I really have not thought about it being radioactive, I did a quick google of it and this is what i came up with..KnightFox wrote:Never really got into Smoke Detectors when I found out it contains the radioactive material Americanium (sp?)
Well I can tell you this.scooterbugs25 wrote:I really have not thought about it being radioactive, I did a quick google of it and this is what i came up with..KnightFox wrote:Never really got into Smoke Detectors when I found out it contains the radioactive material Americanium (sp?)
"The alpha particles from the smoke detector do not themselves pose a health hazard, as they are absorbed in a few centimetres of air or by the structure of the detector.
The radiation dose to the occupants of a house from a domestic smoke detector is essentially zero, and in any case very much less than that from natural background radiation. The small amount of radioactive material that is used in these detectors is not a health hazard. On the other hand, the ability of domestic smoke detectors to save life and property has been demonstrated in many house fires.
Even swallowing the radioactive material from a smoke detector would not lead to significant internal absorption of Am-241, since the dioxide is insoluble. It will pass through the digestive tract, without delivering a significant radiation dose. (Americium-241 is however a potentially dangerous isotope if it is taken into the body in soluble form. It decays by both alpha activity and gamma emissions and it would concentrate in the skeleton.)"
http://www.uic.com.au/nip35.htm
Yes, at my house, smoke and heat detectors are conneccted to our sercurity system. When the burgular piece is activated, the system's siren sounds a wavering, fast tone. When the fire part is activated, it emits the standard code-three tone: three beeps followed by a pause and then repeating.TBOLT233 wrote:Have any of you heard of smoke detectors connected w/your security system? Well mine is. Not only does the smoke detector go off when it senses smoke, the burglar alarm also goes off causing quite a lot of cacophony!
I Think that is standard with most home security systems isnt it? That is ours is set up to do as well.Chad wrote:Yes, at my house, smoke and heat detectors are conneccted to our sercurity system. When the burgular piece is activated, the system's siren sounds a wavering, fast tone. When the fire part is activated, it emits the standard code-three tone: three beeps followed by a pause and then repeating.TBOLT233 wrote:Have any of you heard of smoke detectors connected w/your security system? Well mine is. Not only does the smoke detector go off when it senses smoke, the burglar alarm also goes off causing quite a lot of cacophony!
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