Fire Alarm

[Marcel K]

Will i set off a alarm if i inhale all the vapour and only a tiny bit goes out ? i am in a hospital right know dont want to set one off , do ultrafine particles matter

 

[bwh79]

I vape in my house all the time and the only time the smoke alarm has ever gone off was when I blew the vapor directly into it from a few inches away. That said, I believe there are two “kinds” of alarm and one (optical I think, versus I-don’t-know how the other one works) is more sensitive and might be triggered by vaping. These are the ones that’d also be triggered by boiling water or a hot shower.

 

[Marcel K]

I vape in my house all the time and the only time the smoke alarm has ever gone off was when I blew the vapor directly into it from a few inches away. That said, I believe there are two “kinds” of alarm and one (optical I think, versus I-don’t-know how the other one works) is more sensitive and might be triggered by vaping. These are the ones that’d also be triggered by boiling water or a hot shower.

thanks for the quick response

stay safe

 

[Jebbn]

no

edited to add I just tested our smoke detectors and nothing happened.
Im going to change batteries tomorrow.

 

[Myk]

A tiny bit, probably not. But my vapor does set off my motion activated kitchen light often so there is potential if there's a cloud.
I brought Snus with me for a hospital stay.

 

[Topwater Elvis]

Depends on the type & sensitivity of the smoke/fire alarm.
Usually in hospitals they use the 'good' ones to keep patients safe, early detection is key to evacuating patents that may not be mobile.

Some will be set off easily by any type of particulate matter in the air, even in small quantities, some are far less sensitive.

If your not allowed to vape / it is against hospital policy, best not to test boundaries or the effectiveness of 'smoke/fire alarms'.
Just an overall bad idea to take the risk or be the cause of a false trigger.

But, like all your other threads, you already know it is a bad or unsafe idea, you're just looking for anyone to help justify your continuing to go against sound reasoning & better judgment.

 

[bwh79]

When I was in the hospital for a lengthy stay (30 days) vaping was specifically disallowed ("use of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, is prohibited on these premises"), however all the nurses (at least those to whom I voiced my opinions on the policy) said they "wouldn't tell anyone" if I did it discretely, in the bathroom. I only ever took a couple puffs off an eGo pen (I didn't even trust the Kayfun's sad little "clouds"), but I never set off the alarm and I didn't get ejected from the facility. YMMV.

 

[Coastal Cowboy]

I vaped in the hospital following hip replacement surgery last August. I vaped with the blessing of the floor nurse.

If she says it's ok, it's ok and not even the chief of medicine dares to disagree.