How sensitive are smoke detectors?

[TOOL9]

Now that im in college, i have to worry about smoking around smoke detectors. I just now smoked in the bathroom with the shower running hot water, and i taped a bag around what could be a smoke detector in the bathroom. There are also two smoke detectors in the hall outside the bathroom that i didnt tape up, but i put a towel underneath the door so that no smoke could get outside the door. So what im asking is, is this a safe spot? Exactly how sensitive is a smoke detector and how much smoke does it take for it to detect it?

Edit: I should also mention that im living in a brand new dorm building that is more like an apartment. My place has a living room and 4 rooms and 2 bathrooms.

TOOL9 Reviewed by TOOL9 on 09-04-2007. How sensitive are smoke detectors? Now that im in college, i have to worry about smoking around smoke detectors. I just now smoked in the bathroom with the shower running hot water, and i taped a bag around what could be a smoke detector in the bathroom. There are also two smoke detectors in the hall outside the bathroom that i didnt tape up, but i put a towel underneath the door so that no smoke could get outside the door. So what im asking is, is this a safe spot? Exactly how sensitive is a smoke detector and how much smoke Rating: 5

[jagarr]

open a window. unless you are blowing gigantor bong rips right into the detector eye thing, youre alright. if you have an RA id be more concerned with the loud giggling and pungent odor of the ganja spilling out of your apartment. but when i had an actual landlord it was no big deal really. he always emailed hours before he stopped by and really did not give two shits of we were baked mickey when he came over. we paid on time and weren't pigs thats all they care about.

biggest issue is stingy neighbors that call the five-oh. develop good relationships with them and whoevers in charge and even if the fire alarm does go off, just say you were cooking stew or something. always be cooking anyways when ya smoke :thumbsup:

if youre in a college town anyway where everyone and their dog is red-eyed 7 days a week, you dont have much to worry about at all if you aren't just wild about it.

[WEsmokeED]

just tape a walmart bag over it, or just steam up the shower and smoke out the bathroom :rasta:

[WeedyBoyWonder]

I would say, pull it from the ceiling (or where ever it's fitted), so it can be placed back in and taken out easily, and just give it a test. If it's not that sensitive to blowing cannabis smoke straight on to it, just having the window open should be fine. I've got one in my room which is reasonably small, and it has never gone off threw smoking in my room which I do more than frequently.

[TOOL9]

just tape a walmart bag over it, or just steam up the shower and smoke out the bathroom :rasta:

Thats what ive been doing... but i am little bit worried about the smoke hitting the detectors when i leave the bathroom. Am i just being paranoid?

[TOOL9]

Oh yea... and there is not a window in my bathroom.

[WEsmokeED]

Thats what ive been doing... but i am little bit worried about the smoke hitting the detectors when i leave the bathroom. Am i just being paranoid?

Ive never had it go off on me, but i do have a window.
Also if you use some kind of body wash like Axe or whatever that covers up the smell just spread some in the bottom of the shower :rastasmoke:

[TOOL9]

Ive never had it go off on me, but i do have a window.
Also if you use some kind of body wash like Axe or whatever that covers up the smell just spread some in the bottom of the shower :rastasmoke:

lol yea i went and got some febreeze today

[LaZ]

Dude fire alarms are very sensative. Me and my friends stayed at a hotel and they thought it would be fine to light up in the bathroom with the fan on. After a couple hits the fire alarm went off. We fanned it for a really long time to get it to stop though. What we did is pull the face part off and there's like a couple wires behind it. Disconnect the wires and the battery and put the face part back on.

[mattisnotonfire]

It probably varies....

I'm at university at the moment and I have a smoke detector in my room which isn't sensitive at all, I have had about 4 people smoking in here before and it didn't go off, I just have the window open and I'm fine.

Ask some other people around your campus, they might be able to tell you wether its a good idea or not!