where does the time go?

[morgaine_x]

How do you make a smoke detector less sensitive? You cannot use a frying pan on my stove, even with the extractor fan going full-blast... and dinner got more burnt because I was away from the pan trying to get the smoke detector to shut the fuck up!

Had a long chat with Angie on the phone. Apparently, I know who Santa Claus is...

Replied to email, paid ebay buys, watched "Intelligence", did laundry.

Made it through the day without smelling salts. ;)

Comments

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

I find that taking out the battery works just fine...

[morgaine-x.livejournal.com]

I guess I should have stated that it's wired into the mains...

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Ah.

[morgaine-x.livejournal.com]

Exactly.

[susumu.livejournal.com]

Ideally it shouldn't be in the same room as the stove.

[morgaine-x.livejournal.com]

Yep, ideally...

[memetic-glutton.livejournal.com]

Bit of masking tape over the sensor, perhaps?

[morgaine-x.livejournal.com]

Sounds worth a try!

[pashazade.livejournal.com]

Our kitchen has an alarm that senses excessive heat rather then smoke; maybe you could get one of those?

[morgaine-x.livejournal.com]

I may try that if the tape idea (far simpler & cheaper!) doesn't work.

[misfitina.livejournal.com]

maybe you need a man to dismantle it before you cook dinner ;) haha

[morgaine-x.livejournal.com]

Any recommendations? ;) Preferably one who can cook!

[yaaresse.livejournal.com]

I find ripping the wires out works great, but that could backfire on you in a bad way if you ever needed it. :) A piece of think paper tape (like you use with bandages) works in a pinch. It's thin and porous enough that if you have a real fire, the detector might still go off.

I had one like that in an apartment once. I ended up getting a small fan to blow the steam/smoke in another direction while cooking, but I knew I wasn't going to be in the apartment for long. If you knew whether it's the kind that senses heat or only smoke, that might help figure out how to desensitize it. It's possible, too, that it's not picking up smoke so much as steam wisps.

[morgaine-x.livejournal.com]

I think I'll try the tape idea. I'm pretty sure it's smoke only, but we'll see.