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FAQs

What to do with expired Nest Protect? ›

You'll no longer be protected from smoke or CO if you don't replace your Nest Protect. About two weeks before it expires, Nest Protect will light up with a yellow light. Press the Nest button and it will say, “Nest Protect has expired. Replace it now.” Buy a new alarm and recycle the expired one.

You can run a Safety Checkup with the Nest app for a 2nd generation Nest Protect, or press the Nest button on any Nest Protect. The test takes a few seconds to complete, and is loud.

Model Number

Open the Nest app on your phone and tap Protect at the bottom, tap the Settings gear at the top followed by the alarm you're interested in, and then go to Technical Info. If it says your model is Topaz-1. x then you have a First Generation, while Topaz-2. x denotes the Second Generation alarm.

Low battery: Protect will sound one chirp every 60 seconds until you replace the batteries. To stop the chirping, you need to replace the batteries with Energizer Ultimate Lithium AA (L91) batteries.

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All carbon monoxide (CO) alarms expire because their sensors have a limited lifespan. To comply with certification standards, 2nd gen Nest Protect has to be replaced after 10 years from date of manufacture, while 1st gen Nest Protect has to be replaced after 7 years from date of manufacture.

Wired Protect is designed to last multiple years of battery life. If you have a consistent source of power, the backup batteries should last the life of the Protect. In case the backup battery charge does get low, the Protect light ring will glow yellow.

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Almost every network is subject to wireless interference which can cause your Protect to disconnect from your home Wi-Fi network. Wireless interference can be caused by the following: Large furniture and appliances. Walls and floors.

White: Nest Protect is lighting your way. Yellow: This is a smoke or CO warning before an emergency. If it glows yellow when you turn out the lights, one of your Nest Protects needs your attention. Red: There's a smoke or CO emergency.

Does Nest Protect have a camera? ›

Automatically turn on and start streaming video in the Protect alert on your phone or tablet. Tap the video to switch over to your camera's live feed. Record an emergency clip, even if you don't have a Google Nest Aware subscription.

If you have a wired 120V Nest Protect, the Nest app will notify you if it loses power but is still connected to Wi-Fi. You'll also know your wired Nest Protect isn't receiving power when its small green power light is off.

The Nest Protect smoke and carbon monoxide alarm should be installed: On every floor (required by law for smoke alarms). In every room containing a fuel burning appliance (recommended for CO alarms). In every sleeping room.

If Google Nest Protect sounds a smoke alarm when there's no smoke, or if it chirps and your Nest app says there's a sensor failure, it means that it needs your attention. In some cases, this occurs because dust got into the smoke chamber or steam has set it off. You need to replace it if the sensor has failed.

Google Nest Protect can be easily silenced by pressing the button or by using the app. All Heads-Up alerts and some Emergency Alarms can be silenced. However, if smoke levels are too high, then the alarm can't be silenced.

You can enable and disable Pathlight from the Nest Mobile app. Once your Nest Protects have been wirelessly connected, they'll all speak up at once in an emergency. That means when one Nest Protect raises any kind of alert, every Nest Protect in the house will tell you which room the smoke or CO is in.

We can help you recycle your Nest Secure. Our third-party recycling partner will send a postage-paid shipping label to your inbox. Learn about Google's recycling program.

The Nest Aware is a paid subscription with added features only for your Nest Cameras, Nest Doorbells and Google Nest Hub Max. You get the same alerts and features on your Nest Protect with or without a Nest Aware subscription.