Attention vent hood nerds, lets engage in idle speculation

[JoeH]

mattkime wrote:
Unfortunately the smoke detectors are exactly where they should be

What type of detector is closest to the kitchen? I have seen recommendations that ones close to a cooking area should not be of the ionization detector type. Instead a photoelectric based detector was recommended.

[mattkime]

The closest one is 10 feet away, in a hallway that connects bedrooms and is positioned at the top of stairs to the basement. Another 12-18 feet and you hit three bedrooms that each have their own detectors which temd to go off at the same time

[JoeH]

10 ft is on the "too close" side. As for detectors going off at the same time, a lot of models are made to go off if another compatible detector in the house has gone off.

[mattkime]

JoeH wrote:
10 ft is on the "too close" side. As for detectors going off at the same time, a lot of models are made to go off if another compatible detector in the house has gone off.

Then the kitchen was built too close to the bedrooms.