The heat from my wood stove sets off my smoke(heat) detector is there a detector that's better suited for use with a wood stove?

On 1/19/2013 12:03 AM, don wrote:
The heat from my wood stove sets off my smoke(heat) detector is there a detector that's better suited for use with a wood stove?

Not sure what you mean by heat detector, but if it thinks your house is
on fire,
your fire is too hot. Or it's mounted too close to the fire.

If it's a smoke detector, I'd suggest that there really is smoke and you
should fix the firebox ventilation.

If it's a CO detector, be happy you're not dead...yet...and fix
whatever hasn't killed you yet.

A less sensitive detector is NOT the first place I'd look for a solution.

On Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:03:15 -0800 (PST), don
wrote:

The heat from my wood stove sets off my smoke(heat) detector is there a d
etector that's better suited for use with a wood stove?

Smoke detectors detect smoke. Wood stoves emit smoke, and far too often
that smoke gets into the interior of the house, and off goes the alarm.
I've never found a suitable detector that dont go off. I just dont put
smoke detectors in the same room as the wood stove. Or, you can keep
removing the battery each time you open the wood stove. (and after doing
that a few times, you wont reconnect the battery).

On Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:03:15 -0800 (PST), don
wrote:

The heat from my wood stove sets off my smoke(heat) detector is there a detector that's better suited for use with a wood stove?


It is not he heat, but particles from combustion. You don't have to
see them for the smoke detector to catch them.

If the detector is in the same room, I'd move it to the next room or
hallway to it. I'd also check the connection of the stove pipe, door
gaskets, etc.

On 1/19/2013 3:03 AM, don wrote:
The heat from my wood stove sets off my smoke(heat) detector is there a detector that's better suited for use with a wood stove?
You could try a heat detector instead of a smoke detector. I don't think
I'd put it in the same room as the stove. These detectors sense
temperature rate of rise with a fixed set point of 135 degrees. I
typically use them in locations like boiler rooms and garages, where
smoke detectors aren't recommended. Here's one from Depot:

http://www.homedepot.com/buy/brk-120...l#.UPqaovLGDSM

The heat from my wood stove sets off my smoke(heat) detector is there a
detector that's better suited for use with a wood stove?


*The photoelectric type of smoke detector is recommended around kitchen
areas as it is less prone to false alarms from cooking. You might try
swapping yours out for a photoelectric type.

don wrote:
The heat from my wood stove sets off my smoke(heat) detector is there
a detector that's better suited for use with a wood stove?

Since a smoke detector detects smoke, it would seem that eliminating the
smoke would eliminate its detection!

Give some attention to repairing/removing the leaks from your wood stove:
Close off holes, seal openings, etc.

On Jan 19, 8:03*am, don wrote:
The heat from my wood stove sets off my smoke(heat) detector is there a detector that's better suited for use with a wood stove?

What you need is a carbon monoxide detector.

On 1/19/2013 3:03 AM, don wrote:
The heat from my wood stove sets off my smoke(heat) detector is there a detector that's better suited for use with a wood stove?


My wife often sets ours off in the hallway with broiler fumes from the
kitchen.

If your smoke detector is a ways away from the wood stove, as I tell my
wife and I will tell you, you're breathing fumes that you shouldn't.

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The heat from my wood stove sets off my smoke(heat) detector is there a detector that's better suited for use with a wood stove?

Some smoke detectors also have a HEAT DETECTOR. The alarm sounds when
the temperature at the detector reaches a certain temperature.

With that said, the ceiling above my wood stove reaches around 130
degrees F. max sometimes if I have it cranked up.

And the heat detectors on different smoke detectors can be different
temperatures. I saw 120 degrees and 190 degrees just doing a little
poking around on the internet.

Note that the outside temperature in desert areas can reach 125 degrees
F. So they make higher temperature heat sensors for garages and attics
which will not trip just due to the outside temperatures in those areas.

So perhaps you could find out what temperature the heat sensor on your
smoke detector is set to go off at, then find another smoke/heat
detector with a higher temperature heat sensor.

Also place a thermometer next to the smoke/heat detector and see how hot
it is getting there.

Also you have more flexibility with a fire alarm as part of a home
security system. For those you can get heat only sensors for different
temperatures, "rate of rise" detectors, and various smoke detectors. You
could place each on a separate "zone" of the alarm, then know which
device is being triggered.

Heat only detectors for wired fire alarm systems...
http://www.homesecuritystore.com/c-1...detectors.aspx

On Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:03:15 -0800 (PST), don
wrote:

The heat from my wood stove sets off my smoke(heat) detector is there a detector that's better suited for use with a wood stove?

I'd take the brand and model number, then get instructions from the
company. Making sure the detector is the proper type needed AND is
installed at a location given in the instructions.

Detectors do go bad and can act strange at times, check the age of the
unit. Can you swap out another unit to see if the alarms continue....

And. Follow the advice to seal the stove, etc...

On Sat, 19 Jan 2013 09:33:36 -0800, Bill
wrote:

Note that the outside temperature in desert areas can reach 125 degrees
F. So they make higher temperature heat sensors for garages and attics
which will not trip just due to the outside temperatures in those areas.

Hmm. I have been in the desert for 17 years. We do not have detectors
in an attic or garage. In none I've seen.

Any detectors purchased locally are standard run of the mill units.

Odd that detectors would be designed, built, shipped in geographical
locations - specifically. I know windows are made for various
regions.

On Sat, 19 Jan 2013 07:59:11 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:03:15 -0800 (PST), don
wrote:

The heat from my wood stove sets off my smoke(heat) detector is there a detector that's better suited for use with a wood stove?


It is not he heat, but particles from combustion. You don't have to
see them for the smoke detector to catch them.

If the detector is in the same room, I'd move it to the next room or
hallway to it. I'd also check the connection of the stove pipe, door
gaskets, etc.


One thing I never fully understood about smoke detectors (SD) is that
they go off almost instantly from the smallest amount of smoke from a
woodstove, or a little bit of burnt food on the kitchen stove. Yet, a
cigarette chain smoker or even cigar smoker dont set them off. Why is
this?
I lived with a chain smoker some years ago, and he often smoked big fat
cigars. The SD never went off. Are they programmed to the type of
smoke, or what?

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On Sat, 19 Jan 2013 09:33:36 -0800, Bill
wrote:

Note that the outside temperature in desert areas can reach 125 degrees
F. So they make higher temperature heat sensors for garages and attics
which will not trip just due to the outside temperatures in those areas.

Hmm. I have been in the desert for 17 years. We do not have detectors
in an attic or garage. In none I've seen.


For a garage, those are usually just heat detectors or rate of rise
detectors and are part of a home security system.