How do I change the battery on a wired smoke detector with a backup battery?
battery September 29th, 2008I was wondering if someone could tell me how to change the battery on a Firex smoke detector? The smoke detectors seem to be wired to the house with a backup battery in case the power goes out.
It's not as simple as just pulling out the old battery and popping in the new one. There's a plastic mold or case(with one red wire, one black wire, and one yellow wire) covering where the battery is held. So, basically I need to somehow remove this before I can get to the battery. Can anyone tell me the safe way to do this?
I'm not trying to get electrocuted here 
Any help would be appreciated.
It's still that simple, that case as you call it, just pops out, the wires are connected together, and will pop off the end, don't worry about it. Put the new one in the same way. A screw driver may have to be used, they get tight after a few years.
September 29th, 2008 at 6:04 am
…maybe you should call an electrican. I have wired smoke detectors and they are a fairly complex system.
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September 29th, 2008 at 6:14 am
Throw the circuit breaker for your smoke detector and pull out the old battery. Install the new battery and turn the circuit breaker on. A smoke detector that is hard wired into the house is supposed to be on a dedicated circuit.
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September 29th, 2008 at 6:52 am
It's still that simple, that case as you call it, just pops out, the wires are connected together, and will pop off the end, don't worry about it. Put the new one in the same way. A screw driver may have to be used, they get tight after a few years.
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