Faulty smoke detector or too much vapour?

[ozm8ey]

Hello' so I have a smoke detector in my hallway to my house which is a few metres from my bedroom door. For some reason sometimes when I open my door the smoke detector starts going off its head. Its happened about 10 times in the last 3 weeks now and seems to have started when I switched to more vg based e-liquid over more pg based. I didn't know smoke detectors could detect vapour. How do I stop it from doing this? Its really annoying me now and everyone in the house.

 

[SupplyDaddy]

Smoke detectors can be sensitive to small, airborne particles.
Might help if you use a small fan your area to move the air around.

 

[scott58]

Crack a window.

 

[Eskie]

Don't open the door right after vaping a bunch of cloud?

Newer smoke detectors now come with two methods for smoke detection, ionization chamber and a photoelectric cell. The photoelectric setup is what gets tripped by vapor. Also gets tripped if you take a hit steamy shower near one as well, so it's anything like that. They're usually found in commercial spaces but may be found in newer detectors for residential use as well.

 

[charlie1465]

Hi...

Yes fan might be the best option because I know that fanning a detector after it trips can stop it. Try the fan and as @Eskie says don't open the door just after you vape

 

[QcVaper]

been vaping for over 2 years now, there's a smoke detector right outside my bedroom door, not once has it gone off for any reasons lol. What's more is i use high vg juices with a mesh rda, so i make plenty of vapor.

 

[Anise]

I have a smoke detector outside my door and it's never gone off in the year plus I've been vaping. Now that I think about it I don't think it has batteries tho so that may be why it doesn't go off

 

[gpjoe]

My smoke detectors have never sounded due to vaping, only when I burn dinner. I have read stories here about folks setting off detectors in hotel rooms when vaping. Probably an example of the two different types of smoke detectors as suggested above.

 

[Vinnybagodoughnuts]

I have a detector in my room and yes I have set it off. The dog hates that thing more then the vacuum. Vape is heavier then air so I started being very careful not to blow the vape towards the ceiling. It sounds nuts but I haven't had any problems since,even though the room still gets quite foggy.

 

[BrotherBob]

Hello' so I have a smoke detector in my hallway to my house which is a few metres from my bedroom door. For some reason sometimes when I open my door the smoke detector starts going off its head. Its happened about 10 times in the last 3 weeks now and seems to have started when I switched to more vg based e-liquid over more pg based. I didn't know smoke detectors could detect vapour. How do I stop it from doing this? Its really annoying me now and everyone in the house.

Could move the detector or rotate to increase (air flow)/decrease propensity for vape entrapment.

 

[stols001]

IDK. They are all different. I set off a smoke detector vaping. One that DID NOT go off when our HOUSE was on fire.

It was a tiny little MTL puff as I was changing the thermostat. I think it was just the right thing, at the right time.

You are getting good suggestions as far as reducing vapor production. You could also replace it with a different smoke detector less sensitive to vaping. Etc.

Anna

 

[SCOTT-3]

Your probably find its heat detector for kitchen, partical detector elsewhere which is very sensitive, just make sure you exhale fully before your near partical detector.

 

[ChelsB]

When I flew 2 weeks ago, the flight attendants were sure to emphasize that those who tried to sneak a vape in the airplane’s restroom would surely set off the smoke detector. I had my Zyn nicotine pouches at the ready as I can’t go more than an hour without nic (unless, of course, I’m sleeping).

 

[ShowMeTwice]

Plenty of great advice already given.

Good luck!

Hello' so I have a smoke detector in my hallway to my house which is a few metres from my bedroom door. For some reason sometimes when I open my door the smoke detector starts going off its head. Its happened about 10 times in the last 3 weeks now and seems to have started when I switched to more vg based e-liquid over more pg based. I didn't know smoke detectors could detect vapour. How do I stop it from doing this? Its really annoying me now and everyone in the house.

 

[AngeNZ]

Hello' so I have a smoke detector in my hallway to my house which is a few metres from my bedroom door. For some reason sometimes when I open my door the smoke detector starts going off its head. Its happened about 10 times in the last 3 weeks now and seems to have started when I switched to more vg based e-liquid over more pg based. I didn't know smoke detectors could detect vapour. How do I stop it from doing this? Its really annoying me now and everyone in the house.

I'm a mtl vaper and hadn't set mine off before, until I upped the VG ratio of ejuice. As soon as I went 30/70 pg/VG after a couple of hours of normal chainvaping - it would go off

You can get different types of alarms - try replacing that alarm with an Ionic type

 

[Eskie]

When I flew 2 weeks ago, the flight attendants were sure to emphasize that those who tried to sneak a vape in the airplane’s restroom would surely set off the smoke detector. I had my Zyn nicotine pouches at the ready as I can’t go more than an hour without nic (unless, of course, I’m sleeping).

They lied.

 

[GOMuniEsq]

I'd say that if a smoke detector generates false alarms then it's defective by definition.