I only received 1 wiring harness in each of the 5 alarms I received from Amazon. The same exact model you have. It looks like the company is getting cheap. Now I will have to go on Amazon and order the adapters.
If you only have one wiring adapter you might not have the same smoke detector package I got. If you do get replacements the new detector will be very easy to install!
What if I'm replacing 1 of 3 American COS2010 Smoke & CO combo sensor. This has total of 4 wires...Black, white, orange (interconnect smoke) and brown (interconnect CO). But what if the new combo sensors now only has a single interconnect wire for both smoke and CO (total of 3 wires)?
The question i have is right around the kidde/first alert adaptor switch. Am i then just wrapping the adaptor wires with the fire alarm’s and stuffing the whole thing back in the hole?
hey, so i have Kidde detectors throughout the house that i'm looking to replace with First Alerts, can i just turn off the breaker to the whole house, hook up all the new detectors at once, then flip the breaker back on? or would hell break loose if i did them altogether? i guess my concern is if i switch them one at a time, how would the different brands interact with each other? i have a few dogs in the house that i'd prefer not to scare the shit out of lol thanks
I would think it is ok to turn off power to the entire house when installing the detectors. Imagine a power outage situation. That would be the same. Also mixing the brands won’t matter. I have Kidde and First Alert wired detectors in my house.
we did that. First Alert, wired in. Spent about 4 hours on two of them. Replaced one and even put an Ever ready battery into the brand new thing to replace the GP battery that came with it. It kept beeping continually, so we thought perhaps it was synced with the other one. Went out and bought another and replaced the 2nd one as well. Then they were both beeping continually; more like an alarm than a beeping. We removed them both finally because everything we tried failed to stop it.
The confusing thing is that there are wired smoke detectors while others are strictly battery operated. When you detach your detector from the ceiling and it is connected with a wiring harness then obviously it is wired. Battery operated will continue to work even when detached from the ceiling. And sometimes the battery operated detectors are one use. Meaning when the built-in battery dies the entire detector needs to be replaced.
I agree the smoke detector installation looks easy/ I did the exact same thing and the alarm would not stop sounding. I plugged in the adapter to the old set up just like you did, and now I'm deaf.
Hmmm. 1) Battery door never opened for me 2) Does this thing have to be hardwired to run? If so what is the point of the battery? If not, why did it not come with screws to mount it to the wall so that I can use it as a simple battery-powered smoke detector like my other one from the same brand?
There are 2 types of smoke detectors on the market. Wired and battery operated. In wired smoke detectors the battery is for backup operation during power outages. Obviously power outages don’t affect battery powered detectors. Battery powered detectors have no options for wiring. Hope this helps!
The Firex adapter for First Alert DOES NOT WORK. Connection is too lose. I don't have a Kidde, I have Firex, and First Alerts connector with it does not work. I am going to have to rewire it. Hope this helps someone.
I’ve made a few videos about smoke detectors on this channel and my other channel. This is the first time I’ve installed a smoke detector that didn’t require rewiring the connector. This was so easy to install!
Thank you!
You're welcome!
I appreciate you showing how to remove the Kiddie alarm's wiring unit. It would be helpful to see the same for First Alert.
I only received 1 wiring harness in each of the 5 alarms I received from Amazon. The same exact model you have. It looks like the company is getting cheap. Now I will have to go on Amazon and order the adapters.
If you only have one wiring adapter you might not have the same smoke detector package I got. If you do get replacements the new detector will be very easy to install!
What if I'm replacing 1 of 3 American COS2010 Smoke & CO combo sensor. This has total of 4 wires...Black, white, orange (interconnect smoke) and brown (interconnect CO). But what if the new combo sensors now only has a single interconnect wire for both smoke and CO (total of 3 wires)?
The question i have is right around the kidde/first alert adaptor switch. Am i then just wrapping the adaptor wires with the fire alarm’s and stuffing the whole thing back in the hole?
hey, so i have Kidde detectors throughout the house that i'm looking to replace with First Alerts, can i just turn off the breaker to the whole house, hook up all the new detectors at once, then flip the breaker back on? or would hell break loose if i did them altogether?
i guess my concern is if i switch them one at a time, how would the different brands interact with each other?
i have a few dogs in the house that i'd prefer not to scare the shit out of lol
thanks
I would think it is ok to turn off power to the entire house when installing the detectors. Imagine a power outage situation. That would be the same. Also mixing the brands won’t matter. I have Kidde and First Alert wired detectors in my house.
@@digitalcamproducer thank you so much for the quick response!
So no kinda setup process is required?
we did that. First Alert, wired in. Spent about 4 hours on two of them. Replaced one and even put an Ever ready battery into the brand new thing to replace the GP battery that came with it. It kept beeping continually, so we thought perhaps it was synced with the other one. Went out and bought another and replaced the 2nd one as well. Then they were both beeping continually; more like an alarm than a beeping. We removed them both finally because everything we tried failed to stop it.
Do First Alert Smoke & Carbon Monoxide detectors require electrical power other than a battery source. Thanks?
The confusing thing is that there are wired smoke detectors while others are strictly battery operated. When you detach your detector from the ceiling and it is connected with a wiring harness then obviously it is wired. Battery operated will continue to work even when detached from the ceiling. And sometimes the battery operated detectors are one use. Meaning when the built-in battery dies the entire detector needs to be replaced.
@@digitalcamproducer Thank you for taking the time to address my question. Changed an elderly friends alarm with no problems. Again thank you.
I bought those Fire detectors but they came only with one adapter. I need to replace the kiddie ones I have😢. How I replace them?
Great vid. Thanks!
I agree the smoke detector installation looks easy/ I did the exact same thing and the alarm would not stop sounding. I plugged in the adapter to the old set up just like you did, and now I'm deaf.
What?
Hmmm.
1) Battery door never opened for me
2) Does this thing have to be hardwired to run? If so what is the point of the battery? If not, why did it not come with screws to mount it to the wall so that I can use it as a simple battery-powered smoke detector like my other one from the same brand?
There are 2 types of smoke detectors on the market. Wired and battery operated. In wired smoke detectors the battery is for backup operation during power outages. Obviously power outages don’t affect battery powered detectors. Battery powered detectors have no options for wiring. Hope this helps!
The Firex adapter for First Alert DOES NOT WORK. Connection is too lose. I don't have a Kidde, I have Firex, and First Alerts connector with it does not work. I am going to have to rewire it.
Hope this helps someone.
Aren’t you the same guy who made the first video
I’ve made a few videos about smoke detectors on this channel and my other channel. This is the first time I’ve installed a smoke detector that didn’t require rewiring the connector. This was so easy to install!