Nest Protect Smoke & CO Alarm - Battery & Wired $116 + Delivery (Free C&C) @ The Good Guys eBay
I believe this is the cheapest it has been. This is the Gen 2 version. Both the wired and battery version are the same price.
Battery version: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-Google-S3000BWAU-Nest-Protec…
Wired version: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-Google-S3003LWAU-Nest-Protec…
Original coupon deal: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/493070
Still overpriced now Google has crippled interoperability with other services.
Mind if I ask if you can explain? I'm new to these…
Thanks in advance.
The big benefit of this over dumb detectors was its ability to do things in the event of a fire, such as turning all your Hue lights on so you can see, turning your air conditioners off via Broadlink Mini/Pro to stop them spreading the fire, turning your smart TV's/Stereos off so people in the house can communicate, opening your smart lock or roller door so you can get out etc.
Google tossed their toys from the pram and killed "Works with Nest" and killed that functionality leaving people who spent a ton on these just for those smart features high and dry.
So are you saying you buying this for half the features.
Nobody is at home most of the time.
I'd want to know remotely if my house is on fire.
I need a smart smoke alarm that would
tell me when my house is on fire,
especially when I'm not at home.
@i0k-0RU2zd10c: This would do it https://www.amazon.com.au/First-Z-Wave-Detector-Carbon-Monox… with a zwave usb controller and a raspberry pi + home assistant.
With a few other components you would have a very an interoperable system, not crippled by google. You can get zwave wifi/3g/4g/zigbee hubs that can send an sms, call you or a monitoring company.
Note that these have sold as low as $51 from amazon.com.au
Google now are restricting their smart home system under one nest system. No outside service will be able to connect to their nest products. No IFTTT. No HA. Xiaomi is much cheaper and more versatile at the moment.
Are the xiaomi ones legal to install? I need 7 in a new build but looking for something as good as nest used to be.
The xiaomi smoke detectors don't have CO detection, humidity false alarm prevention (which affects quite a few installations in humid conditions), nor automated self test processes.
they got rid of their APIs and instead of replacing it with someone similar… nest protects are literally unusable on the google home ecosystem (testimony by Nest support)
For me personally, that’s the death of it. (Lack of any open support or even semi-open support).
There are other options even sonoff make one.
It still connects to Hue, LIfx just find, and Nest API still available to those that signed up previously
It seems that there are plans to bring some interoperability back (https://developers.google.com/nest/device-access) but for now - yeah, as tempting as it might be I think I'll skip.
Thanks OP .
Are these discontinued? Seems to be unavailable on the google store like they are being phased out
It seems there is little support at the moment: https://support.google.com/googlenest/thread/13337288?hl=en
Thanks , it makes me think twice …
Yes, I was really keen but decided to not get these as they seem to be discontinued by Google and may not be supported by their software in the future.
Problem is, it's hard for me to remember how to set up the usually set and forget devices when I need to reset or change the router
Just look up the instructions.
I believe a recent app update added support for changing the wifi setting in the app too without needing to physically reset the units.
How often do you change your router tho.
Easiest to just use the same SSID/Pass when changing routers
Grabbed a wired one, thanks heaps OP :D
nice one, with the new regulation around wired and interconnected alarms this ticks the boxes
The battery operated version doesn't since it needs to be a 10-year, tamper-proof battery. The Nest has replaceable AA batteries that last 5 years.
Also technically the wired version doesn't comply either as the power lead is not double insulated which is required for 240v wiring.
As per previous deals, when it's installed by the electrician, it just needs a junction box that costs maybe $5.
@PlasticSpaceman: A junction box is just a means to connect and protect the connection of wires. The whole cable needs to be double insulated.
It's just poor form that both the battery and wired versions do not comply because they were built for another market, then pushed on to us and we are charged a premium… then they had the hide to remove functionality.
Gen 1 had a 7 year life span. These are Gen 2 with a 10 year life span. Is the info on the 5 year battery life correct for the Gen 2 model?
The batteries last up to 5 years, depending on the quality of battery and how often you access it and the features used. The 10 year lifespan is how long the sensors last before the whole unit needs to be tossed and you buy another.
To anyone who has taken up this offer from TGG. What is the date of manufacture on the units they are selling?
I bought 7 from TGG in a few separate orders (2 battery and 5 wired) and all were around 2 years old, meaning the units will only last 8 years before needing to be being replaced.
After some fluffing about, I decided to get one just for the heck of it. Mine (hardwired) has a 'replace by 15 Sep 2029' on it.
Anyone know why these are now $189???? Is it due to tariff or FOREX?
How does this work? "Hey Siri, where is the fire?"