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How Does the Temperature Sensor Respond During an Alarm

The Temperature Sensor will sound the alarm when it detects that the temperature within your home or business has gone above or below the temperature range that you set. This can help alert you to the potential hazard at hand, such as the potential for freezing pipes, or the cooling within your home

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How Does the Water Sensor Respond During an Alarm

The Water Sensor will sound the alarm when it detects water in its chamber. This could be the result of a small leak, or something more dangerous like flooding within your home or business.Depending on your monitoring plan, you may receive push notifications, alarm texts and/or a phone call in the e

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Motion Sensor Gen 1 Offline

If your Motion Sensor is showing as offline on the SimpliSafe® Mobile App, this is an indicator that the battery within the device needs to be replaced.The Motion Sensor takes a single (1) CR-123A Lithium 3V battery and has a life expectancy of up to 5 years depending on placement and usage.To repla

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Water Sensor Installation Guide

OverviewThe Water Sensor alerts you to leaks and flooding, helping you prevent expensive water damage. They are always sensing, whether your system is armed or not. We won’t request dispatch of emergency services for water alarms, but with professional monitoring you’ll receive an automated call let

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How To Change The Entry Sensor's Chime Volume

When your system is disarmed and an Entry Sensor is opened, it will relay a chime to the Base Station to notify you of the potential intrusion. This chime is set to medium by default but can be toggled to OFF, LOW, MEDIUM, or HIGH at any time from the SimpliSafeª Mobile App, Web App, or Keypad.Simpl

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Motion Sensor Gen 1 Not Responding

The warning ‘Sensor Not Responding’ for a Motion Sensor Gen 1 can be caused by a couple of things, including a low battery or a weak connection between the device and the Base Station.As a first step, we’d recommend ensuring that the battery is correctly installed. To do this:Slide the sensor off it

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Motion Sensor Gen 1 Settings & Customizations

Your SimpliSafe® Motion Sensor can be customized and tailored to your specific needs. You can enable or disable the sensor from triggering an alarm in Home and Away Mode, turn on Instant Trigger to have the sensor trigger an alarm the moment it is tripped, and change the sensitivity of the sensor to

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