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populardanieljchu posted Today 02:25 PM
populardanieljchu posted Today 02:25 PM

First Alert SC5 2-pack (Nest Protect replacement) $159.99

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Google is no longer selling the Nest Protect and the official alternative are these First Alert SC5 Smoke and Carbon Monoxide detectors. Elsewhere these sell for $129.99 each, Costco has them on sale as a pair (2x) for $159.99.

Both the Nest Protect and these First Alert SC5's expire after 10-years, I have several due to be replaced so I swapped out 2 back in October and they can use the same mounts left behind by the Nest Protects (at least the battery version).

They do not appear in the Nest Protect app, but they do show up in the Google Home app where Nest Protects also appear, and they also support the Wireless Interconnect which allows them all (Nest Protect & SC5) to unify and announce where an alarm may be going off.

If you use HomeBridge with Apple to connect into Nest Protect, these currently do not appear to have that type of support. The current HomeBridge for Google Home also do not appear to support the SC5's.

Also, these SC5's use a different battery type and do not offer the pathway lighting.

https://www.costco.com/p/-/first-...?langId=-1
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Google is no longer selling the Nest Protect and the official alternative are these First Alert SC5 Smoke and Carbon Monoxide detectors. Elsewhere these sell for $129.99 each, Costco has them on sale as a pair (2x) for $159.99.

Both the Nest Protect and these First Alert SC5's expire after 10-years, I have several due to be replaced so I swapped out 2 back in October and they can use the same mounts left behind by the Nest Protects (at least the battery version).

They do not appear in the Nest Protect app, but they do show up in the Google Home app where Nest Protects also appear, and they also support the Wireless Interconnect which allows them all (Nest Protect & SC5) to unify and announce where an alarm may be going off.

If you use HomeBridge with Apple to connect into Nest Protect, these currently do not appear to have that type of support. The current HomeBridge for Google Home also do not appear to support the SC5's.

Also, these SC5's use a different battery type and do not offer the pathway lighting.

https://www.costco.com/p/-/first-...?langId=-1

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Today 03:02 PM
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tismon
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Today 03:02 PM
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Yeah, the false alarms reported on reddit aren't giving me confidence.
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ALSToday 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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i4k20cToday 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?
Today 03:11 PM
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marquinhocbToday 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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FabulousScene9195Today 03:11 PM
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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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marquinhocbToday 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
Today 03:17 PM
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sbaro362Today 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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