Mine are probably different than what you were using. Mine connect to SmartThings (or other hubs). That allows them to do all kinds of things via routines, and can trigger Alexa too. They are great for remote and rental properties because you know there's a problem quickly, often before the tenants. - ThreadSky

gaysandiego.bsky.social • 5 days ago

Mine are probably different than what you were using. Mine connect to SmartThings (or other hubs). That allows them to do all kinds of things via routines, and can trigger Alexa too. They are great for remote and rental properties because you know there's a problem quickly, often before the tenants.

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shirtlessjay.com•5 days ago

Nope, they're the same Z-Wave ones. First Alert has only made two models of those, the original Z-Wave and then a Z-Wave Plus. Same features. I had them connected to SmartThings at the time. They aren't interconnected so one alarm going off doesn't cause the others to sound. No voice alerts, either.

shirtlessjay.com•5 days ago

Having all the alarms sound isn't as big of a deal for me where I live now compared to my house then. But the Nest Protect voice location alerts are very handy and they are also way better because of the "heads up" pre-alarm notification. Big silence buttons are a plus, too.

gaysandiego.bsky.social•5 days ago

I look forward to hearing how you like them, once they arrive.

shirtlessjay.com•5 days ago

It looks like they will have all the features of the Protects except for the pathlight thing, but I don't care about that. I just ordered one for now, but it's supposed to integrate with the Protects so I can still see if everything works okay before replacing the rest. Will def post when I get it.

gaysandiego.bsky.social•5 days ago

Cool. Yeah. I use Alexa for the voice part. She's in every room, so if there's a fire, CO, water, motion in the wrong place at the wrong time, I hear about it. I have a few sirens about too, and of course texts. It's a bit of a jolt if something happens! :-) The new First Alert system looks great!

shirtlessjay.com•5 days ago

Yeah, while all our Alexas and Google Homes (that are in every room) are all on UPSes, in addition to Hubitat and all the network gear, I still like to not have to rely on additional integrations for the smoke detectors, even though I do have some as an additional backup.

gaysandiego.bsky.social•5 days ago

Smart. How do you like Hubitat?

shirtlessjay.com•5 days ago

I like it a lot. I switched from SmartThings several years ago when I was looking for the closest thing to a drop-in replacement that offered more functionality and customization.

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