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Review on πŸ”₯ Enhanced Z-Wave Smoke Detector & Carbon Monoxide Alarm with Ring Alarm Compatibility, Version 2 by Bryan Fisher

Revainrating 5 out of 5

May have saved my life.

I posted this review on Revain.com for First Alert 2-in-1 Z-Wave Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide Detector. This device, along with the Ring Home Security System and Ring Professional Monitoring System, may have saved my life. I bought this CO/Smoke Detector/Alarm to integrate with my RING home security system. I believe this detector/alarm may have saved my life. I was sitting in my family room when both this alarm and the ring home alarm went off. At that time I burned a small stick of incense. I thought the incense set off the smoke alarm. Because my Ring home security system is professionally monitored by Ring employees, my cell phone rang within a minute of the alarm going off. The operator of the "ring" reported that the fire brigade had been sent. I said I thought it was a false alarm because of the minimal incense smoke. I asked the ring operator to call the fire department and cancel the alarm. The operator stated that she could not fulfill my request. The fire department arrived 5 minutes later. I told them I thought the incense set off the alarm. However, I later noticed that this alarm has two small red LEDs, one for SMOKE and the other (CO) for carbon monoxide. It was carbon monoxide light that was lit. When the firefighters entered my house, they all went haywire with their personal carbon monoxide detectors. They immediately left the house, donned their SCBAs (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus) and re-entered my home to determine the underlying carbon monoxide problem. After airing the house for 15 minutes and looking for the source, it was discovered that the ash I removed from my wood stove and placed in a metal bucket next to the stove was giving off high levels of CO gas. There were some hot coals in the ash bucket but there was no smoke etc. I thought the ash was harmless but the gas it gave off was deadly. Carbon monoxide is a silent killer and I wouldn't die for it in this detector, the Ring Home Security System, and the Ring Professional Surveillance System. Oh, and we can't forget the local volunteer firefighters! Glory to all. Thank you for my life!

Pros
  • Decent performance
Cons
  • Null