We don't install smoke detectors in our kitchens over here (in general
they are probably smaller than in Canada) Even the toaster sets them off
so its heat sensors only and there are many other companies that sell
interlinked heat and smoke detectors...
I believe the whole of the UK may follow suit so that is a major market
for Nest. As for the law being stupid the current Nest Protect cannot be
installed in a kitchen so quite reasonably any fire in there will spread
before being detected. I can see...
The law in Scotland requires all properties regardless of age to have
interlinked heat and smoke detector. The absence of a Nest heat sensor
has long been a criticism and now all property owners in Scotland who
have invested in Nest Protect products ...
Come February 2022 the law in Scotland is changing to require an
interlinked heat sensor to be fitted in the kitchen and smoke detectors
in all living areas. Having invested close on £500 on 5 Nest Protect
smoke detectors I now discover that I will h...