The newly expanded HomeSafe™ suite of enabled
alarms include two more industry-first devices with indoor air
quality monitor and seamless app connection
MEBANE,
N.C., June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kidde,
North America's #1 home fire
safety brand*, recently introduced three new HomeSafe™ enabled
devices, adding to its comprehensive suite of fully integrated
home health and safety product offerings. Connected to the Kidde
app by Kidde HomeSafe technology, these additional smart detection
products can provide instant notification of home safety threats
such as smoke, carbon monoxide (CO) and indoor air quality (IAQ)
issues. At a time when tracking IAQ is particularly important due
to recent Canadian fire events and the start of Western U.S.
wildfire season, Kidde offers devices that can help you create a
safe and healthy home. Kidde is a part of Carrier Global
Corporation (NYSE: CARR), global leader in intelligent climate and
energy solutions.
Kidde's growing suite of smart products now consists of six
devices for whole-home detection of smoke, carbon monoxide, IAQ
issues, water leaks and frozen pipes. Consumers can rest assured
knowing Kidde alarms and detectors will alert them in real-time via
their smartphones and connected devices. Additionally, these smart
devices can transform existing hardwired interconnected Kidde
alarms into smart ones with an easy and fully integrated solution
that offers whole-home detection.**
Kidde's expanded smart portfolio builds on the reliability the
brand has offered for more than 100 years with innovative
technology to meet consumers' changing needs:
- NEW Carbon Monoxide Alarm + Indoor Air Quality
Monitor – the industry's first plug-in device to combine
CO detection with an IAQ monitor.
- NEW Smoke Alarm with Indoor Air Quality Monitor –
the industry's first device to combine both smoke detection with an
IAQ monitor.
- NEW Smoke Alarm with Smart Features – smoke alarm
offering real-time updates through the Kidde app.
- Smoke + Carbon Monoxide Alarm with Indoor Air Quality
Monitor – an industry-first device launched in 2022 that
offers triple detection of smoke, CO and IAQ issues including
adverse temperature, humidity levels and total volatile organic
compounds (TVOCs).
- Water Leak + Freeze Detector – launched in 2022, this
detector helps prevent potentially costly repairs from water damage
and frozen pipes by quickly alerting homeowners of water leaks or
temperature drops.
- Smoke + Carbon Monoxide Alarm – launched in 2022, this
alarm detects both smoke and CO.
"Continued expansion of Kidde's HomeSafe enabled suite of smart
connected devices reinforces our commitment to providing a smarter
approach to home safety," said Isis Wu, Senior Vice President,
Residential Fire Safety and Healthy Homes, Carrier Fire &
Security. "A smart home is a safe home, and Kidde's three new
HomeSafe enabled devices provide homeowners confidence and
control, so the people, places and things that matter most are
always protected."
The company's smart detection product suite provides additional
technologies and features like compatibility with Google Assistant
and Amazon Alexa, so customers can use voice commands to
conveniently check their alarm status and connection.***
Kidde HomeSafe enabled devices are available at retailers
nationwide. For more
information, visit Kidde.com/Home-Safety.
About Kidde
Kidde, a leading manufacturer of
residential smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, fire
extinguishers, and safety accessories, has been keeping the world a
safer place for over 100 years. Kidde produced the first integrated
smoke detection system a century ago and continues its legacy today
by delivering advanced fire-safety technology. Kidde is a part of
Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate
and energy solutions that matter for people and our planet for
generations to come. For more information, visit kidde.com or
follow @KiddeFireSafety on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube
and LinkedIn.
Contact:
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Stephanie
Berzinski
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561-346-9232
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stephanie.berzinski@carrier.com
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*Based on total household installations as of December 2021.
**Applies to combination
and smoke alarms. Alarms only connect with other Kidde alarms that
have hardwired AC interconnect capability. Smart Hush feature is
only available on devices with the Kidde HomeSafe technology, not
other interconnected alarms, when you are connected to the same
Wi-Fi network as the alarm.
*** Amazon, Alexa and all
related logos are registered trademarks of Amazon Technologies,
Inc.
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