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It's not like they're defective. Under certain conditions (like the unit being mounted low on the wall) and with multiple people running by the sensor, it migh

by dm2 13y ago

It's not like they're defective. Under certain conditions (like the unit being mounted low on the wall) and with multiple people running by the sensor, it might register it as a wave and silence that unit. I've used the devices for a while and the convenience of not having the 3am chirp is worth the risk of the alarm being silenced by me running out of the room.

wdewind 13y ago
Question for you: is there anyway for you to continue using them and keep this feature on? Or does it only work if you have it connected, and if you have it connected Nest can push updates to it?
- dm2 13y ago
  Yes, absolutely. The wave bug isn't an issue for me at all. The issue is that there is a very slim chance that the alarm will get hushed if people run by the unit repeatedly and the device is mounted in an odd place (like lower on the wall).
  - wdewind 13y ago
    So you're going to leave the wave feature on then?
    - dm2 13y ago
      The Wave feature was remotely disabled by Nest. "Within 24 hours, Nest Wave will be automatically disabled. You don’t need to do anything and even with this feature disabled, our smoke alarm will continue to work very effectively, monitoring for increased levels of smoke and CO in the home. " https://nest.com/letter-from-the-ceo/ https://nest.com/letter-from-the-ceo/ It's just too risky for them to leave the feature on considering the product is a general public safety device. One death with Nest Protects would be disastrous for the product and the brand. It's also important for home automation in general to prevent loss of life in these early products. Look at what happened to Tesla and the fires, the media makes small issues with new technology appear to outweigh all of the benefits. The media isn't running a story every hour on the new 1/2 inch plate of titanium which, to me, is extremely awesome, but that's just how press coverage goes right now.
      - DelightfulScone 13y ago
        I'll protect my family from undue risk by not having smoke detectors that can be remotely disabled.
sliverstorm 13y ago
Right, they aren't defective, they just might turn off the alarm. heavy sarcasm

by dm2 13y ago

wdewind 13y ago

Question for you: is there anyway for you to continue using them and keep this feature on? Or does it only work if you have it connected, and if you have it connected Nest can push updates to it?

dm2 13y ago
Yes, absolutely. The wave bug isn't an issue for me at all. The issue is that there is a very slim chance that the alarm will get hushed if people run by the unit repeatedly and the device is mounted in an odd place (like lower on the wall).
- wdewind 13y ago
  So you're going to leave the wave feature on then?
  - dm2 13y ago
    The Wave feature was remotely disabled by Nest. "Within 24 hours, Nest Wave will be automatically disabled. You don’t need to do anything and even with this feature disabled, our smoke alarm will continue to work very effectively, monitoring for increased levels of smoke and CO in the home. " https://nest.com/letter-from-the-ceo/ https://nest.com/letter-from-the-ceo/ It's just too risky for them to leave the feature on considering the product is a general public safety device. One death with Nest Protects would be disastrous for the product and the brand. It's also important for home automation in general to prevent loss of life in these early products. Look at what happened to Tesla and the fires, the media makes small issues with new technology appear to outweigh all of the benefits. The media isn't running a story every hour on the new 1/2 inch plate of titanium which, to me, is extremely awesome, but that's just how press coverage goes right now.
    - DelightfulScone 13y ago
      I'll protect my family from undue risk by not having smoke detectors that can be remotely disabled.

sliverstorm 13y ago

Right, they aren't defective, they just might turn off the alarm. heavy sarcasm