And they have added a small hole for the CO sensor – the plastic film doesn’t really seal the inner portion of the device. After opening the case, I found it interesting to see that there was a transparent plastic piece dividing the circuits from the sensing chamber. The smoke and CO can only enter from the sides of the X-Sense SC01, where the manufacturer added multiple holes. The speaker is loud, as expected, reaching 85 dB at 10 feet (which is in line with the other smoke detectors), so it’s going to be heard from every part of the house. Sure, there is no actual grille, just a faint pattern on the plastic, but the Test / Silence button sits in the same place (and has the same functions), just like the three cut-out areas for the speaker. The entire case is made of plastic and it’s covered by a white matte finish, as most smoke alarms are, and I did notice a lot of similarities with the SC06-W. But, the X-Sense SC01 has a flashy element, the display – the good news is that it does not stay lit the entire time, only when it’s enabled by the button. Up to a certain point obviously because even the largest devices (such as the wireless access points), if they’re white on the ceiling, they won’t attract that much attention. ![]() It’s somewhere in the same range as the SCO501CN and the Nest Protect, so, at its 5.7 x 5.7 x 2.0 inches, it’s going to be noticeable. Since the X-Sense SC01 needs to have room for both the photoelectric sensing chamber and the CO sensor, the device is not that compact.
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