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Pros

Nest smoke detector is an excellent smoke and carbon monoxide detector. Set-up via the nest app is very straightforward. Mobile notifications are fantastic, and the smart testing and notification feature makes sure you're never without a working batte...  Read More

The original life has doubled from 5 years to 10. The only drawback from buying them through amazon is that they're already two-years old. They looks great when compared to yellowed old ones! The nest i purchased only has 9 years left until it reaches...  Read More

Of these in my flat, 1 wired and one battery powered. The wiring is really easy as well.



Cons

Both were showing low battery immediately out of the box, apparently they only take those lithium energizer batteries. App is trash, keeps disconnecting from nest service. You cannot hear nest app's phone notifications, it's that quiet and you can't c...  Read More

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Highlights

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Quality


Very happy with the nest ecosystem including the thermostats etc.


And that was with the night light thing on full for about 4 years of that.


They are a little on the pricy side but you do get quality for your money.

Price


Yes they’re expensive but i feel the price is justified when i know everyone at home is safe.


All in all a great product, if it was half the price i'd but twice as many.

Packaging/appearance


The night light function is also very useful, no need to put on main lights when i get up in the night to check on the restrain...  Read More

Competitiveness


The 10yr expiry compared to the 7yrs of the 1st gen is also a welcome improvement.


If you have a preexisting wired installtion note the nc link is missing from the terminal block.

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  • This product had a total of 4,094 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 26 2022.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Like the way it communicates with other nest devices so an integral device


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    After an email to cs they exchanged and the replacements were fine but most probably wouldn’t even think to check


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The alarms will only work for 10 years and mine all arrived with 8 years remaining


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I guess theyve been sat on a shelf somewhere


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Contact google nest and they say it isn’t a fault


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Setting up the device via the app was straightforward and seamless


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Was easy to set up although surprisingly nest app didnt have a replace option you have to delete old and add as new

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