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Friday, February 9th, 2018 11:04 PM

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Gas Leak Detector

I am trying to see if there is any others interested in a new ssensor. I live in an older peer and beam house with natural gas. I would like a sensor that would integrate into my existing simplisafe system that would alarm in case of a gas leak. In the event of a gas leak, the alarm could wake you at night or notify you in the day. This could save life and property. Anybody else have natural gas and like to see this product?

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sevensiamesecats

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7 years ago

It would be great in my motorhome, which uses propane

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mmd19081

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Yes!

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6 years ago

general_kaos

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6 years ago

I am not an engineer nor did I stay at any hotel last night to make me any smarter.  I am not suggesting a gas alarm isn't a good idea, I am just curious if it would require some significant engineering work to the actual sensor and the existing SS sensors, base station, etc.  Hoping the sensor detects the gas before it gets to an explosive level, but what happens if the gas level in the area of the sensor is "relatively" low, yet the alarm or base station is in an area with high concentration.  I would be afraid the activation of a component could result in an explosion unless all components were designed to work in the "hazardous" environment.  Like I said, not an engineer.  Nor do I play one at work!

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mprisbrey

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@general_kaos​ They already have a carbon monoxide sensor integrated into the system...and there are plenty of combined carbon monoxide/Natural Gas/Propane sensors available (Home Depot, Lowes, Amazon etc) for $20-$30.  This would not be a very complicated development effort for SimpliSafe.  

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2 years ago

glenbarrington

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6 years ago

Natural Gas, Propane, and methane (no jokes!) are all gasses that can build up in a home.

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allenhoekstra

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@glenbarrington​ actually methane gas is not a bad idea to add to the gasses to find. Not sure home a sensor exist for that. Methane gas is and will be more widely used as we start moving to alternative fuels. And yes, meth labs in multi family housing is actually a thing as well. This could save live (and make more arrest) for this nitch group of needs.

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sevensiamesecats

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6 years ago

And there are many, many models which will detect them.  They are the law (I think) in any RV which has propane, and I know they have household ones and that they for sure detect methane (don't ask me how I know that).

It would be a matter of mating existing detector technology with the SS wireless interface.

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coltmaster1

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6 years ago

Sorry, but SS can't even get their CO2 detectors built/functioning properly, I'm not sure I'd trust them with a multiple-gas sensor :(

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sevensiamesecats

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6 years ago

The SS2 CO sensors seem solid, so they have the capability.  Probably a manufacturing problem with the SS3

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coltmaster1

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6 years ago

But, twice in a year?  Doesn't take 6 months to get new shipments in from China (the latest excuse of being out-of-stock).

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joesentme

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6 years ago

I'd like a propane gas detector because we live in the country and natural gas is not available. Since this topic has been active on the SS boards for at least 5 years now, SS knows there's a market for it and interest has been fueled (pardon the pun) by seeing houses explode on the evening news. . .
If SS made a propane detector that worked well, I'd buy more than one because we have multiple buildings that have gas heaters in them.
If SS does not want to make an explosive gas detector, maybe they could simply 'detune' a glass break sensor so it could 'hear' the high pitched beeps of a gas detector that another company makes. While not a great solution, it might work for other types of alarms people already have in their house but cannot incorporate into the SS system because SS doesn't make that particular detector/sensor.
Thanks all.

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sevensiamesecats

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6 years ago

SS has not shown great enthusiasm for allowing any other products to work with their systems...  Even more useful than sensing other companies alerts would be a module to control other companies devices (lights, louder sirens, strobes, etc) and there has been nothing on that front either.

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glenbarrington

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6 years ago

What KIND of natural gas?  And would I even be able to live in my own home after installation?

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Fletcher176

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3 years ago

I’m ready to buy at least 3.

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anonuser2828

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2 years ago

Today during a meter inspection it was discovered that our gas meter was faulted and had been leaking natural gas into the basement. On older homes in my area the actual meter is in the basement not outside while its a unusual meter location of course a large amount of homes still have gas furnaces, water, and stove, dryer inside.

While I have never really considered it until now I have Simplisafe leak detectors for the basement sump and under sinks, carbon monoxide, and fire environmental monitoring but no gas!

I think a Simplisafe sensor for common gas natural and propane leak would complete a total home environmental protection package.

For now I just bought a few standalone detectors off Amazon

Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation originally titled Gas Leak Detector

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captain11

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@anonuser2828 great suggestion and would like to see this type of sensor developed and released.

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2 years ago

minas_f

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Yes definitely I would buy a few from simplisafe if they are available and integrate with the whole security system. Gas leak detector I believe is the best way to prevent any harm to people before we are in need for smoke detector 

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2 years ago

nattyandes63

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2 years ago

I feel that we should have a radon or gas leak detector added, also I feel there should be further integration with Nest systems. I like the Nest smoke detectors more than SS bc they have the smoke detector and the co detector in one which saves money, but also bc it doesn't set off from showers or boiling water and it provides a light at night for when me or my so stumbles through the house at night. And I like the fact that when the SS detectors go off they call 911 but I feel we should be able to use our Nest systems and make it so if I have the nest detector it will alert SS to call 911 if it goes off. And granted I would make the change to SS if it wasn't that Nest detectors interact with my Nest thermostat to offer a better energy efficiency. So I can't exactly just make the switch at least in my opinion.

Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation originally titled New Detectors and Further Smart Compatibility

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kd9rao

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2 years ago

I am very interested in this sensor.

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Fletcher176

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2 years ago

I would buy several since I have multiple gas appliances in different areas of my home. 

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