Danged smoke alarms...

[LyLyV]

From a quick search I see this is a possibility, but dang. New atty, chucking clouds (that I probably haven't previously), just trying to chill in my bedroom and stay warm (it's the only room in the house that's warm, and it's late). Geez, Man - scared the cr@p outta me! Is there no place scared, LOL #cantwaitforsummer #BRRRRR

First time in almost 3 yrs that's happened to me. I'm blaming it on the new mods and the 0.3 coils. Grrrrr

 

[mintymints]

yep it happens to me now i have a new smoke alarm. really gets on my chest hairs having to re-set it 3or 4 times a day

 

[LyLyV]

Yeah I'm ready to disconnect this thing. I mean, i don't burn fire in my bedroom. I think one in the hallway is good enough, no? I'm all for safety but GEEZ.

 

[Nick L]

I thought it was an urban legend that vaping could set off a smoke alarm. But then again, I vape around 10 watts.... am not exactly a cloud machine!

 

[LyLyV]

Happened twice tonight. Definitely not an urban legend, LOL!

 

[QcVaper]

I feel lucky 9/10 times i close my door and chuck clouds for hours before opening it again XD
Not once did the fire alarm go off lmfao

And i use a .14 coil build at 100 watts

 

[AzPlumber]

I thought it was an urban legend that vaping could set off a smoke alarm. But then again, I vape around 10 watts.... am not exactly a cloud machine!

Yes, most smoke alarms are in the urban.

 

[the wind]

rubber band and plastic bag does the trick and easy removal. just let it clear first.

 

[440BB]

rubber band and plastic bag does the trick and easy removal. just let it clear first.

Over the smoke alarm, not your head.
Just sayin'

 

[classwife]

...Keep in mind, this smoke alarm is there to possibly save your life someday.

 

[stols001]

I've set one off... once... tootle puffing but I was adjusting the thermostat and pretty much vaped right INTO it. So glad the husband was gone for the day, that day. LOL. However, it is possible to do, even with a small amount of vape, if you are in just the right space.

It did make me consider whether I would want to vape in a non-smoking room in a hotel.

And yes, those fire alarms are there to save your life, I'm not sure disabling them is the best solution, but I just got a cheap air purifier for the space where I do most of my vaping. I hope it will cut down on my VG fog, which the husband doesn't enjoy. Perhaps one of those?

Anna

 

[ScottP]

Keep in mind there are several types of smoke/fire alarms vaping will not set off all types but it will set off some of them.

Type one actually detects heat and will not go off until an element inside reaches a certain temp or changes temp rapidly. The heat detectors are slower to detect an actual fire but have the lowest chance of false alarm. Vaping will not set these off.

Type two is an ionization smoke alarm contains a small amount of radioactive material. The radiation passes through an ionization chamber which is an air-filled space between two electrodes and permits a small, constant current between the electrodes. Any smoke that enters the chamber absorbs the alpha particles, which reduces the ionization and interrupts this current, setting off the alarm. These type take quite a bit of smoke to set off, so you would probably have to blow lots of vapor directly into it to set it off.

Type three is a photoelectric smoke alarm which uses a light source and a photoelectric sensor. When smoke enters the optical chamber and crosses the path of the light beam, some light is scattered by the smoke particles, directing it at the sensor and thus activating the alarm. These are probably the most sensitive to vapor since the light can be disturbed just as easily by vapor as by smoke.

Type four is a combination of the ionization and photoelectric alarms and can be set of by either method.

There are also other types of detectors such as Carbon Monoxide detectors, that vaping should not be able to set off.

 

[LyLyV]

It did make me consider whether I would want to vape in a non-smoking room in a hotel.

OMG good point! At least don't be chucking tons of clouds

Yeah - I'm not going to disable the thing. That would be dumb.But, the plastic bag idea is not a bad one (although, knowing me, I would probably leave it on there by mistake, thus defeating the entire purpose of it...).

ScottP - mine is the ionization type. Hard-wired. My room is ridiculously small. Smaller than 100 SF. All the doors and windows were closed as it was freezing and I had my space heater on to keep warm. It's never really been a problem before, but I think maybe I was chain-vaping a little too much with new gear I hadn't used before. I only recently started sub ohm-ing. I don't know why I didn't consider it before, but suffice it to say I'm aware of it now, lol

 

[dom qp]

I set mine off.

It doubles as a carbon monoxide detector thing. I wonder if it has something to do with that moreso than false fire.

 

[ScottP]

OMG good point! At least don't be chucking tons of clouds

Yeah - I'm not going to disable the thing. That would be dumb.But, the plastic bag idea is not a bad one (although, knowing me, I would probably leave it on there by mistake, thus defeating the entire purpose of it...).

ScottP - mine is the ionization type. Hard-wired. My room is ridiculously small. Smaller than 100 SF. All the door and windows were closed as it was freezing and I had my space heater on to keep warm. It's never really been a problem before, but I think maybe I was chain-vaping a little too much with new gear I hadn't used before. I only recently started sub ohm-ing. I don't know why I didn't consider it before, but suffice it to say I'm aware of it now, lol

Yeah small sealed room, plus large clouds will do it. If you have a ceiling fan with the "reverse" switch, you might turn that on. It will help you keep warm by pulling heat from the ceiling back down to you and help disburse the clouds you are making. My wife set our bedroom detector off with a couple of candles several times.

 

[chellie]

Never had the smoke alarm go off from my vaping. That only happens when I cook...lol. I did set off my regular alarm once -- I had dropped my Kanger nano and the back piece came off, hit the metal of my exercise bike and somehow that very loud sound set off the glass break sensor. Scared the heck out of me.

 

[BoogaWu]

rubber band and plastic bag does the trick and easy removal. just let it clear first.

Showercap.

 

[LyLyV]

Showercap.

Currently using a Ziploc bag

 

[ScottP]

Showercap.

That is an excellent idea for a hotel room. Most of them with a complimentary shower cap.

 

[chellie]

That is an excellent idea for a hotel room. Most of them with a complimentary shower cap.

That is a great idea - never thought of it. Will keep that in mind for sure.