Can vaping set off smoke detectors?

[Nightshard]

Should i be carefull near smoke detectors, or is it the wrong kind of "smoke"?

 

[Lessifer]

It depends on the smoke detector, some are photo sensitive and any particles(smoke/vapor/water/dust) can and will set them off. The one in my bedroom goes off if I forget to close the door to the bathroom when I'm taking a shower.

 

[dspin]

Yes, heavy vapor will set them off - dont do it at work near one

 

[NicoHolic]

I have one of each type and have to get within a foot of them to set them off. OTOH, my wife with her eGo can set one off from 8 feet away. Go figure.

 

[mad maori]

yup- sure does...

 

[SissySpike]

I read a post where a teacher set one off at training in a school in the bathroom;-) There where no students there and she did not get caught. Id be careful when vaping in bathrooms.

 

[gofastman]

It depends on the smoke detector, some are photo sensitive and any particles(smoke/vapor/water/dust) can and will set them off. The one in my bedroom goes off if I forget to close the door to the bathroom when I'm taking a shower.

^this
some use photoelectric technology, some use an ionization sensor, some of the new ones use both.
my guess is it will set off a photo electric, but an ionization one will be pretty hard to trip.
the ionization ones usually say something like "for kitchen/bathroom" and the photo ones say something like "for bedroom"

 

[Mark Anthony]

It depends on the smoke detector, some are photo sensitive and any particles(smoke/vapor/water/dust) can and will set them off. The one in my bedroom goes off if I forget to close the door to the bathroom when I'm taking a shower.

Yes.... I've had the shower thing happen so I'm sure that if you're vaping too close to one the same thing will happen. Just be careful and keep a little distance between you and them.

 

[Chas F.]

I've heard both answers, yes and no. I'm very leary of vaping near them at work because medical device manufacturing and fire alarms do NOT play well together.

Nice avatar pic Nightshard...Cockapoo? He/she looks exactly like mine.

 

[WarHawk-AVG]

Guy working on my home alarm was rocking a eGo, stood on a ladder and blew a cloud into the alarm, it went off

Showed him my Vamo V3 and ECF and fasttech, he was happy with his eGo because he could throw it in his pocket

 

[Kandicat]

Good to know info. Especially about not vaping in bathrooms at work. It would totally suck to set one off in a federal building.