Utc 5820a-W Security System Parts And Accessories

Hi, DIYers. Joe here from Alarm Grid. And today we're going to talk about how to properly test a glass break detector. Glass break detectors are kind of funny devices in that you can't really test them unless you simulate glass breaking somehow. Now, you can simulate this by actually smashing glass. That's not recommended. They sell testing devices that create the noise of glass smashing. We've seen sometimes in a pinch, if you go online and you find a YouTube clip of glass smashing, you can emulate this in certain instances if you're really desperate to test your detector. But the recommended way to do it is to purchase a real glass break detector to provide this sound to the device to make sure that it is working properly, because if you don't use what's recommended, you can't be 100% sure that it's actually going to work. What we're going to show you today is the Honeywell FG701. And