Safety shut-off device and method of use

A system for terminating electrical power to an appliance, the system comprising:

• a housing having an electrical route therethrough for passing power from a building electrical system to an appliance;
• an alarm sensor configured for receiving an alarm signal from a smoke detector;
• a synchronization program for allowing the alarm sensor to be synchronized to the alarm signal;
• a switch mechanism for selectively terminating power flow through the electrical route in response to a signal indicating that the alarm sensor has detected an alarm signal from the smoke detector.

A method of cutting power from an appliance or an entire home, the method comprising:

• installing a smoke detector in the home with the ability to send an electrical signal in the event the smoke detector detects smoke;
• providing hard wiring in the home from the smoke detector to a main circuit breaker, and a circuit breaker for controlling an appliance;
• providing the circuit breaker controlling an appliance with a Hall Effect Sensor to determine when the appliance is receiving current through the breaker;
• and
• providing the circuit breaker controlling an appliance with a shut-off device configured to trip the breaker in the event it receives an input signal from the smoke detector when the Hall Effect Sensor indicates the appliance is receiving sufficient current through the breaker.

A safety shut-off system for cutting power to a load, the system comprising

• a smoke detector, the smoke detector having a transmission member for communicating an electrical signal;
• a home security system, the home security system having a receiving member for receiving an electrical signal from the smoke detector and a transmission member for relaying an electrical signal;
• and
• a shut-off switch having a receiving member for receiving an electrical signal from the home security system, the shut-off switch configured to cut power to the load when an electrical signal from the home security system is received.