Ratings & Reviews for First Alert BRK Hardwired (with Battery Back-Up) Photoelectric Smoke detector

Smoke Alarm

An excellent way to alert you when there is danger imminent.

Bought my rest alert for a home I will be selling.

I am selling my home which has eight "First Alert Photoelectric Sensors." I needed to replace one, so I purchased one from the same manufacturer.

the standard for a new home

the standard smoke alarm for a new home to code. plus took advantage of Lowe's 'buy in bulk and save' quanitity discounts which brought the price down further.

Smoke Detector Works

Easy to install when you have one of their current models

Excellant, easy install - Photoelectric not Ion.

Bought about 10 of these to replace older BRK ionization smoke detectors. These are Photoelectric. Do the research on the internet yourself and you'll find that Photoelectric are far superior than ionization type. Regarding the install was simple since First Alert is actually manufactured by BRK, so these had same wire connectors as the old ones. Was able to change all of them in our house (about 10 and high ceilings) in less than an hour. It's a no-brainer if you already have BRK/First...

Good Smoke Detector

Nothing fancy about this smoke detector...it works as advertised. The only reason why I gave it 4 stars is that it didn't come with mounting screws. Other than that it works fine.

Much better than changing batteries...

Purchased these to replace others. Hope to never hear them work.

Easy to install with no problems.

This device was a direct change out of the same product that needed to be replaced. Was install with no problem.

Good quality, easy to install

I bought 6 of these units, to replace 15-year-old detectors. The new mounting brackets worked with the existing screw positions, so installation was extremely easy. I have not had any of the false alarms that some reviewers have mentioned.

Smoke Detectors

Easy to install and they work just fine.

Needed a replacement!

I had replaced all but one smoke detectors earlier this year but I had one on a high ceiling that did not get done. I finally got the tall ladder in the house and replaced the old unit with this new one.