Beginner's guide to the Nest Protect smoke and CO alarm
Your Nest Protect does some work behind-the-scenes like automatically running a Self Test to check its batteries and sensors or running a Sound Check (2nd gen) to check its speakers, buzzer and light ring.
Nest Protect technical specifications - Google Nest Help
Nest app (check requirements) Phone or tablet running iOS or Android with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Certification. Nest Protect has been tested by Intertek Testing Services to comply with US and Canadian safety standards. Nest Protect complies with all of the following smoke and carbon monoxide alarm standards: UL 2034, 4th Ed.
Install Nest Protect - Google Help
Select your Nest Protect. Each kind of Nest Protect has different installation instructions. Select the Nest Protect that you have to go to the right instructions. If you're not sure which Protect you have, you can check how to tell here.
How to control your Nest Protect with the Nest app
How to get to individual Nest Protect settings. In Settings, you can change the location and label of your Nest Protect, turn on or off individual features such as Pathlight or remove your Nest Protect from your account. You can also view your Nest Protect’s Technical info. Select Protect on the app home screen. Tap Settings in the top right ...
Set up Nest Protect with the app - Google Help
Once you add your Protect to the app, you can get alerts on your phone, silence alarms with the app, and more. If you don't add your Protect to the Nest app, it will still warn you when it detects smoke and carbon monoxide (CO), but you won't get notifications from the app. For a preview of Protect setup and installation, check out the video.
Can’t connect Nest Protect to the app or Wi-Fi - Google Help
If you want to connect a Nest Protect, make sure that your router supports IPv6. When adding additional Nest devices, make sure your router supports multicast and that it's on. Nest devices use multicast to communicate and set up connections with other Nest products. Check if your router has wireless isolation settings turned on.
Troubleshoot when Nest Protect disconnects or is offline
Nest will attempt to connect to your Protect, and it will start looking for nearby Wi-Fi networks. Select your Wi-Fi network and enter the password. Your Protect should automatically reconnect. 1st gen Nest Protect. Remove Nest Protect from your account. Once it's removed, set up Protect in the Nest app again. The app should walk you through ...
Where to install your Nest Protect - Google Nest Help
Place your Google Nest Protect on the ceiling to monitor both smoke and carbon monoxide levels. If you have additional questions on where to install your alarm, follow the guidance of fire and local authorities. Generally, you’ll need to replace your current smoke and carbon monoxide alarm when installing Nest Protect.
Learn about Nest Protect's Split-Spectrum Sensor - Google Help
The 2nd generation Google Nest Protect uses an advanced smoke sensor, called a Split-Spectrum Sensor, to detect a wide range of smoke events, including slow, smoldering fires and fast flaming fires. Since the 1970s, home fires have changed: while it used to take up to 30 minutes for a fire to take over a room, it would take less than 5 minutes ...
Nest Protect Worth It? : r/Nest - Reddit
Oct 10, 2023 · Personally I opted for Nest recently after moving into a new house - got 6 wired Nest Protects to replace previous alarms, which most of them were expired, house was 20 years old, 4 out of 6 were original - and those are good for 10 years only, and couple were just some random replacement that weren't plugged in or didn't match the rest of the ...