Replacement ideas for FireX Model G-6
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05-01-04, 05:23 PM
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Replacement ideas for FireX Model G-6
I have a house that is wired for 4 FireX Model G-6 smoke alarms.
Is there a replacement for this alarm that will directly replace these with the existing wiring? They are always going off when I cook because of humidity.... not smoke.
They also some times squeal a little when I use a vacuum cleaner in the area near them.
I don’t believe that the previous owners here ever vacuumed them out.
Thanks for reading...
Is there a replacement for this alarm that will directly replace these with the existing wiring? They are always going off when I cook because of humidity.... not smoke.
They also some times squeal a little when I use a vacuum cleaner in the area near them.
I don’t believe that the previous owners here ever vacuumed them out.
Thanks for reading...
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05-01-04, 07:00 PM
If they are the standard AC/DC residential smoke detector, the Firex models currently sold in most better home centers will do the job nicely. The interconnect technology on these things became quite standardized some time ago.
The old ones are 5-10 years old, then the mildly radioactive element in them does break down with age, making them a little flaky.
You might want to consider spending the extra for the photo electric models instead of the ionization detectors, they tend to be a little more tolerant of household damp and cooking vapor.
The old ones are 5-10 years old, then the mildly radioactive element in them does break down with age, making them a little flaky.
You might want to consider spending the extra for the photo electric models instead of the ionization detectors, they tend to be a little more tolerant of household damp and cooking vapor.
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Originally Posted by MrRonFL
If they are the standard AC/DC residential smoke detector, the Firex models currently sold in most better home centers will do the job nicely. The interconnect technology on these things became quite standardized some time ago.
The old ones are 5-10 years old, then the mildly radioactive element in them does break down with age, making them a little flaky.
You might want to consider spending the extra for the photo electric models instead of the ionization detectors, they tend to be a little more tolerant of household damp and cooking vapor.
The old ones are 5-10 years old, then the mildly radioactive element in them does break down with age, making them a little flaky.
You might want to consider spending the extra for the photo electric models instead of the ionization detectors, they tend to be a little more tolerant of household damp and cooking vapor.
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05-03-04, 04:09 PM
They should wouk nicely. The only real wildcard in the mix is if you have a smoke detector that's placed in such a way that a large amount of cooking fumes get pulled across it by the house's climate control. (When I bought my house, there was a smoke mounted on the ceiling above the air return and between it and the nearest opening to my kitchen. _That_ got rearranged pretty quickly!)
