Really helpful and practical, changed battery for the first time , i felt like a kido , but after the video I kind of grew up instantly. Many thanks for the help 🙏
Thanks for this. Your video reminded me that about 8 months ago I looked into replacing our 14 year old hard wired smoke alarms. Just ordered a new pair.
Glad it helped, they are easy to overlook, the one I changed last had not been working for a 6 months, I forgot about that one until the other one went wrong, Thanks Clive for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Good post! What might have given me a full panic attack turned out to be a simple replacement. I'm a single female and am very thankful to folks like you who take the time to post these videos.
This is good giving me good instructions to help me understand how to mend a smoke alarm and at my caravan the is a smoke detector which was broken I pushed the button in and mended it.
If you have one of the alarms that has the AC power option, the LED light should stay on, and will blink when it goes to backup battery power (this is how you know if those models are running on AC power or battery power). It won't chirp in this mode unless the battery is dead or near dead, but if you notice it is not solid lit and you have one of the AC powered ones, then there is something wrong with the AC power supply. I suppose the battery powered ones (as you've shown) blink to let you know it's on battery and the battery is good.
Mine have a low batteries voice warning too.If it have low batteries in it.These alarms sensors devices can lasting more than 10 years.If you wanted to testing,if it still works.Just putting behind your car carbon monoxide pipe.if the thing goes off it still works and useable.
It's safer to replace it. All smoke alarms made from 2008 onwards have a 8-10 year lifespan. This is because the components become less responsive and slowly die away
would have been good to know how to do it, as was put in the 'Click Bait' Thumbnail If I needed lessons on how to buy from amazon I would book myself into a sanatorium somewhere quiet... I hate Click Bait..
You hear the alarm, and you get out to fresh air. By all means, take the alarm with you in case it's out of charge, dysfunctional or out of service. But first of all, get out, just in case it's working properly!
@@aaanton11 idk but ended up partially ripping it off. Then tried to replace the battery and is still chirping. I have another new battery so will try that one. I gave it a rest lol
What I am getting from this is that using combination carbon monoxide and smoke detectors is a bad idea because if one sensor goes bad the whole thing is kaput. Also the AC power models are pointless because they still chirp with low backup batteries. I hate the kidde detectors in the rental house we are in right now.
Yes but you want them to chirp because many of the AC powered ones have sealed batteries. This is a safety feature in case the power goes out. Of course you should just check them regularly. They will chirp when the battery is dying, but you can silence it for up to 24 hours (I think there is a sequence you can use) and I believe you can do this a few times, but it's by design (to be annoying) so you change it. IMO the AC powered ones are not any better than the battery powered ones, except you don't have to change batteries, but they don't work any better.
Mine is saying fire in the middle of the night when there’s no fire. It’s been doing this for 3 days in a row and it’s driving me crazy. Do you know why I’d be getting these false alarms?
2009. I have 6 of Kidde. Just in two month later. All off them are Sam problem. I never use them. Now. I replace First Alert brand. No good. Kidde brand
I did find a 1996 First Alert carbon monoxide alarm on eBay yesterday which was in an open box for $21.20 USD including shipping. Actually, the alarm appeared to be new. Before installing the First Alert CO alarm, I'll test it out by placing an open glass of wine alongside it. If the alarm responds to the wine vapors, then it should be good to go. Actually, even smoking incense might be another good test. I mean, I'll be darn if Big Brother tells me what I should or should not buy. In other words, the bureaucrats should kindly allow the consumer decide what's good for him or her.
Thumbs down due to your click bait title. However your clip will stand up great on its own as purely alarm replacement info without any of your reset BS.
Really helpful and practical, changed battery for the first time , i felt like a kido , but after the video I kind of grew up instantly.
Many thanks for the help 🙏
Great to hear! Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Thanks for this. Your video reminded me that about 8 months ago I looked into replacing our 14 year old hard wired smoke alarms. Just ordered a new pair.
Glad it helped, they are easy to overlook, the one I changed last had not been working for a 6 months, I forgot about that one until the other one went wrong, Thanks Clive for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Good post! What might have given me a full panic attack turned out to be a simple replacement. I'm a single female and am very thankful to folks like you who take the time to post these videos.
Thanks Lisa for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Good video! My unit was several years out of date because my landlord is a cheapskate!! I'm going to make him install a new unit 😊
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This is good giving me good instructions to help me understand how to mend a smoke alarm and at my caravan the is a smoke detector which was broken I pushed the button in and mended it.
Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
When I saw you going to try and reset it I was like oh no
😂 Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
If you have one of the alarms that has the AC power option, the LED light should stay on, and will blink when it goes to backup battery power (this is how you know if those models are running on AC power or battery power). It won't chirp in this mode unless the battery is dead or near dead, but if you notice it is not solid lit and you have one of the AC powered ones, then there is something wrong with the AC power supply. I suppose the battery powered ones (as you've shown) blink to let you know it's on battery and the battery is good.
Thanks for the great information👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Mine have a low batteries voice warning too.If it have low batteries in it.These alarms sensors devices can lasting more than 10 years.If you wanted to testing,if it still works.Just putting behind your car carbon monoxide pipe.if the thing goes off it still works and useable.
Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Seems nicely made
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Fantastic video - everything I needed to know. You're good at this! Thanks.
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It's safer to replace it. All smoke alarms made from 2008 onwards have a 8-10 year lifespan. This is because the components become less responsive and slowly die away
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Thank you!!!
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would have been good to know how to do it, as was put in the 'Click Bait' Thumbnail
If I needed lessons on how to buy from amazon I would book myself into a sanatorium somewhere quiet... I hate Click Bait..
Good solid information, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
great videos nice lovey.... thank you
Glad you like them!, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Nice 1 mate.
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I’m only a kid and I’m alone and I’m trying to stop it, do I need to turn it off first
Just twist the unit and it will come off, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
very nice BEST
So nice, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Mine detector does not flash the green light every second like u said. Mine only shows green light being STILL. is this normal? Have i not reset well?
if the test button works don't worry, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Thank you for the video my detector was chirping but I didn’t know how to do it thanks
Glad I could help, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Does the green light stay on when you install a new unit?
it flashes once in a while, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
You hear the alarm, and you get out to fresh air. By all means, take the alarm with you in case it's out of charge, dysfunctional or out of service. But first of all, get out, just in case it's working properly!
Run!! Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Notice the two alarms the beeping is a different pitch
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I think they should come with ear plugs with every package
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The American version is a kn cope ic the new one
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Mine is not twisting to come off 😤
Does yours have the tab on the side to press then twist, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
@@aaanton11 idk but ended up partially ripping it off. Then tried to replace the battery and is still chirping. I have another new battery so will try that one. I gave it a rest lol
What I am getting from this is that using combination carbon monoxide and smoke detectors is a bad idea because if one sensor goes bad the whole thing is kaput. Also the AC power models are pointless because they still chirp with low backup batteries. I hate the kidde detectors in the rental house we are in right now.
You might be right . Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Yes but you want them to chirp because many of the AC powered ones have sealed batteries. This is a safety feature in case the power goes out. Of course you should just check them regularly. They will chirp when the battery is dying, but you can silence it for up to 24 hours (I think there is a sequence you can use) and I believe you can do this a few times, but it's by design (to be annoying) so you change it. IMO the AC powered ones are not any better than the battery powered ones, except you don't have to change batteries, but they don't work any better.
green light should be solid not flashing when connected to AC
This is battery operated, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Mine is saying fire in the middle of the night when there’s no fire. It’s been doing this for 3 days in a row and it’s driving me crazy. Do you know why I’d be getting these false alarms?
sounds like a faulty sensor, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
Mine is not coming off the wall!!!
Big Hammer 😂 Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
I went on holiday and the smoke detector battery had gone it beeped after every 30 seconds.
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Handy
Thanks Tahir for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
2009. I have 6 of Kidde. Just in two month later. All off them are Sam problem. I never use them. Now. I replace First Alert brand. No good. Kidde brand
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Mine is the most Annoying thing, when the alarm goes off literally half my estate can hear it too, no exaggeration.
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Also, don't buy ionisation smoke alarms
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why?
why always 3am? LOL
wakes the whole street up 😂 Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
A multimeter's leads on the chip to reset it? Blimey! Who are you trying to kid?
😂 I thought it was funny, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
I did find a 1996 First Alert carbon monoxide alarm on eBay yesterday which was in an open box for $21.20 USD including shipping. Actually, the alarm appeared to be new. Before installing the First Alert CO alarm, I'll test it out by placing an open glass of wine alongside it. If the alarm responds to the wine vapors, then it should be good to go. Actually, even smoking incense might be another good test. I mean, I'll be darn if Big Brother tells me what I should or should not buy. In other words, the bureaucrats should kindly allow the consumer decide what's good for him or her.
You should not throw them in a bin!
The Recycling Bin Ok?? Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠
@@aaanton11 Lol
Thumbs down due to your click bait title. However your clip will stand up great on its own as purely alarm replacement info without any of your reset BS.
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This smoke detector is so cheap this day, don't bother to waste time on it, just go get a new one!
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Lol
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So, basically, you are lying and have no clue on how to reset the alarm, so you faked it. Typical.
ouch! Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠