Recommendation for heat/smoke detector

[Gunfus_r]

Anyone has thoughts on a smoke/heat detector for the garage? I am thinking of getting one installed for where and when I charge using the nema14-50

 

[cwave1]

Are you concerned about a fire? I've been using a 14-50 for over 4 years now at 40A with no issues.

If there were to be an issue, either the UMC would cut power or your circuit would trip before it would get dangerous. This is, of course, assuming that your circuit was installed properly with the appropriate wiring and a 50A breaker.

Just my two cents, but I wouldn't worry.

 

[ytwytw]

If the above answer cannot satisfy you, get Nest Smoke,
And it’s frequently on sale in bestbuy.ca

 

[Stavinski]

I have been wondering same. I am not expecting my dresser to catch on fire either but there is a smoke detector in my bed room anyway. It seems the EV is as likely to catch on fire as anything else in my house outside the kitchen. Especially when I’m cooking and not my wife! Easy to add, is there an argument against this? Pollen in the outdoor clogging it and causing false alarms, big temp swings eat the detectors over time or?? For $15 hard wired with other detectors, plus electrician fee, seems silly not to install one.