smoke alarm

Ecolink FireFighter FF-ZWAVE5-ECO

Ecolink

budget local: excellent Z-Wave

Price: $39.99 verified Sep 8, 2026
HA fit: excellent
Works offline: yes
Setup: intermediate
Hub needed: yes

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Ecolink FireFighter FF-ZWAVE5-ECO smoke alarm

Quick verdict

A Z-Wave audio sensor that listens for your existing UL-listed smoke/CO alarms' T3/T4 patterns and relays them to Home Assistant, no need to replace working detectors. It transmits the alarm signal over Z-Wave to Z-Wave JS entirely on the local mesh with no cloud. Just note: Listens to existing alarms rather than detecting smoke itself.

Standout: A Z-Wave audio sensor that listens for your existing UL-listed smoke/CO alarms' T3/T4 patterns and relays them to Home Assistant - no detector swap needed.

Notes last checked Jun 2, 2026.

Compatibility snapshot

Home Assistant excellent

Apple Home none

Google Home none

Alexa none

Works offline yes

Setup intermediate

Extra hub needed yes

Power battery

Local control facts

Home Assistant: zwave_js integration, Local Push (home-assistant.io, checked Sep 10, 2026)
Z-Wave JS: in the device database, listed as Ecolink FF-ZWAVE5-ECO (Ecolink Z-Wave Plus FireFighter) (github.com, checked Sep 10, 2026)

Why it stands out

Makes existing dumb smoke/CO alarms smart and local over Z-Wave
Detects both smoke (T3) and CO (T4) alarm patterns
Cheap, ~5-year battery, works with any Z-Wave JS controller

Reasons to hesitate

Listens to existing alarms rather than detecting smoke itself
Must be mounted within ~6 in of the host alarm
Requires a Z-Wave controller

Best for

Homes with existing interconnected smoke/CO alarms wanting local HA alerts

Avoid if

you don't want to run a Z-Wave controller

Privacy and local-control notes

It transmits the alarm signal over Z-Wave to Z-Wave JS entirely on the local mesh with no cloud.

Home Assistant support: supported · integration path: Z-Wave JS.

Buying reality check

Price notes: $39.99 on Amazon (buy box verified 2026-09-02). Still among the more affordable ways to make an existing smoke/CO alarm report to Home Assistant, since it costs less than replacing the alarm itself.

Verified price reads: lowest seen $39.99, latest $39.99 on Sep 8, 2026.

Sep 8, 2026$39.99amazon
Sep 2, 2026$39.99amazon
Aug 31, 2026$39.99amazon

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