
Nest Protect reliably detects and alerts you to the presence of smoke or carbon monoxide in your home. The alarm speaks to you in a calm, clear, human voice, telling you the location of the danger. It also provides smartphone alerts and battery status updates to help protect your home. This hardwired version is suitable for homes with existing hardwired smoke or CO detectors.
A: NO ... First Alert use 3 wires ... 2 for AC and 1 common for Alarm ... Nest only has the 2 AC wires ... it does Alerts to other Nests using Wifi
A: It has a ten year life, it will alert you when it is time to replace.
Q: What is the technology used to detect the smoke?
A: Nest Protect uses a Split-Spectrum Sensor capable of detecting fast-flaming fires and smoldering fires using a 450nm wavelength of light to detect the tiny particles created by fast fires. It also uses a 880nm infrared wavelength to look for larger particles created by smoldering fires. You can learn more about Split-Spectrum Sensor here: https://nest.com/support/article/What-is-the-Split-Spectrum-Sensor as well as get a more in-depth look in our Split-Spectrum Sensor White Paper available at the bottom of the previous link!
A: My house was gutted and all upgraded as per city of Toronto code. My Nest protect passed with my city site inspector and signed off as all code compliance.
A: It is hardwired into your house wiring system for power. It has a battery for backup when electricity is out.
A: Yes, the plates are exactly the same as far as I am aware
A: It will be a lot easier prior mounting.
Q: Does this item work with the Nest app or the Google Home app?
A: Hi ChrisD. You can control your Nest Protect using the Nest app. This app is available for both iOS and Android devices.