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It sounds like you know what you are talking about, but I'm confused as to which portion of this product you are unhappy with. Is it the "wave to disable" feature? If so, I tend to agree -- that seems like a bad idea (it simply is too easy to dismiss something that could be worse than you think). But I assume that other smoke alarms have this feature too in button form (I don't know, I haven't had a false alarm in years)?

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If that's the issue OP has with the device, then I don't understand why. They made the statement that, "[t]hough the kitchen is the most common location for a fire in dwellings, kitchen fires are among the least likely to be fatal because cooking usually is attended and occurs during waking hours." This is in reference to their assertion that alarms which trigger from cooking are probably inappropriately placed and should (presumably) be further from the kitchen.

So if you're awake, in the kitchen, attending cooking, and you dismiss the alarm, how is this different from having no alarm in the kitchen? It seems like it would be an improvement, full stop.

My mains powered detector has a disable button. It is interconnected to the other alarms in the building so it is essential to have a way of not waking up my neighbors when I burn toast. It works perfectly for me, but for an older person or someone who couldn't reach it could be difficult. A child proof button lower down would be better.

I think it's up high, because the smoke would rise.

I think he means a linked button

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