Go a step further than the traditional smoke detector, more convenience and more safety with the smart smoke detector from Somfy.
A smart smoke alarm goes a step further than a regular smoke alarm. On the face of it, it does basically the same thing: it alerts you when something is on fire in your home.
A smart smoke alarm is one that not only sounds a loud alarm when there’s a fire, it also lets you know something’s wrong by sending an alert to your smartphone.
A smart smoke alarm helps you make your home even safer than a regular smoke alarm does. The advantages are clearly set out as follows:
You are always alerted immediately when something is wrong.
Capable of immediately alerting other people.
If the alarm sounds, you can use the app to turn it off.
The best choice of smart smoke alarm for you will of course depend on your home and your individual requirements. We have listed a few questions with some explanations to help you choose the smart smoke detector that meets your needs.
The fire service recommends fitting smoke alarms that are connected to each other. If you have linked smoke alarms in your home, they will all go off simultaneously when one of them detects smoke. This means that you are always alerted at the first sign of smoke being produced. This is of particular benefit if you have a large house: even if you are on the third floor you will be alerted immediately if a fire breaks out in the garage. If you live in a small house or flat, linking smoke alarms may be less of a priority.
By linking your smart smoke alarms to your surveillance camera, lighting or your roller shutters, you can programme your home to respond at once if there’s a fire. For example, in the event of fire, you can set your lights to come on and your roller shutters to open. Not only will you be immediately alerted when there’s a fire, your home will instantly be ready for you to get out quickly and safely. You can also set your surveillance camera to respond to your smoke detector so you can instantly view live images on your smartphone when your smoke alarm goes off.
Some smart smoke alarms are controlled by a base station, others work independently. Do you already have a base station capable of controlling your smart smoke alarms, for example a Somfy TaHoma®? Or would you prefer separate smoke alarms that are not connected to a base station, but that can be linked to each other?
A WiFi smoke alarm is always connected to your smartphone. A smart smoke alarm is also connected over your WiFi to other smart home devices, e.g. your security camera. For example, a Somfy security camera with a built-in alarm operates in conjunction with a smoke alarm over your WiFi, so if the WiFi smoke alarm goes off, the alarm on your security camera will also sound.
If your WiFi smoke alarm is connected to the TaHoma® hub, you can configure other connected devices so they too respond to your smoke alarms. For example, with If This, Then That (IFTT) you can compose a scenario such as: if my smoke alarm goes off, I want an app to be sent to me and my neighbours, I want the lights in the hall and in the bedrooms to be turned on, and I want the electrically operated curtains to open.
Consequently, your house will respond immediately when something goes wrong, saving you valuable moments.
If you are in any doubt about where to place your smoke alarm(s), here are a few tips to help you choose the best spot(s):
Somfy offers two different smart smoke alarms: the Somfy Protect and the smart Somfy smoke alarm. We have summarised the features of each of these smart smoke alarms by Somfy.
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