This video was the only one that showed me what to do with the red little spring-loaded strip. Once I got that properly positioned I could very easily put the alarm back into proper position. Thanks a bunch!!!!!!
0:30 Most informative part of the video for me right here. Showed me the location of the manufacture date of a Duracell battery. Tried to replace the battery only to get a constant high-pitched squealing from the alarm. Realized after this video that I was trying to install a battery manufactured in 2016, swapped it for a 2020 and boom! No more squeaking, fully operational.
Thank you so much for this. I have watched four other you tubes on this topic. You are the only one who said that there may be a small screw that could keep you from turning the top to take it off. The beeping is gone and I will sleep well tonight!!
I'm a senior and have always been handy. these are the worst to change with one hand, I tried to twist it like shown in the video, and it doesn't work and the writing is the same as the unit, so forget trying to read it for it's facing the opposite way. A poor design, and i'm not paying someone 50 dollars or more to change the battery. I'm close to ripping it off the fking ceiling
Thank u you just saved me so much (further) aggravation 😂 we could not figure out how to get it back on the wall but didnt realize we needed to put that red level down under the battery and it kept getting in the way of alignment
Hey guys, for the ones with the electronic connection in addition to the battery, squeeze the plastic connecton on the sides. it takes a little pretty but it should some off.
It's for safety reasons and that's NOT just KIDDE That's does it all brands does that or contact a electrician even the new alarms Wich is not KIDDE some other brand does the same thing
And kidde is a massive company its not just a person and they have vactorys just like other brands even my dad knew how to take the connector of because he was smart
Mine looks exactly like this but has wires attached to it so it hangs. Do I disconnect those (and if so how) and reconnect after swapping the battery (and if so how)
Thank you. I had difficulty removing the smoke alarm from the plate. You taught how to lock the unit in place by lining up the arrows (or diagonal lines), I did the opposite by turning the alarm towards the lines. Worked. dah
I know this is years old, but if that's the piece that has the wires connecting it to the house, you have to pinch the sides and slide it out of the alarm itself to access the battery panel.
@@rallozarx4215 whoever you are, wherever you are, your simple explanation saved my life tonight. you summed up in two sentences what a 17 page manual for this confounded alarm could not. eternal gratitude for helping me sleep tonight and learning how to change the battery when this happens again. your comment is a small miracle. thanks!
Can anyone help? I don't have this specific smoke alarm, but I have one witg a red button on the outside, white case that flicks open...andnits chirping...but online is saying I need to turn the mains off before taking the battery out?? Is this true? The chirping is driving me mad 😭😭😭
Got it off fine, pried open the battery componenet, did the red lever now I can't--for the life of me get it to screw back on--it is half attached--I can't see the arrows---it works ---just is half screwed on---and for now that will do---some coloured dots to show where to line up would help---I might try to do that tonight---off to work--- but at least home has a working detector! Next time I will buy one where the battery is on the front, so I don't have to unscrew anything!!! I hope you will consider that on your next design--bad enough being a senior --let enough having to get on a ladder and mess with this convoluted design! Pop a button, pop out battery DONE----
I took out the smoke detector the same day and found out my device came in as a built-in battery so I put it back in. But regardless It was interesting to know how to change a smoke detector battery just in case I get stuck. This is where RU-vid videos come in handy. :D
1. So it does not matter how the battery goes back in + or - side left or right? And when I closed the gate it sheered the - minus pole right of the battery. Help
hi i replaced and tested the new battery as you showed here. now my alarm has a constantly ON green button and blinking red button. does it have to blink red??? it's not beeping!!!
how do you disconnect the smoke alarm, so to drain out the noise it made cont eventhough the new battery is in? thank so much. mine can't be squeeze in from both sides, and the leverage is not far from down, meaning that it des not yield down movement? help
Instead of complaining like the rest are on here. I just have a simple question. I finally was able to get my fire alarm down from the ceiling, but now that I’ve opened the door to exchange the battery, there’s like a red “flag” 🚩 that’s sticking out of the battery compartment blocking me from shutting the door, how do I properly shut it?
I HATE IT!!! I'm going NUTS trying to sleep and not stab myself to death. My detector has the annoying constant "low battery" female voice alert that makes me just want to kill myself. I can't sleep. l can't switch it. my apartment is new with new appliances, batteries, etc., and I just can't. Extremely frustrating and poorly executed products. I HATE IT!!!