Great Video!!:) A prime example of why smoke alarms NEED to be replaced every 10 years!!!

@tonymam86tm

5 жыл бұрын

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@jaredthompson3011

4 жыл бұрын

@@tonymam86tm Go spam somewhere else.

@theshedproductions.

2 жыл бұрын

evan, this is just the defect model just about every one of these style alarms were defective ones from the 70, 80, 90s etc are usually faster at detecting smoke than even the best modern ones from my own testing also in addition smoke alarms that need to be replaced every 10 years is just a gimmic developed by BRK electronics in 1997 with the release of the sa10yr and prior to that most smoke alarms could theoretically could last the half life of americium (about 455 years) or untill a hardware problem

2:46 thats one fuked up fire alarm 😂

Anybody remember when smoke alarms were always on continuous instead of Code 3? It might just be me

@JP3_C6Z

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I definitely think the 4/6 and 5/6 piezos were more effective than code 3. Moreso, the old AC buzzers and DC squeelers were shrill and sure to wake you up. They never should’ve done away with them

@expgretaillegacy

3 жыл бұрын

Were they legally required to change it to code 3? Or was it just herd behavior?

@DanTDMJace

Жыл бұрын

@@expgretaillegacy Legally required

@expgretaillegacy

Жыл бұрын

@@DanTDMJace thanks

Looks like the newer one's hardwire signals was not compatible with the older alarm, or the piezo horn burnt out. so you will need to buy another compatible Kidde alarm. We have replaced nearly perfectly working old FireX detectors that just turned 20 due to a possible bug crawling in one of them or dust build up. Now, they are being held on for a future project. I have seen alarms lasting as almost as 40 years still detecting smoke and sounding as it should.

I used to watch this channel all the time and it’s nice to come back every once in a while

@TheFirePanel

6 ай бұрын

Channel isn’t dead.. thanks for coming back! 🙂

@KevinLyons-gn7eu

3 ай бұрын

@@TheFirePanel what’s the name of the security system? and why is it not wired up?

@TheFirePanel

3 ай бұрын

@@KevinLyons-gn7eu It was ripped out by the previous owner before we moved in. No clue what was there before. The heat detector isn't hooked up still, but we did install a Ring alarm system (the existing wiring was no good on the old system, I didn't have the time or energy to pull new lines) so now Z-Wave smoke/CO combo units are hooked up to the system and monitored for automatic dispatch.

@KevinLyons-gn7eu

3 ай бұрын

@@TheFirePanel why did the previous owner ripped out the security key panel?

@TheFirePanel

3 ай бұрын

@@KevinLyons-gn7eu I have no idea why they removed it.

Those smoke alarms will NEVER wake you up, unless you're the world's lightest sleeper.

@G4M846

4 ай бұрын

Or unless the kidde firex dowstatmanages to wake him up

Good video!

After rennovating a couple houses, there were about 18 or so of these that went to the dump along with the outdated ceiling fans, cabinets, carpet, etc

nice house man

this is a common problem with these smoke alarms.

The smoke alarms that u were testing i have in my house, one started dying when i made toast and when it went off it was a dead noise and i looked at it and saw it was going off thise smoke alarms are very old which cause them to easily die.

Is it okay to test your smoke detectors with smoke in a can? Will it eventually damage the sensors in the detectors or no?

Wow I have never seen smoke detectors act like that that is just crazy

We had these exact alarms. (The ones that did not work.) Ours still worked, but probably were close to failing. I replaced them with First Alert 3120b dual sensor.

I used to have these detectors in my house. Despite them being 20 years old, their horns still worked.

My grandmother that lives in leander has these in her house

Do you have an idea of some replacements?

These FireX AD smoke alarms are known to have the horns maulfunction. My Grandmother has ADC’s in her house that look exactly like these. I wonder if they even work although I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t work. I did tell her that she needed to get her smoke alarms replaced and that they should be replaced every 10 years

Cool video and I have these alarms in my house......... but hay at least I replaced the alarm in my room and in one of the hallway and the two are carbon monoxide.

2:26, you can hardly see it but there's an Edwards heat detector.

@TheFirePanel

Жыл бұрын

Yep. Still there today. Was tied to a security system which was ripped out before we moved in. Maybe one day I'll do something with it.

@KevinLyons-gn7eu

3 ай бұрын

@@TheFirePanel what’s the name of the security system keypad that was there before you moved in?

@TheFirePanel

3 ай бұрын

@@KevinLyons-gn7euThere wasn't one. It was all ripped out before we were there.

The old FireX detectors I have one of them from 2002 a'd it has the same problem

@aperfectspongebobpopsicle2221

3 жыл бұрын

That's obviously more than 10 years old!

@MisterBrownJack

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah

We used to have those exact alarms in my house and they did the same thing they were also 20 years old

2:44 common error

those sound code 3 *FAST AS HELL*

Weren't those detectors recalled for that very reason?

i had a neighbor that threw away like 5 of those and 5 of the 120 volt only ones. they left the battery in them so the battery ones went off all night. they are the identical model. one suggestion is take them apart and bend the prongs back up to the horn

i would get a honeywell/ademco vista security/fire alarm keypad system.

We have same smoke alarm and shock mine or sill loud and sill work

R.I.P smoke detecors

Those smoke alarms are 21 years old

The peizo inside the old alarms really sound broken.

I had some of those smoke alarms in my house and one of the bedroom smoke alarms wouldn’t make sounds

Why weren’t they replaced?

Do u still have those?

Time to replace the smoke detectors!

The sounder is broken and the battery is problay and the one down stairs is working

That’s not good...good thing you tested them... I also saw a heat detector at around halfway through the video too!

@sirenfreak57

5 жыл бұрын

Zachary Fleck No I just never finished the video in its entirety lol

The horn circuit is out of place, that's why all the ones except the one downstairs are very quiet.

@TheFirePanel

3 жыл бұрын

Well the one downstairs was new

@VoidsDemise5443

Жыл бұрын

Wouldn't they recall them?

@mohammadislam2178

3 ай бұрын

​@@TheFirePanelno it is a Kidde i4618ac

i mean, technically speaking, if you somehow replace the chamber and sounder, you could just use the same alarm over and over. that might actually be better

@hampton-roads-bus-guy

Жыл бұрын

nfpa recommends replacing your fire detectors every 10 years

it was this one that was rumbling 5:02

@G4M846

4 ай бұрын

Everyone of the alarms was rumbling except for the kidde firex alarm

Dang that’s just sad but still a great example why smoke detector need to be replaced!

Did they not test the alarms before the house was sold?!

Those ones are so quiet

They still “work” as far as sensing smoke, the piezos are just shot lol

@TheFirePanel

3 жыл бұрын

If they don’t wake you up, they aren’t safe

Poor 19 year old smoke detectors....... Good luck with those replacements though!

@alexandersalarms5380

4 жыл бұрын

Those ones in particular are not 19 years old.

Kidde smoke detectors last the longest. My old smoke detector was stuck on a solid beep and wouldn’t shut up.

I passed it, am sorry.

Do some more fire alarm videos :-P🧯

The others are so quiet

whats the model?

@calebculwell7340

Жыл бұрын

Firex adc or pad

@that500polaris

Жыл бұрын

@@calebculwell7340 mk

Hey Zack you should check out one of my new videos I fixed the Firex problem I actually got one of these alarms I had the same problem working again

If you plan on selling any of the smoke detectors let me know and I'll take them off your hands ASAP

Can you update up?

That is not good! Those really need to be replaced!

@nascarracefan8924

5 жыл бұрын

Zachary Fleck Good on you for doing that to keep everyone safe!

Replace them with your system.

Big oof and fail to this system!

Just push the test button

@TheFirePanel

17 күн бұрын

Why use a test button when I can test with actual smoke? The smoke provides a more realistic scenario.

i have those too can u test my ones

Thats not good

These old FireX detectors need to be replaced right now. smoke detectors need to be replaced when they are 10 years old. these old firex detectors are just way too old to be installed. plus the broken horns on those makes those way too unsafe to be installed. it doesn't surprise me on the fact the horns on those are broken. because they're old.

ss

But great Video tho

I like it but my mom hate

Those old firex ones are garbage

First

My smoke alarms drove me insane with chirping. Yes, I installed new 9v battery etc. In the end, I just cut the speaker wires. Job done. The best smoke detector is your fucking nose.