke coming from my attic. My heater is in my attic and it caught fire. Luckily we caught it early so no damage except to the heater itself.
But my hallway smoke alarm never went off. If I’d had one in my attic I wouldn’t had had to depend on my dog to alert me to something wrong.
Last night my dog woke me up to the smell of smoke coming from my attic. My heater is in my attic and it caught fire. Luckily we caught it early so no damage except to the heater itself.
But my hallway smoke alarm never went off. If I’d had one in my attic I wouldn’t had had to depend on my dog to alert me to something wrong.
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Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:25 am to dyslexiateechur
Get that guy a steak tonight.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:32 am to dyslexiateechur
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Do you have a smoke detector in your attic?
No but I have bats in my belfry.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:33 am to dyslexiateechur
No but I have two dogs.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:34 am to dyslexiateechur
Do they work well up there? Does the temperature mess with them? My garage has always been of a concern because of the batteries for my tools but I’m under the impression smoke detectors don’t do well in garages. The sawdust, exhaust, temperature swings, etc messes with them I think? If I’m wrong I’ll definitely put them in both places.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:37 am to facher08
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Get that guy a steak tonight.
You ain't lying, his dog may have just saved his life. Good dog
Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:38 am to dyslexiateechur
Glad you're okay!
Good doggy!!!
Good doggy!!!
Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:38 am to WavinWilly
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Does the temperature mess with them? My garage has always been of a concern because of the batteries for my tools but I’m under the impression smoke detectors don’t do well in garages.
Something I hadn’t considered. I’ll look for a temperature resistant one.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:40 am to WavinWilly
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sawdust
I bet dust does mess with their sensors.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:43 am to dyslexiateechur
I've never smoked in an attic
Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:43 am to dyslexiateechur
According to Google you should use heat detectors in the attic
ETA
There is one that is for 194F
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Unfinished/Unconditioned Attics: Use heat detectors (fixed temperature or rate-of-rise) rather than smoke detectors.
ETA
There is one that is for 194F
This post was edited on 1/27/26 at 7:44 am
Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:44 am to LSUJML
My brother (who works for the fire department) is recommending ones that are interconnected so I’ll hear it.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:27 am to dyslexiateechur
The more troubling thing is who the hell downvoted this post? Somebody's face needs a downvote.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:29 am to dyslexiateechur
I know that bugs can set a smoke detector off… I feel like they would be going off all of the time in the attic or garage.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:30 am to OutOfNames
Prob my serial down voter.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:30 am to dyslexiateechur
I have a heat detector in my attic that is tied into my alarm system. I had them put one up there when I updated my alarm system.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:39 am to dyslexiateechur
Now I have a new anxiety. How often do attic heaters/furnaces catch on fire? What would cause that?
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:49 am to Jake88
I’m hopefully gonna find out later today.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 9:31 am to Jake88
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Now I have a new anxiety. How often do attic heaters/furnaces catch on fire?
Not a lot but not never either.
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What would cause that?
The covid-19 vaccine.
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