First Alert Battery-operated Smart Combo Alarm & Google Nest Outdoor Camera

False alarms

Would leave 0 stars if I could As others noted on here, have had Nest Protect for years without a single false alarm (though plent of real alerts) Had these for 2 days and had the pleasure of waking up with the kids at 1am with a false alarm! Worst yet, unlike the original Nest Protect which would give you an audible warning first ("There's smoke detected. The alarm will sound. The alarm is loud") - this one goes right to ringing the second it thinks it detected smoke (which, in this case, th...

Great update from Google Nest Protect

Our smart home ecosystem is predominantly Google, between Google Home speakers, Nest cameras, etc. We were using the Nest Protect for smoke detectors (both battery and hardwired). They were ok, good integration with Google Home, but lacked wired interconnectivity support and were kind of finicky. Our home is older and we had our breaker box replaced, the city inspector told us the only update we need to make for code compliance is to have interconnected smoke alarms installed (we didn't have an...

Faulty Alarms

We put these through our entire new house. We had our first one, stating that there was smoke in the house as we were all sitting there. It would continue to malfunction randomly. The last incident at 2 am in the morning. We replaced that one and 2 weeks later we had another one do the exact same thing. That is 2 alarms out of 5 that have malfunctioned in 3 months. Lowes will not do a refund as we did not use a Lowe's card and had purchased them more than 90 days ago. Resudeo also won't r...

pattern of false alarms (no smoke)

I have installed 7 of these in my own home (expensive!!!), 5 in another (expensive!!), and 1 in another. Each home believe it or not has suffered from a unit going bad and constantly false-alarming, which starts out of nowhere and at night, and cannot be resolved. Clearly a defect. I appreciate FA's responses to the other individuals who have experienced this, but it's clearly a manufacturing/design issue that needs to be looked into. Another issue is that a user cannot delete one of these f...

Deserves Zero Stars

I Installed 9 units in a new house. Multiple nuisance trips at all times of day. App alerted me of smoke and a fire in my new house. Left a work meeting to speed home only to find no issue at all. 3 months old and about 10 nuisance alerts. Removing all 9 for a different product. Lowe's will not do anything about it since it is over 90 says since purchase. STAY AWAY FROM THIS PRODUCT.

Terrible Experience

I own a small inn. I bought five of these to replace some of the Nest units in my inn that were expiring, as Google recommends. I urge you not to buy this product. In the past three months, I have had four false alarms, including one that woke up all my guests at 4 a.m. I don't have any issues with the Nest products that remain in service. I have been cleaning the units more frequently than even First Alert recommends to make sure dust is not an issue. I now believe that the problem occurs a...

Lot's of room for improvement

I was looking for a replacement for my existing smoke detectors and decided to give this one a go. My primary needs were: 1. I wanted to be able to pause an alert from my phone. Our ceiling is about 13' where the smoke detector is, so it's not possible to touch it without a ladder. 2. I wanted to know if any smoke detector triggers when I'm not home I've had this smoke detector for about a week and have not been impressed by it. 1. A couple of days after installing the smoke detector, my wifi...

Okay Replacement Option for Nest But a Downgrade

Recently purchased several of these First Alert Battery-Operated Smoke and CO2 Detectors to replace my expiring Nest Protect Smoke/C02 Detectors, which had worked with no issues for 10 years using the Nest App and more recently the Google Home App. These First Alert detectors are currently the best option if you want a smart smoke/C02 detector similar to the discontinued Nest detectors, but in my opinion the First Alert detectors fall short and are a downgrade especially given the price poin...

Solid upgrade

The SC5 is a solid upgrade from older First Alert models. Installation was straightforward, and the built-in lithium backup battery eliminates yearly 9V changes. The voice alerts are clear, and the photoelectric sensor drastically cuts down false alarms from cooking. The app integration works reliably, giving peace of mind when away from home. It’s pricey, and setup requires a strong Wi-Fi signal, but the combination of smart notifications, CO protection, and easy wiring make it worth it. Ideal ...

Good Replacement for Nest Protect

While annoyed that Google killed off Nest (we have 12 total Nest products in the house), we were happy to find these recommended smoke/carbon detectors. Overall, the install was a breeze. They use the same mounting bracket as the Nest Protect (so you don't even need to take the round bracket down from the ceiling), there's an included power adapter (so no rewiring), and after setting it up through the First Alert iPhone app, was able to then transfer it to the Google Home app. All in all, the i...