How To Disable A Hardwired Smoke Alarm. Joe thought to. If you turned the smoke detector and pull it down.
Most hard-wired smoke detectors have a connection from the electrical wires to the smoke detectors that engages and disengages. All it takes is to unplug them from the clip and remove the battery. Dismount from the ladder and flip the circuit breaker switch that controls the smoke detector.
If there are connecting wires it is a hard-wired unit and the wires can be disconnected.
Rotate the alarm counterclockwise to remove it from the mounting bracket. This will enable you to get out the pin connector. If you turned the smoke detector and pull it down. After that take note of the three wires as you detach them from the old smoke detector.
