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Re:Nest introduces their Smoke Detector by maratd on Tuesday October 08, 2013 @01:58PM (#6516636)
So let's say the builder is a dumbass and placed it incorrectly. What homeowner is going to move it? I would guess the percentage is something along the lines of 1%.

I would. You would. But we're not the norm. Not all products are designed toward the DIY crowd.

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Re:Nest introduces their Smoke Detector by mark-r on Tuesday October 08, 2013 @05:07PM (#6517868)
No I wouldn't. My detectors are wired, and moving them means rewiring, which means tearing apart the entire ceiling. Not gonna happen, not by me and not by anybody I need to pay to do it. Luckily my builder wasn't a dumbass.
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Re:Nest introduces their Smoke Detector by celticninja on Tuesday October 08, 2013 @02:56PM (#6517051)
In the UK most smoke alarms are not mains connected and run solely off a battery. As such they can be easily repositioned.
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