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Originally Posted by Michael 61
Looking for some advice for what appears to be a sensitive smoke alarm.
In the last few months, anytime I fry bacon, or stir fry any type of meat on the stove, my smoke alarms are triggered, even though I am running the vent that is mounted above my gas stove and under my micro wave. After a few minutes of the alarm sounding, I’m usually able to get it to go off by running my ceiling fans, opening windows and waving a towel under the alarm itself.
Although there is some smoke rising from the pan, I don’t think it’s an excessive amount. It’s happened now several times in the past month or so.
So do you think it’s the vent, or the smoke alarm (or both).?
Thanks for any advice.
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I'm betting your vent fan is not connected to the outside. None of them are. So using the fan can actually make it worse. I've had the same problem in my house. There is nothing wrong with your smoke alarm. It's just the design of the house that allows the fumes from the stove to accumulate near the detector. I spoke to other people with my same model house, and they had the exact same problem. I bought a portable fan and put it next to the stove, directing the fumes down, away from the smoke detector. It's the only thing that worked for me.