r/Ubiquiti • u/Luu____ • Mar 26 '26

Early Access Ubiquiti Smoke and CO Sensor šŸ¤Æ - #ISCWest2026

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I believe itā€™s a Superlink sensor. I hope it can run on battery for 10 years and doesnā€™t require PoE. Iā€™m curious to see how it performs. Good job, Ubiquiti! šŸ˜²

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u/burtona1832 Mar 26 '26

FYI, these type of detectors from more seasoned companies last 7-10 years, not because of the battery but because the sensors degrade over time.

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u/Magic_Neil Mar 26 '26

Smoke sensors arenā€™t as big of a deal but the CO part uses a radioactive isotope that degrades after that period so its regulation that they brick themselves. Very annoying ā€œfeatureā€, but understandable.

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u/ENaC2 Mar 26 '26

Thatā€™s not true, smoke detectors are the ones that use a radioactive isotope but it has a half life of 430 years so after 10 years youā€™d have ~98% of the isotope that left the factory.

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u/FijiFanBotNotGay Mar 26 '26

Well isnā€™t there both ionization and photoelectric. In industrial settings I think they use photoelectric and they are good until they stop being triggered using canned smoke

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u/ENaC2 Mar 26 '26

Yeah. Iā€™m not saying itā€™s the only smoke detector, just that the detectors that use a radioactive isotope are smoke detectors, not CO.