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General Maintenance
Expiration
Like any smoke and CO alarm, Nest Protect has a limited
life. You will need to replace Nest Protect aer 10 years
with a brand new Nest Protect. You can check the date
of replacement wrien on the back of Nest Protect
to see when it will expire.
About two weeks before it expires, Nest Protect will
light up with a yellow light. Press the buon and it will
say, “Nest Protect has expired. Replace it now.” Buy
a new alarm and recycle the expired one. Make sure you
test your new Nest Protect once it’s installed.
Recycling and Disposal
Once Nest Protect has expired you will need to
recycle it according to local regulations. Please
visit g.co/nest/recycle for more information.
Reseing Nest Protect
You can reset Nest Protect to erase all your seings
and reset the wireless interconnection with other Nest
Protects. You may want to do this when you move
to a new home. Follow the steps below on each Nest
Protect you want to reset.
1. Press and hold the buon. Nest Protect will chime
and glow blue.
2. Keep holding the buon until Nest Protect begins
to say its version number. Then release the buon.
3. Nest Protect will sta a verbal countdown and tell
you it’s erasing all seings. You can cancel the reset
by pressing the buon during the countdown.
4. Aer a few seconds it will resta.
Your Nest Protect will still detect smoke and carbon
monoxide aer being reset.
Go to g.co/nest/protectreset for complete
reset instructions.