We are using the correct “smokealarm” device class for our implementation instead of the more generic “sensor” class the community apps use. Athom has decided that devices with the smoke alarm class are not relevant for Climate, which is, from my point of view, not such a weird decision. This also means that there isn’t anything we as app developer can do at this time as we will not be changing the device class to something more generic.
You can easily solve this Climate limitation by using a virtual device.
We have 5 smoke detectors from Futurehome installed at our place. All 5 show exactly 4 degrees too high. It is not unlikely that this applies to everyone, and then it is not very interesting to include it in the climate overview anyway…
I have 8 of the smoke detectors, but I don’t have the same issue with the temperatures. In my case it all comes down to the position. It’s usually hotter along the roof in the center of the room than low on a wall, but I don’t see any huge differences compared to my Fibaro motion sensors or my Aquara temperature sensors. And ideally we should have a sensor in the middle of the room, so I don’t believe the wall is more correct. I successfully used these as a part of my waterborne heating setup in Futurehome, and now that I have added them as virtual temperature sensors I believe it will work in Homey as well (as soon as it gets cold enough outside). My principle is to use multiple sensors at different positions to get the best average for controlling the heating.
It is possible to adjust the temp reading by sending a raw command in the settings menu, but I don’t remember the parameter and the bit number. I have done it on one of the detectors but I don’t remember how to do it but the correction should be -40 to adjust the temp reading down 4 degrees. I hope someone can find the correct values.
Hi, I’m completely new to Homey, and I’m wondering if it’s now possible to include Futurehome smoke detectors in Homey? If it works, is it relatively easy to install? Will everything be visible — temperature, battery status, humidity?"
Yes, install the Futurehome app on your Homey and follow the instructions to pair you fire alarm with Homey. It is as easy/difficult as with other devices paired with Homey.
You can see the temperature, battery status and humidity.
See example below. Battery status is on a different tab.
Can I ask a few more things? I have installed them (6 units). I’m unsure whether they are connected automatically. I’m also wondering if it’s possible to run a test. And lastly, they run on batteries, so if there is something wrong with the connection between them and the hub, will they still work in case of a fire? (Homey pro).
They are not automatically added. Look in devices, if you do not see a Smoke device, they are not added and you need to pair first. Press add device and follow instructions.
The alarm of the smoke detector is not dependent on the hub connection. When connected you can create an flow to get a message on your phone for example.
So, start by getting them added to Homey, once the device is added you can test sounding the alarm (push button on alarm to test) and see what Homey does.
Does the heat and CO alarm work with Homey? Is it possible to test them?
EDIT: I tested the Heat alarm by putting the detector in the fridge and cooled it down to 11C. Then I took it out and heated it with a heat gun on low power to 25C before the alarm went off. So that works! However it did not show up in the timeline like the smoke alarm does. I’m unsure if it sent a critical notification to my phone as I was a bit too quick to disable it. So it looks like I need to make flows for CO and Heat alarm timeline and notifications.
When I hook up the other alarm, can I connect them directly without using Homey? By associations or something? I read it can only connect to one other device, what happens when I purchase a third device? Do I daisy chain the associations?
EDIT2: I’ve hooked up the other alarm, but so far I’ve been unable to connect them to each other directly. I found my house has a few rooms that I can hook up a wired detector, but if I am unable to pair them I don’t know if I really want to commit to that purchase over other solutions.
Is it possible to disable the smoke alarm and only use the heat alarm, if I want to install one in the kitchen or a bathroom?
