KidSmart Vocal Smoke Alarm Detector

by Kidsmart

Product Description

The KidSmart Vocal Smoke Alarm Detector goes beyond traditional smoke alarms that cannot readily awake a sleeping child, due to their very deep sleep patterns. KidSmart is the only alarm that allows you to record a "Familiar Voice" alarm such as "Steve! Wake up!" in your own voice.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0018SANVY
• Item model number: 10012VSD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,268 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #33 in Home Improvement > Safety & Security > Fire Safety > Smoke Alarms

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Voice Smoke Alarm, December 17, 2007

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PAL (Port Murray, New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews

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I watched my kids sleep through Alarm clock alarms and all kids of loud sounds in the house so when I saw a news show on how kids sleep through fire alarms it really scared me. This alarm is easy to use and easy to change the recordings. The quality of the recording is very good and the message is loud and clear.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great, but no interconnect!, April 27, 2009

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Ben "Ben" (Western USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: KidSmart Vocal Smoke Alarm Detector (Electronics)

Because this alarm doesn't interconnect, a lot of fire or smoke has to be in my children's room before it goes off. It needs to have an interconnect so an initiating detector closer to the fire will cause this one in the bedroom to alarm. Because of this, it's better to use interconnected detectors with a relay to a voice evacuation system. This is costly, so I would still consider one of these voice units.

I believe the research behind these detectors, but the design ignores a lot of other things we've learned just to deliver one feature. The research that led to the voice features on this detector just assumed the alarm would go off at the first indication of fire. But if these units are in closed childrens bedrooms, they'll be the very last detectors to sound. Because they use photoelectric sensors, they will typically respond slower than ionizing sensors and especially slower to a fast flaming fire. Ionizing sensors are not necessarily better and a complete solution should include both types of detectors. Because one product cannot practically deliver all features (ionizing, photoelectric, heat, CO, voice alarm, safety light, strobe), it reinforces the benefit of interconnected alarms.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding item, January 15, 2008

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Major Ward (Knoxville, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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As a realtor, I buy these as house warming gifts for my clients with children. I give them one for each child's room. The parent of two myself, my sons have them in their rooms as well. The safety aspects of being able to record your own voice related to the fact that children react much faster to their parent's voices make this the perfect choice.