Smoke alarms go off when we have a gas stove.

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We have had to replace our stove and our smoke alarms keep going off.We replaced the electric with gas because my wife didn't like it.

Almost every time we cook, the smoke alarms go off.We have to make sure the master bedroom door is closed after we disconnected the hallway one near the kitchen.The alarms still go all the way across the living room in the main hallway.

They all go off at the same time.I replaced all of them last year because our home was about 10 years old.

We don't generate smoke every time we cook.This is becoming annoying, but it might happen on a rare occasion.

There are different types of smoke detectors.Those that are most prone to being set off are the ionized type.A smoke detector can be triggered by carbon dioxide and water vapor when you burn gas on your range or in the oven.The detectors are more sensitive to fast burning fires that produce little visible smoke and are cheaper to buy and operate.

In areas such as the kitchen or directly outside of a bathroom with a shower it is advisable to use a photoelectric smoke detector in order to avoid false alarms.The smoke detectors are better at detecting smoldering fires because they are triggered by visible smoke.

One of the biggest sources of indoor air pollution is cooking, so use your vent hood.

Make sure the detector you are tripping isn't a dual smoke/carbon monoxide detector.Carbon monoxide, an odorless, poisonous gas, can be created by improper combustion from a gas range or oven.If you decide to replace it, make sure to install a dedicated CO detector in the kitchen area.You will need to have your range and oven serviced if it goes off.

I don't know why gas ranges cause that problem, but you're not the first to say it.I can offer a solution.You can buy a shower cap in a hotel room.

One of them should be on the closest smoke detector.The shower cap only takes a second if you remove the battery every time you cook.I sear steaks.I used to remove the batteries, but the shower cap works just as well.

The range might have a more permanent solution if you call the people who installed it.It's worth checking out if you have a small leak.

You are getting more false alarms because of the pressure and heat in the gas range.Air currents are caused by the actual flame combusting as the gas is under pressure.You won't feel the current on the electric stove because it's above the flame.The electric stove doesn't use pressure from the gas.Hot air rises along with fat/oil vapors.If the filters are not cleaned regularly, a recirculating exhaust can lead to more false alarms.

Frying fat into the air.The droplets are unlikely to set off the smoke alarm, but if they ignite the flame, they will cause smoke.Spitting fat hitting an electric hotplate is not likely to have the same effect.

It's more efficient and safer to ignite more fat if the flame is well contained under the pan.A spatter guard is similar to a metal mesh lid.

There could be dirt/labels on the bottom of the pan which burn more on gas.This is likely to happen once or twice.