How to Disconnect Smoke Detectors in Houses
Disconnecting a smoke detector is generally a very risky idea, but there are times where it is necessary. Here's an easy way to disconnect smoke detectors in your house. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Turn off the electrical breaker switch to kill the power to the smoke detector.
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Unscrew the smoke detector from the mount plate using a screw driver.
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Uncouple the wire nuts from each of the white, black and ground wires.
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If you are disconnecting a standalone smoke detector, cap the white and black wires with electrical tape or the wire nut. If you are disconnecting downstream smoke detectors, you need to couple the white, black and copper ground conductors together.
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Turn your breaker back on.
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Comments
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Thanks for the information...This smoke detector is driving me crazy...However, I can't seem to find the manufacture's name...Now it's a guessing game. Rats! Thanks for the help. www.ralphleenewage.com
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galahad5
Sep 21, 2010
I used electrical tape on the wires when I removed my hard wired smoke detector. Do I need to use caps instead, in addition to, or is the tape enough?
