So yea.. today I was puffin on my PD and I decided to show my brother that the vapor was indeed vapor, so I blew it into the smoke alarm in my room. Needless to say, the alarm went off right there and then. I was also really confused... how could the smoke alarm be going off if there was "no combustion" and only vapor? Anyways it has me wondering if what we are inhaling is in fact vapor or or just diluted smoke? What do you guys think.
Vapor and smoke alarm?
- Thread starter jawsh
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Happycamper
Sweet Dreams Babycakes
I set off my smoke alarms by using a steamer to steam clean my carpets.
well with all due respect, you must understand that vapor is pretty much diluted smoke. Complete combustion isn't happening, but shit is still being released by buds...we call this vapor, but its still particulate matter, which is what smoke is, particulate matter..just takes a lot more vapor to harm you than smoke. Well, if youre vaping tobaccy that is, we all know the healing powers of the herb 
I believe that there are particles in vapor, but they are not the result of combustion. From Wikipedia (It might be true):
"Vaporization is an alternative to smoking. Rather than burning the herb, which produces irritating, toxic, and carcinogenic by-products, a vaporizer heats the material in a partial vacuum so that the active compounds contained in the plant boil off into a vapor. No combustion occurs, so no smoke or taste of smoke is evident. The vapor ideally contains virtually zero particulate matter or tar, and significantly lower concentrations of noxious gases such as carbon monoxide.
"Vaporization is an alternative to smoking. Rather than burning the herb, which produces irritating, toxic, and carcinogenic by-products, a vaporizer heats the material in a partial vacuum so that the active compounds contained in the plant boil off into a vapor. No combustion occurs, so no smoke or taste of smoke is evident. The vapor ideally contains virtually zero particulate matter or tar, and significantly lower concentrations of noxious gases such as carbon monoxide.
philmcneal
vap3 master
do you think the alarms in holiday inns NON SMOKING room would set off a vape if im careful with it in the washroom?
darkrom
Great Scott!
Not if you vape on the other side of the room you should be fine. It will take vapor going directly into it to set it off, if at all.
I am currently residing in a hotel for a temporary employment position I hold in the city, and I vape away all night long and there has never been a problem with my nonsmoking rooms fire alarm going off from the vapor, though I have set it off with toast and bacon.
OhTheAgony
here for the chicks
Did someone say bacon..? 
stonedwarman
I got paid to kill people.
I have set of the alarm in my apartment with vaporizers before. My volcano has set it off, my vivape has set it off, and my MFLB has also set it off.
Jeez was that MFLB with the power adapter atleast?
stonedwarman
I got paid to kill people.
haha yeah it was. the power adapter lets you get steady power which leads to better quality vapor imo.
weedemon
enthusiast
Ive vaped, and even smoked pot in non smoking rooms and never had any issues. I wouldnt pull the smoking stunt anymore, but i would certinally still vape.
the best options are,
- the exhaust system in the bathroom, unless there is a smoke detector in there.
- the window or balcony to your room.
- the other side of the room and obviously don't hotbox your whole room with the session
Really? :/ Really? 
Really? 