Zigbee Smoke Alarm for US

[jlv]

I use off-the-shelf hardwired smoke detectors independent of any home automation platform. This lets you use the best smoke detectors available (which aren't necessary the ones with Zigbee or Z-wave).

But I use an Ecolink FireFighter (Z-wave plus, but Zigbee also available), which listens for the audible smoke/CO alarm. It's paired to Hubitat, so I can automate/monitor the smoke detectors.

The best of both worlds.

(Even better - I have 6 interconnected smoke detectors, but I only need 1 Ecolink to monitor the whole system)

Lack of supported zigbee smoke detectors

Personally, when I was looking into this earlier this year, I decided not to go with an IOT-connected smoke detector. They'll be installed for 10 years and I don't want IOT involved in a safety system. I did want to have an IOT-connected way to know if the smoke detector went off. That's why I used the Ecolink FireFighter (which is a device that listens for a smoke or CO alarm). There is a Z-Wave and Zigbee version of that device.