Electronic Alarms and Home Security Devices - Question about ITI wireless smoke detector

I'm just connecting a GE ITI 60-506-319.5 SMOKE DETECTOR to my Caretaker Plus, monitored system. I am curious about how this unit functions. If the unit activates while the alarm is set, I assume it will send a fire signal to the central station. Then they will contact me and inform me that my house is on fire so I can drive home and watch it burn...ha ha just kidding.

But what if the alarm is not set and it activates? Such as when the wife is broiling steaks or something and the whole house fills up with smoke? We now have just a regular smoke detector on the wall in the hallway, and it goes off just about every time she broils something. Will this new unit still send a signal to the central station, or does it just sound the local siren?

Do I need to inform the station that I now have the smoke detector? Also, is group 26 the correct group for this device?

Thanks...Randy

Group 26 is correct, yes you'd better inform your central station.

This sensor type is always active, doesn't matter if you arm the system or not...

To avoid false alarms due to cooking, install rate of rise heat detectors (available in wireless). They detect rapidly rising temperatures as well as temperatures that hit a certain high threshold and are not set off by smoke.

OK, I understand everything except the heat detector. How can that avoid a false alarm from the smoke alarm that is detecting smoke from a broiler?

Are you saying that the heat detector will tell the cpu that the oven is on and most likely generating smoke, so then the cpu will ignore the smoke detector activation?

Thanks.

I'm saying don't use the smoke detector near the kitchen. Move it elsewhere in the house (maybe a bedroom or hallway) since you already bought it. Put the rate of rise heat detector in the kitchen. It doesn't "see" smoke, only rapid changes in heat (15F in one minute) or a temperature of 135F.

Oh, Ok, I see what you are saying now.

I wasn't planning on putting it near the kitchen. I know that wouldn't be good at all. I was, however, wanting to put it in the hallway, which is around the corner from the kitchen and living room. But, I have one there now that always goes off when the wife broils, so I'm concerned that this one will do the same thing and cause more problems since it will be monitored. Not sure, but it might be one of those ionization detectors, and may be more susceptible to false alarms. Just speculation on my part.

I will have to do some testing to find the best suitable placement.

Thanks for the advice.

Randy

These type of smokes are much less prone to nuisance alarms than the hardware store grade ion units, also, you have programming options that allow you to set a alarm verification delay before dial out.

The great beauty of it being wireless, is if that location is an issue, you can move the unit.

Excellent news. Thanks MrRonFL. Tomorrow night my wife said she will be broiling so I should be able to test it out and get a good feel for how it will act in my preferred location.