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Review on πŸ”₯ First Alert SCO500B: Wireless Interconnected Photoelectric Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Combo Alarm with Voice and Location Detection by Jake Powell

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Poor Design: Combined Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms

This is a difficult, even annoying, product if you have lost the ability to hear sounds in the upper register or your hearing is normal and you keep it want it that way. The alarm signal is transmitted at such a high level that the elderly, who often lose the ability to hear high-pitched sounds, cannot hear it, so they are likely to fall asleep surrounded by smoke, fire and toxic substances. Gas. A high signal is also harmful to hearing. And when the device sends a false alarm, shutting down is frustrating because it seems programmed not to trust the user when they press the shutoff button, so it stops for a while but then soon stuns once again. again. When you try to change the batteries, the device wants to walk you through the long, poignant, and frustrating setup procedure you went through when you first set up the device. Failure to do so will result in false positives as punishment. One way or another, the people who created this product made the users suffer in one way or another. When the alarm clock rings, you hear a shrill human voice in panic. That's a good thing, because whether it's an emergency or not, it also makes you panic. Someone needs to design an alarm that can do everything it does but with less frustration and less hearing damage.

Pros
  • Few competitors
Cons
  • Dubious purchase for the elderly