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Thank you! Your video is the only one that showed me how to how to reattach a wired smoke alarm detector to ceiling! It worked after 2 tries, and quite frankly, it was not something I wanted to experiment with given the 9-foot ceilings. Perhaps you can upload a quickie just for this task alone as I know I'm not the only one who had challenges with this. Great job!!!! 🙏
Good morning to you and thanks for sharing this, it means the world to us. 9’ ceilings are definitely a bit intimidating. We may add it to the list. Thanks again. 😁👍
You are very welcome, so happy to help. Us fellow DIY’ers need to stick together! Another successfully completed DIY project added your belt. Hope all is well.
Great video; note: the adapters I bought from Home Deopo come in two packs, I was only able to use one of the adapters, the other adapter was for a different type of smoke alarm :-/
Hello, Thank you for great video. On the back of my smoke and CO2 alarm says: constant green LED is indication that AC power is connected. The one I installed does same thing you explained in you video, it blinks red every 60 seconds (red flickered). On the back of the device it says if green LED blinks every 60 seconds, it indicates that unit is power by battery only. My old ones in the house has a solid green LED without any blinking at all and new ones blinks. They are all hardwired same exact way. I am just trying to figure out if it's supposed to blink or not, because they are hardwired? Also, the tiny flickered of red light (like you showed in the video) is it normal or it should be solid green LED all the time? Thank you
We really appreciate that & thanks for watching. Us fellow DIY’ers need to stick together! Let us know if you have any questions, hope all is well. 😎👍🔧🔩
Good morning, hope the video helped. You’re spot on. You will want to replace your detectors no later than 10 years from date shown on detectors. Let us know if you have any questions and hey if you’re into crypto trading, join our DIY ecosystem. toolboxtoken.com Reach out to us any time. 🧰
Good morning, just poured a cup of coffee and am sitting down to answer any and all questions for the DIY community. Any update? We used the wire adapter which has the wires pre-set prior to connecting to new detector. Is yours the same setup or a different detector model and design? Let us know if you have any questions and hey if you’re into crypto trading, join our DIY ecosystem and become part of an exclusive group of DIYers. toolboxtoken.com Reach out to us any time! 🧰
@@DIYwithMichaelBorders Hey Michael, I actually ended up buying the Fire to Kidde adapters. That worked. Earlier I tried leaving red wires unconnected. With that, the individual alarms were functioning fine, but one was not triggering the others. Then I tried plugging in the red wire too, but it still did not help. I assumed that I did not do it right. Adapters did the trick. Thank you!
Good morning ☕️ hopefully it went well. A successful DIY project ranks up there with the best, enjoy that rewarding feeling. You will continue to benefit greatly by making your projects DIY. Let us know if you have any questions and hey if you’re interested, join our DIY ecosystem and help us grow an exclusive group of DIYers. toolboxtoken.com Reach out to us any time! 🧰
Hey Tara, you are very welcome. Great to hear the video was an exact match for your project. Welcome to the DIY Raptor Club, hopefully many stress free days ahead for you.
Hey Alex, thanks for watching. You can purchase the exact same smoke detector as shown in this video however, the new design requires a wire adapter which we have shared below. If interested in purchasing this product, visit our Amazon affiliate link below. I earn from qualifying purchases. amzn.to/34CdLzL 😎👍🔧🔩
Thanks for watching, we recommend contacting your local fire department. Most fire department will allow you to drop it off to them. In addition…some Lowe’s, Home Depot’s, Menards, and Ace Hardware’s allow you to drop it off with them where they will dispose of it properly. Some states allow you to drop it off at certified licensed recycling centers. Hope this helps. Please let us know if you have any additional questions and hey if you’re into crypto trading, join our DIY ecosystem. toolboxtoken.com Reach out to us any time! 🧰
@ Thanks for the reply, we will have a link below for a new detector. 😁👍 If interested in purchasing this product, visit our Amazon affiliate link below. I earn from qualifying purchases. amzn.to/4fJ2D3G amzn.to/34CdLzL 😎👍🔧🔩
when I took ours down to install a new battery, I stupidly pulled the whole alarm down, not realizing that I could just open the battery door 🙄. Now I only have the three wires hanging and no housing to clip in. What can I do? Buy a replacement housing? I am scared to mess with exposed wire.
Thanks for watching & welcome to the DIY Raptor Club. What’s your update? You will need to re-secure wiring leads to base of detector housing... Please keep us posted. 😎👍🔧🔩
Adding that adapter only makes it much harder to push all of those wires into that electrical box. I would find the source of power and just rewire it. Keeping your connections to a minimum is a better idea.
I like to change out the pigtail as well. What Ive found is that most of my boxes do not have the best connections under the wire nuts. It's best to twist wire with pliers before capping with wire nuts. Just a tip when replacing anything electrical in your home
Understand some people are afraid of electrical DIY, but instead of the additional bulk and cost for adapters, it would've taken two minutes to wire in the correct pigtail. Just make sure the breaker is off.
Phil, thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts. Any and all ideas are greatly appreciated. On a side note, if you’re into crypto…be an early participant in our newly launched DIY community ecosystem. Toolboxtoken.com Reach out to us anytime Phil. 🧰
@@stevenbato4786 Whatever breaker is associated with the smoke alarm wiring. I would think all alarms in your house are wired with a single breaker but not sure - check each one with a voltage meter to be sure.
Thanks for watching & welcome to the DIY Raptor Club. The new harness should be compatible with current wiring as long as you are using the proper wiring adapter as shown in this video. 😎👍
Thanks for watching & welcome to the DIY Raptor Club. If your Detectors are part of a security system, they will definitely notify Police & Fire department. If you do not have a security system, they will not notify. When testing one detector, it will & should automatically communicate with all other detectors in home & set them off...again normal & supposed to happen. Keep us posted on your project, enjoy your day. 😎👍🔧🔩
@@Reaktron88 Good morning ☕️ any update? If your detector is still not working properly, a full reset is likely required. Below is a video link showing us performing a full system drain. ruclips.net/video/FakT1rgcmrw/видео.htmlsi=bGnLBdmQO7QGypde 😁👍🧰
I cant find those adapters anywhere. I dont know how to rewire the wire from the alarm so i just left it. You need to show how to wire it if you dont have those adapters.
Thanks for watching, we can hopefully help. If interested in purchasing this product, visit our Amazon affiliate link below. I earn from qualifying purchases. amzn.to/34CdLzL 😎👍🔧🔩
You should really show both installs (without an adapter). Adapters are not always convenient or available. I picked this video to show me how to install a hardwired detector with no adapter.
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Good morning, we are drinking our morning coffee answering any and all questions for the DIY community. An upside down bracket can definitely goof things up a bit, 😁 we appreciate you sharing this. 👍 Let us know if you have any questions and hey if you’re into crypto trading, check out our newly launched DIY ecosystem. Toolboxtoken.com Reach out to us any time! 🧰
Thanks for watching & welcome to the DIY Raptor Club. At this point, you will need to disconnect each detector and perform a full reset on them. Below is a link to our video showing this. ruclips.net/video/FakT1rgcmrw/видео.html Please keep us posted. 😎👍
If you don't have a voltmeter, touch the battery terminals lightly to your tongue...the stronger the jolt the more charged the battery is. Don't be a sissy!
Thanks for watching & welcome to the DIY Raptor Club. We are so happy to help. Saving money is great. Let us know if you have any questions. Us fellow DIY’ers need to stick together! 😎👍🔧🔩
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What you demonstrated in this video was exactly what I was facing today. Did not know about those Kiddie adapters. They worked great! Thanks!
Thanks for watching & sharing this. Us fellow DIY’ers need to stick together! Hope all is well Paul.
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Thank you!
Your video is the only one that showed me how to how to reattach a wired smoke alarm detector to ceiling! It worked after 2 tries, and quite frankly, it was not something I wanted to experiment with given the 9-foot ceilings.
Perhaps you can upload a quickie just for this task alone as I know I'm not the only one who had challenges with this. Great job!!!!
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Good morning to you and thanks for sharing this, it means the world to us.
9’ ceilings are definitely a bit intimidating. We may add it to the list. Thanks again. 😁👍
Thank you Michael, for you tutoring-off to my first experience, replacing a wired Smoke Detector!
You are very welcome, so happy to help. Us fellow DIY’ers need to stick together!
Another successfully completed DIY project added your belt. Hope all is well.
@@DIYwithMichaelBordersThank you, for helping me be successful on installing wired alarm!
@@scottysimmonsfavorites9563
Thanks for watching, you are very welcome. 😎👍
Excellent video. Contains everything you need to know to do the job. Thank you.
You are very welcome, that’s very kind of you to share this. You Rock!
Thanks for watching. 😎👍
Thanks for the tips. Used some of them for when I hardwired my own.
Andrew Thron Improvements
Very cool & you are welcome. Thanks for watching. 😎👍🔧🔩
How do you hardwire a smoke detector
@@watermelon2650 if you are asking me, then like this: ruclips.net/video/Uq5F7gbqXPQ/видео.html
Best video on this topic yet. Thanks!
We appreciate that Joel, thanks for watching. Us fellow DIY’ers need to stick together!
Hope all is well with you and your family.
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Great video; note: the adapters I bought from Home Deopo come in two packs, I was only able to use one of the adapters, the other adapter was for a different type of smoke alarm :-/
Put up 6 alarms after watching you video. Smooth install in less than an hour. My wife stopped nagging me and gave me a piece of chocolate.
Only chocolate or something more sweeter? 😅
God bless you!! This was exactly what I needed
Great to hear & we appreciate you sharing this. Hopefully many stress free nights ahead for you.
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Hello,
Thank you for great video. On the back of my smoke and CO2 alarm says: constant green LED is indication that AC power is connected. The one I installed does same thing you explained in you video, it blinks red every 60 seconds (red flickered). On the back of the device it says if green LED blinks every 60 seconds, it indicates that unit is power by battery only. My old ones in the house has a solid green LED without any blinking at all and new ones blinks. They are all hardwired same exact way. I am just trying to figure out if it's supposed to blink or not, because they are hardwired? Also, the tiny flickered of red light (like you showed in the video) is it normal or it should be solid green LED all the time? Thank you
Very nice video, that was well explained. Nothing more to say except my compliments.
We really appreciate that & thanks for watching. Us fellow DIY’ers need to stick together! Let us know if you have any questions, hope all is well.
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Thanks, I installed new detectors but didn't do the last part, they were still chirping, thank you.
You are welcome, new detectors will serve you well. 😁👍
great video. i was able to replace my two smoke detectors. thank you.
Very cool, thanks for sharing this Thomas. Hopefully many stress free days ahead for you.
Welcome to the DIY Raptor Club. 😎👍
My house was built in 2016 and the detector says 2016. Could it be that this isn't the expiration date but the date they installed it?
Good morning, hope the video helped. You’re spot on. You will want to replace your detectors no later than 10 years from date shown on detectors.
Let us know if you have any questions and hey if you’re into crypto trading, join our DIY ecosystem.
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Reach out to us any time. 🧰
Did the red wire (communication) in the new alarm go into the yellow slot of the old system?
Good morning, just poured a cup of coffee and am sitting down to answer any and all questions for the DIY community.
Any update? We used the wire adapter which has the wires pre-set prior to connecting to new detector. Is yours the same setup or a different detector model and design?
Let us know if you have any questions and hey if you’re into crypto trading, join our DIY ecosystem and become part of an exclusive group of DIYers.
toolboxtoken.com
Reach out to us any time! 🧰
@@DIYwithMichaelBorders Hey Michael, I actually ended up buying the Fire to Kidde adapters. That worked.
Earlier I tried leaving red wires unconnected. With that, the individual alarms were functioning fine, but one was not triggering the others.
Then I tried plugging in the red wire too, but it still did not help. I assumed that I did not do it right.
Adapters did the trick. Thank you!
@@patmclaughlin107
Awesome Awesome, thanks for the follow up. Great to hear you’re back up and running.
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Outstanding, thank you.
Good morning ☕️ hopefully it went well. A successful DIY project ranks up there with the best, enjoy that rewarding feeling. You will continue to benefit greatly by making your projects DIY.
Let us know if you have any questions and hey if you’re interested, join our DIY ecosystem and help us grow an exclusive group of DIYers.
toolboxtoken.com
Reach out to us any time! 🧰
Thank you so much for this post! Great details for exact project ahead of me. 🙏🏻
Hey Tara, you are very welcome. Great to hear the video was an exact match for your project.
Welcome to the DIY Raptor Club, hopefully many stress free days ahead for you.
Very interesting, i install hundreds of these every year in the UK but the connectors and detectors are slightly different to the ones you have
Thanks for watching, that’s a lot of installs. 😎👍
Is the old smoke detector is available?
Hey Alex, thanks for watching. You can purchase the exact same smoke detector as shown in this video however, the new design requires a wire adapter which we have shared below.
If interested in purchasing this product, visit our Amazon affiliate link below. I earn from qualifying purchases.
amzn.to/34CdLzL
😎👍🔧🔩
What did you do with the old alarm?
Thanks for watching, we recommend contacting your local fire department. Most fire department will allow you to drop it off to them.
In addition…some Lowe’s, Home Depot’s, Menards, and Ace Hardware’s allow you to drop it off with them where they will dispose of it properly.
Some states allow you to drop it off at certified licensed recycling centers. Hope this helps.
Please let us know if you have any additional questions and hey if you’re into crypto trading, join our DIY ecosystem.
toolboxtoken.com
Reach out to us any time! 🧰
very nice job was a big help
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Enjoy your day. 😎👍🔧🔩
ThankYou Mike!!!
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You are very welcome ed, thanks for watching.
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Excellent detail! Thank you!
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Enjoy your night Heidi. 😎👍🔧🔩
Great video. Thx.
We appreciate you sharing this Steve. Let us know if you have any questions, thanks for watching.
Enjoy your weekend. 😎👍🔧🔩
Could you give me the old alarm please🙁
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Thanks for watching, any update on your DIY smoke detector project? Please let us know if you have any questions.
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I will Take good care of the alarm
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You could give me the old alarm right?
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Thanks for the reply, we will have a link below for a new detector. 😁👍
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when I took ours down to install a new battery, I stupidly pulled the whole alarm down, not realizing that I could just open the battery door 🙄. Now I only have the three wires hanging and no housing to clip in. What can I do? Buy a replacement housing? I am scared to mess with exposed wire.
Thanks for watching & welcome to the DIY Raptor Club. What’s your update? You will need to re-secure wiring leads to base of detector housing...
Please keep us posted. 😎👍🔧🔩
Adding that adapter only makes it much harder to push all of those wires into that electrical box. I would find the source of power and just rewire it. Keeping your connections to a minimum is a better idea.
Thanks for watching & sharing your thoughts, hope all is well.
Enjoy your night. 😎👍
If you have the room for it, all is good 👍😊👍
I like to change out the pigtail as well. What Ive found is that most of my boxes do not have the best connections under the wire nuts. It's best to twist wire with pliers before capping with wire nuts. Just a tip when replacing anything electrical in your home
Understand some people are afraid of electrical DIY, but instead of the additional bulk and cost for adapters, it would've taken two minutes to wire in the correct pigtail. Just make sure the breaker is off.
Phil, thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts. Any and all ideas are greatly appreciated.
On a side note, if you’re into crypto…be an early participant in our newly launched DIY community ecosystem.
Toolboxtoken.com
Reach out to us anytime Phil. 🧰
Would you have to turn the whole breaker off?
@@stevenbato4786 Whatever breaker is associated with the smoke alarm wiring. I would think all alarms in your house are wired with a single breaker but not sure - check each one with a voltage meter to be sure.
My old wires are yellow white and black and the new wires coming in red white and black how I have to connect. Thank You
Thanks for watching & welcome to the DIY Raptor Club. The new harness should be compatible with current wiring as long as you are using the proper wiring adapter as shown in this video.
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When you test the alarm, will it call fire department and send the fire crews? Always afraid that may happen.
Thanks for watching & welcome to the DIY Raptor Club. If your Detectors are part of a security system, they will definitely notify Police & Fire department.
If you do not have a security system, they will not notify. When testing one detector, it will & should automatically communicate with all other detectors in home & set them off...again normal & supposed to happen.
Keep us posted on your project, enjoy your day.
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I do not understand how you were able to test it on a table like that
@@Reaktron88
Good morning ☕️ any update?
If your detector is still not working properly, a full reset is likely required. Below is a video link showing us performing a full system drain.
ruclips.net/video/FakT1rgcmrw/видео.htmlsi=bGnLBdmQO7QGypde
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Yeah, it's easy when all the wire colors match up? I have Black, White, Green and Yellow.
The alarm has Black, White and red.
Thanks for watching & what’s your update? A conversion adapter will be required which are available at Lowe’s & Home Depot.
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Turn the power off at the breaker or no need?
Thanks for watching & some say yes, some say no. Never hurts to turn power off in our mind.
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And if there is no steady green light? Mine are the same model and it doesnt have that light and they are less than 2 years old
Thanks for watching & reaching out to us. What issues are you experiencing?
@@DIYwithMichaelBorders just when they are in standby the LED indicator isn't lit up at all.
@@dianadavis2123
Thanks for the reply & the you may need to perform a full reset. Keep us posted.
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I cant find those adapters anywhere. I dont know how to rewire the wire from the alarm so i just left it. You need to show how to wire it if you dont have those adapters.
Thanks for watching, we can hopefully help. If interested in purchasing this product, visit our Amazon affiliate link below. I earn from qualifying purchases.
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Great video
Thanks for watching Brian. We appreciate you sharing this. Hope all is well.
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Thank you!!!!!!!
Thanks for watching & you are very welcome. Many more helpful videos to come.
You should really show both installs (without an adapter). Adapters are not always convenient or available. I picked this video to show me how to install a hardwired detector with no adapter.
Lex Poulin
Thanks for watching Lex. We really appreciate you sharing your thoughts and advice. You Rock. Us fellow DIY’ers need to stick together.
We have another video showing disconnect steps without adapter.
We hope the video helped. Please subscribe to the channel and ring your RUclips bell 🔔 this will be very helpful to us thanks again.
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Smoke alarm detector is good for any house
Thanks for watching. 😎👍🔧🔩
i realized that i had the mounting bracket upside down 😂
Good morning, we are drinking our morning coffee answering any and all questions for the DIY community.
An upside down bracket can definitely goof things up a bit, 😁 we appreciate you sharing this. 👍
Let us know if you have any questions and hey if you’re into crypto trading, check out our newly launched DIY ecosystem.
Toolboxtoken.com
Reach out to us any time! 🧰
It has a different connector because it’s from kidde and they where working with firex fire c still has the same connecter
Thanks for watching & sharing this.
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I install all brand new kidde detectors with new batteries and it still keeps beeping can someone help me please
Thanks for watching & welcome to the DIY Raptor Club. At this point, you will need to disconnect each detector and perform a full reset on them.
Below is a link to our video showing this.
ruclips.net/video/FakT1rgcmrw/видео.html
Please keep us posted. 😎👍
Old modle is fadc new i4618ac
Thanks for watching. 👍
Should have shown how to install the new harness, instead of those adapters.
Thanks for watching & we appreciate you sharing your thoughts. Hope all went well with your project.
Welcome to the DIY Raptor Club. 😎👍
If you don't have a voltmeter, touch the battery terminals lightly to your tongue...the stronger the jolt the more charged the battery is. Don't be a sissy!
Why don’t you buy some Nest Protects instead, you -
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Thanks for watching, those are nice.
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@@DIYwithMichaelBorders Most people will just give them the old hammer therapy.
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts.