How would you use the Virtual smoke detector?

[cj_rezz]

@Eric.C.Miller

I believe another way the virtual smoke detector can be used is if you have wired your smoke detectors to a relay, such as the Kidde model (Kidde SM120X Smoke Alarm Relay Module ), and that relay is then connected to a contact sensor, such as an Ecolink (with the convenient screw terminals) you can create a sensor, using the Virtual Device, that will be "understood" to be a smoke detector and not a door/window sensor. At least I'm hoping I can do that.

Yup this is exactly what I do. A $20 investment into the relay and a $30 investment into the ecolink contact sensor and my 6 interconnected dumb smoke alarms become very dependable smart smoke alarms.

At some point I'll have to buy the other relay which does the same thing for the carbon monoxide side of the smoke alarms as they are combo smoke/CO alarms but the relays are specific to smoke and CO.