Vape setting off fire alarm

[jonesinj]

So I didnt think my mvp2 / nautilus and bvc coils would set off my fire alarm

But it now did for 2 consecutive nights. .
. And I just plugged the thing in again 2 days ago! !!

Not sure what to do about this, I unplugged the fire alarm before, but if I do that and the place burns down im going to get sued

Has anyone else had this issue?

I guess the only answer would be to crack a window... but its getting colder out!

And I vape quite a bit at home and my apartments really small.... so I vape right by where the fire alarm is

Anyone have any tips or anything that im overlooking as possibilitys? Lol

 

[emily n portland]

Wow, yours must be really sensitive.
I've set mine off once, and that was exhaling directly at it.

Fan?
Hold vapor in longer?
Waft all the time?
Move the smoke detector?
Exhale down shirt/into a blanket/etc?

 

[rhelton]

Im not sure if they still sell the old style of smoke alarms but you could score one of those and have no more issues. Its the infared light that sets the alarms off like a motion detector works.

 

[jonesinj]

Ill just blow the smoke into a baloon and keep inhaling it until theres none left like I am smoking {other stuff}, lmao jk

But I actually dont have a fan, yea I blow my smoke away from it... but this sucker puts out a lot of vaper

Grr this sucks, I unpluggrd the alarm but I seriously cant leave it like this

I think I may take it and put it in the closet or something haha

Not sure if thatd save me from getting sued if the place burnt down though... I mean I think it may since its on and somewhere in the house?

Maybe I should ask my landlord

 

[catlady60]

How about installing a bathroom exhaust fan? You get the fan and the ductwork along with some rigid insulation and you can install it in the window. Great for winter vaping without setting off the smoke alarm.

 

[xtwosm0kesx]

Ill just blow the smoke into a baloon and keep inhaling it until theres none left like I am smoking {other stuff}, lmao jk

But I actually dont have a fan, yea I blow my smoke away from it... but this sucker puts out a lot of vaper

Grr this sucks, I unpluggrd the alarm but I seriously cant leave it like this

I think I may take it and put it in the closet or something haha

Not sure if thatd save me from getting sued if the place burnt down though... I mean I think it may since its on and somewhere in the house?

Maybe I should ask my landlord

I wouldn't make any mention of it to your landlord or you may quickly find it banned, especially if smoking is already banned.

Just take out the couple screws and move the bracket/detector across the room, or leave the bracket where it is and grab some double sided tape and stick the detector up on the other side of the room.

 

[jonesinj]

Its an apartment, im definitely not installing a fan, lol

Yea sm0kes thats probably my best bet... I think ill probably end up doing that

Thanks for the replies!

 

[Susan~S]

I wonder if an air purifier would work for vape?

 

[Wow1420]

Im not sure if they still sell the old style of smoke alarms but you could score one of those and have no more issues. Its the infared light that sets the alarms off like a motion detector works.

I think your trying to describe a photoelectric smoke alarm, yes they still make them. Photoelectric alarms depend on combustion particles reflecting light into a sensor. Vapor can trigger it just like smoke can. I played around with one the other day. I had to blow vapor right into it from a few feet away to set it off, but I was able to trigger the alarm. I couldn't do it from more than a couple of feet away, but I'm not a huge cloud chaser.

I'd get a small fan and aim it away from the smoke alarm if vapor tripping the alarm is a problem.

 

[Rickajho]

Actually it's the other way around. It's the ancient ionization detectors that are the source of most annoyances with false alarms, and ionization types in general if they are installed in small places and near kitchens. I had a freakin' ionization type near a kitchen that would be set off by boiling water for pasta. Making toast? Forget it.

Tell the owner you are getting a lot of false alarms - you don't have to necessarily tell them why - and ask them to replace it with a photoelectric type. Hell, if it's over 10 years old it needs to be replaced anyway. And a better calibrated newer model of any type may get rid of the hassle.

Don't just yank the batteries and ignore the issue. It's seldom that it's the functioning smoke detectors that make the news when a tragedy happens.

 

[jonesinj]

Awesome, thats the best response yet ill def do that. Saving this message for referance when I contact them. Thank you!!!

 

[Rickajho]

How about installing a bathroom exhaust fan? You get the fan and the ductwork along with some rigid insulation and you can install it in the window. Great for winter vaping without setting off the smoke alarm.

Isn't that a little ambitious for an apartment dweller?

 

[readeuler]

I didn't read all the replies (sorry guys, I will!) but... wait for it... a shower cap!

 

[jonesinj]

A shower cap? I dont get it lol

Im assuming youre joking and mean putting one on it

Hell, ill just seran wrap the thing so it never goes off even when emersed (sp?) In fire [emoji106]

 

[Robino1]

I had to clean up the OP. Please do not mention drugs, this is why it is against forum rules: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ation/255864-why-we-dont-allow-drug-talk.html

Thank you!

 

[jonesinj]

Okay, I wont again

I figured there wss a rule against drug talk by assumption but didnt think anyone would care if I was joking like that

But I wont again [emoji106]

 

[readeuler]

A shower cap? I dont get it lol

Im assuming youre joking and mean putting one on it

Hell, ill just seran wrap the thing so it never goes off even when emersed (sp?) In fire [emoji106]

I too live in an apartment, and used to set the alarm off searing steak. A shower cap works great, because it keeps the alarm from triggering, but you can also take it off and on pretty easily. That would be an advantage over saran wrap, that you could have a usable alarm when you need it, and an alarm that doesn't go off when you're vaping.

 

[jonesinj]

Hmmm interesting, didnt think your post was serious honestly

 

[Wow1420]

I too live in an apartment, and used to set the alarm off searing steak. A shower cap works great, because it keeps the alarm from triggering, but you can also take it off and on pretty easily. That would be an advantage over saran wrap, that you could have a usable alarm when you need it, and an alarm that doesn't go off when you're vaping.

Where's your alarm mounted? and how tall are you? They are supposed to be within 12 inches of the ceiling. I can't reach that high without a ladder.

Besides, it would be too easy to forget to take off the cap.

 

[samturdo]

well if youre not concerned about getting caught on fire, just put in a dead battery in it. then you cant get sued, there was a battery in there, you changed the old one,so you say, how would you know the new one was dead? but if you dont want to get on fire in case there is one, i cant really recommend that...