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Base station triggers non-SimpliSafe smoke alarm
We have been awakened on a couple occasions recently by false smoke detector (Kidde) alarms. This has happened when our SS security system is armed. The base station with its blue LED is located directly below one of our smoke alarms. As soon as we disarmed the SimpliSafe system, the alarm stopped. Has anyone else experienced this situation?
emily_s
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3.4K Messages
2 months ago
Hi @petergallagher08,
The SimpliSafe system shouldn't trigger non-SimpliSafe devices. I know you mentioned that the Base Station is directly under one of your Smoke Detectors. To rule this out, I would try moving the Base Station away from the Smoke Detector to see if this continues to happen or not.
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sethjhal
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2 months ago
Did that work for you? I recently installed a Simplisafe system and my Kidde smoke alarms have gone off 3 times since with no reasoning or explanation
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dlpsr
1.4K Messages
2 months ago
User here. All I can say is Simplisafes RF frequency is almost identical to some interlinked WiFi smoke detectors. 433mhz range.
If yours are just WiFi detectors it's doubtful. Blow them out with an air cannister for cleaning electronic devices.
Interlinked detectors are usually RF 433mhz also.
So RF signals in similar frequency range?
Not impossible. Also not impossible for Kiddies to cause interference to base if RF.
Try moving the base station around I suppose without affecting your SimpliSafe sensors.
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petergallagher08
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2 months ago
We gave up. My wife was so upset with the smoke detectors going off, usually when I was out of town for some reason. We trash canned the 2 month old Kidde alarms and installed SimpliSafe detectors. Not cheap but peace of mind is priceless.
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