Your system is self-diagnosing and the Control Panel will alert you when any piece of equipment reports a low battery as well as that status will display on the home screen of both the Frontpoint App and website. If a Smoke and Heat Sensor reports the low battery, follow these steps next to the picture that matches your sensor to change the battery: | |
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This Smoke and Heat Sensor requires two Panasonic CR123A batteries and the typical battery life for the sensor is 3-5 years.
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This Smoke and Heat Sensor uses a built in 10 year lifespan battery. If you see a low battery message on this sensor then it needs to be replaced. |
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This Smoke and Heat Sensor requires two Panasonic CR123A batteries and the typical battery life for the sensor is 3-5 years.
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After replacing the battery, you can re-test the sensor functionality by following the below steps:
- Before performing the following steps to test your Smoke and Heat sensor you will first need to put your account on TEST mode. This will avoid having the monitoring station call you for the alarm you are about to set off.
- Click here to log into your MyFrontpoint.com website
- Scroll down to “Monitoring Status”
- Click the pencil icon
- Toggle Non-emergency Response Mode to On and set the duration of time you require to perform your test
- You can now proceed with the alarm test
- Press and hold the large test button in the center of the sensor. Verify the red LED is flashing and that the alarm ramps up to full sound.
- Verify that your control panel has also alarmed
- Disarm your panel
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