R-pod Owners Forum : Overzealous smoke detector http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks : Overzealous smoke detector Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 02 May 2026 20:35:23 +0000 Sat, 20 Jun 2020 15:05:19 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=13685 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ Overzealous smoke detector : Honey, dinner will be ready... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13685&PID=132711#132711 Author: StephenH
Subject: 13685
Posted: 20 Jun 2020 at 3:05pm

Honey, dinner will be ready when the smoke alarm goes off. LOL

Seriously, I relocated the smoke detector in our 179 from near the kitchen end to near the bed in the hopes that it would reduce some of the unneeded alarms from cooking. I actually mounted it on the slide-out wall. I still need to take it down when cooking anything other than boiling water. Any smoke at all will still set it off. Some people put a cover over it while cooking. Both taking it down and putting a cover over it defeats the purpose of having it, but that is only if it is not put back up or the cover removed after the cooking is done and the air clears. The main reason I want one is if something happened at night while we are sleeping. During the day, I do not find it useful if it is going off while my wife or I am trying to cook something. We are awake and there to spot any trouble anyway.

]]> Sat, 20 Jun 2020 15:05:19 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13685&PID=132711#132711 Overzealous smoke detector : Mine has thrown nuisance alarms... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13685&PID=132708#132708 Author: offgrid
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Posted: 20 Jun 2020 at 1:39pm

Mine has thrown nuisance alarms too but generally not with the fan on and windows open. ]]> Sat, 20 Jun 2020 13:39:11 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13685&PID=132708#132708 Overzealous smoke detector : In our 2017 HRE, the smoke detector... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13685&PID=132703#132703 Author: Blender Bob
Subject: 13685
Posted: 20 Jun 2020 at 12:18pm

Inour 2017 HRE, the smoke detector loves doing its job and we love that itdoes.  BUT, cooking in the rPod is justabout impossible without windows open and throne room fan exhaust running and eventhen, the alarm gets excited. For example, cooking 1 little brookie (tough dayon the stream) with couple of window open and fan running still sets thebeeping off. Waive a paper plate at itand it stops, but within 30 seconds it goes off again. Before saying we’reburning the fish, this happens cooking veggies, kielbasa, etc., so it’s not anissue of burning but generally cooking anything hotter than boiling water. Another example, making rue for a cheese sauce sets it off. Other have this experience? Defective alarm? Our thoughts are to rubber band some plasticwrap around the unit while cooking and remove when done.]]> Sat, 20 Jun 2020 12:18:05 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13685&PID=132703#132703