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Costco Members: 2-pack First Alert SC5 Smart Smoke & CO Alarm (Wired or Battery)

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Costco Wholesale has for Members: 2-pack First Alert SC5 Smart Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Hardwired or Battery) on sale for $159.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member danieljchu for sharing this deal.

Product Details:
  • Compatible With Google's Nest Protect Alarm
  • Equipped with Precision Detection Technology to help reduce nuisance alarms and provide an early warning
  • Smart Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarm
  • Voice alerts with Heads-Up warning tells you the type and location of danger in your home
  • Battery backup provides continuous protection during power outages
  • Photoelectric, Electrochemical
  • Smoke particles of varying number and size are produced in all fires. For maximum protection, use both ionization and photoelectric sensing technologies. Ionization alarms are generally more sensitive to fast flaming fires and photoelectric alarms are generally more sensitive to smoldering fires
  • Battery Powered includes: Six 3V CR123A Lithium Batteries per unit
  • Hardwired includes 3V Lithium Backup Battery Pack per unit

Editor's Notes

Written by citan359 | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • Our research indicates that this deal is $60.01 less (27% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $220.00 at the time of this posting.
  • About this Product:
    • 10 Years Limited
    • Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars at Costco based on over 15 customer reviews.
  • About this Store:
    • If you don't have a Costco Warehouse Membership, you can sign-up here
    • You can view Costco's return policy here.
  • Additional Notes:
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by danieljchu
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Costco Wholesale has for Members: 2-pack First Alert SC5 Smart Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Hardwired or Battery) on sale for $159.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member danieljchu for sharing this deal.

Product Details:
  • Compatible With Google's Nest Protect Alarm
  • Equipped with Precision Detection Technology to help reduce nuisance alarms and provide an early warning
  • Smart Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarm
  • Voice alerts with Heads-Up warning tells you the type and location of danger in your home
  • Battery backup provides continuous protection during power outages
  • Photoelectric, Electrochemical
  • Smoke particles of varying number and size are produced in all fires. For maximum protection, use both ionization and photoelectric sensing technologies. Ionization alarms are generally more sensitive to fast flaming fires and photoelectric alarms are generally more sensitive to smoldering fires
  • Battery Powered includes: Six 3V CR123A Lithium Batteries per unit
  • Hardwired includes 3V Lithium Backup Battery Pack per unit

Editor's Notes

Written by citan359 | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • Our research indicates that this deal is $60.01 less (27% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $220.00 at the time of this posting.
  • About this Product:
    • 10 Years Limited
    • Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars at Costco based on over 15 customer reviews.
  • About this Store:
    • If you don't have a Costco Warehouse Membership, you can sign-up here
    • You can view Costco's return policy here.
  • Additional Notes:
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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fritzo
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Yeah, I think I'm going to wait until a V2 of this product.

I'm still salty with Google for dropping the Nest Protect. They're famous for dropping hardware- makes me not want to invest in their ecosystem anymore.
tismon
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Yeah, the false alarms reported on reddit aren't giving me confidence.
ALS
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I don't understand why it's so hard for these manufacturers to make a good hardwired unit that does pathway. Don't a ton of homes have hardwired detectors these days? Battery just as backup. Pathlight wouldn't be a drain on a hardwired unit.

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Yeah, the false alarms reported on reddit aren't giving me confidence.
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ALSYesterday 03:03 PM
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I don't understand why it's so hard for these manufacturers to make a good hardwired unit that does pathway. Don't a ton of homes have hardwired detectors these days? Battery just as backup. Pathlight wouldn't be a drain on a hardwired unit.
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i4k20cYesterday 03:04 PM
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i know you said these do not work with apple's homekit that well, are there good wifi smoke/carbon monoxide detectors that work better with apple? looking to replace all my old school units as they are expired and have been having a tough time figuring out what to get. It looked like either this or kiddie were my only options - is that right?
we are insanely light sleepers though and need the ability to turn off lights or at least cover it up somehow if possible - can i do this with these or the kiddie?
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marquinhocbYesterday 03:11 PM
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Quote from tismon :
Yeah, the false alarms reported on reddit aren't giving me confidence.
I can tell you first-hand the false alarms are a problem - 1am wakeup, all the kids woken up in whole house, after replacing nest protect with one of these. Returned after that. Going to try the one by Place home solutions now.
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Wish they had the night pathway light added to this unit just like the Nest protect had it.
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marquinhocbYesterday 03:11 PM
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Quote from ALS :
I don't understand why it's so hard for these manufacturers to make a good hardwired unit that does pathway. Don't a ton of homes have hardwired detectors these days? Battery just as backup. Pathlight wouldn't be a drain on a hardwired unit.
Checkout the one by Place home solutions, it has path light. Just bought some, we'll see if they're any good
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sbaro362Yesterday 03:17 PM
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I have two of these, one battery, one wired; no issues with false alarms but I will say they are not quite the same polished product the Nest ones were. They do work well and integrate nicely into Google Home and send notifications, emails, and such when they go off.

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Quote from sbaro362 :
I have two of these, one battery, one wired; no issues with false alarms but I will say they are not quite the same polished product the Nest ones were. They do work well and integrate nicely into Google Home and send notifications, emails, and such when they go off.
Yeah, I think I'm going to wait until a V2 of this product.

I'm still salty with Google for dropping the Nest Protect. They're famous for dropping hardware- makes me not want to invest in their ecosystem anymore.
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batpotYesterday 03:30 PM
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Quote from ALS :
I don't understand why it's so hard for these manufacturers to make a good hardwired unit that does pathway. Don't a ton of homes have hardwired detectors these days? Battery just as backup. Pathlight wouldn't be a drain on a hardwired unit.
If they were hard wired you would only have to buy 1 unit to get the notification. This way, you have to fill your house with them.
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Thank you for such a well written deal detail; it sums up this detector's shortcomings well. Deal or not, I'm holding out for something at least as good as the hardwired Nest Protect units these would replace. I even wrote First Alert when these were first announced and told them so. If I'm paying a premium for a detector like this, then they had better be able to detect smoke and CO well, AND have pathlight at a minimum. I'm fortunate because my oldest Nest Protect's "replace by date" isn't until 2/2031. I bought those from Costco, so agree they often have good prices on smoke detectors.
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the reviews about this and the false alarms in general seems pretty bad. I had to get a nest replacement, i decided to go on ebay and buy another nest protect new which 8 years left on the expiry. I paid a bit over for it but i didnt want to have to drill a new plate into the ceiling. Some caution, do confirm the expiry of the alarm is in the description of the item or confirm with the seller.

They stopped making them earlier this year but the ones they made up until that point have 10 year expiry so 2035. The best i could find at the time was November 2033. The expiry is printed on the unit. The serial number can also be derived to determine expiry (upload ebay picture of serial number into grok or gemini for example and ask for expiry). Do not buy any unit new or old without confirmation of expiry date.
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BadBiscuitYesterday 03:44 PM
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I have seven hardwired Nest Protect that will eventually need replacement, so the price is not insignificant. Good to see that First Alert provides the option of battery or hardwired, and kept the same ceiling mount. Also good to know Costco carries them. Now just hoping First Alert get it totally right with a V2 model.
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KenEsqYesterday 03:48 PM
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Quote from ALS :
I don't understand why it's so hard for these manufacturers to make a good hardwired unit that does pathway. Don't a ton of homes have hardwired detectors these days? Battery just as backup. Pathlight wouldn't be a drain on a hardwired unit.
The pathway on the battery Nest units wasn't much of a drain either. Even on the one that got a lot of traffic we've only had to replace the batteries once in about five years of use.
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BadBiscuitYesterday 03:53 PM
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Quote from greyster :
the reviews about this and the false alarms in general seems pretty bad. I had to get a nest replacement, i decided to go on ebay and buy another nest protect new which 8 years left on the expiry. I paid a bit over for it but i didnt want to have to drill a new plate into the ceiling. Some caution, do confirm the expiry of the alarm is in the description of the item or confirm with the seller.

They stopped making them earlier this year but the ones they made up until that point have 10 year expiry so 2035. The best i could find at the time was November 2033. The expiry is printed on the unit. The serial number can also be derived to determine expiry (upload ebay picture of serial number into grok or gemini for example and ask for expiry). Do not buy any unit new or old without confirmation of expiry date.
I agree about it being important to check expiration when buying old stock Nest Protect, but that does seem like the best solution for those close to expiration. Checking your current units can be done from the Nest Protect app by drilling down in settings for each unit and checking within "Technical info" for each unit's "Replace by" date.

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marquinhocbYesterday 04:24 PM
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Quote from sbaro362 :
I have two of these, one battery, one wired; no issues with false alarms but I will say they are not quite the same polished product the Nest ones were. They do work well and integrate nicely into Google Home and send notifications, emails, and such when they go off.
FWIW for anyone else worried about false alarms: I think it has to do with condensation, so be cautious
I bought 2 of them, only 1 gave the 1am ringing problem - I believe the cold (this was in the 2nd story in Colorado, i.e. some exposure to the cold above) results in condensation on the sensors
It explains why I only had the problem with one - if you're not in cold weather, you probably won't have a problem

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