Hi Guys.
Last week I moved into my new property, she is not perfect and needs some TLC. I have a very positive attitude and I want to learn and try to better myself where possible. This is the main reason for joining this forum.
The first issue I have come across is the house alarm and I would like to sort it sooner rather than later for security. When I go into garage via the internal door and switch on the light the alarm is triggered when it is other wise disabled. The external siren does not sound, just the internal bell box and key pads make a noise and the displays flashes the red tamper LED. I just enter the code and the alarm disables, press the reset and all is fine until the next time I turn on the light. This is not always the case but the same happens when I turn on the utility light with is next door to the garage, I'm guessing they are on the same lighting ring main. There is no PIR in the garage.
My first assumption was the alarm takes its 240v from the lighting ring main and switching the light on causes some fluctuation and the alarm goes off.
I have tried the following to locate the issue so far:
I have verified the external sounder does actually works via the test mode. It does.
Removed the front cover of the main alarm box. Checked all the glass fuses. They are fine.
Replaced the lead acid battery as that was dated 2002.
The issue is still happening.
At the weekend I plan to locate where the alarm takes its 240v from. As a test wire a plug onto it and plug it into a socket to see if that verifies thoughts of interference and see if the issues go away.
Check all the wiring in the lights to see if anything looks a miss.
Any help would be welcome here as after that, I'm out of ideas.
The alarm is a Veritas R8 from around 2002 with 2 key pads, one in the main entrance and one handily next to the garage door.
Thanks in advance.
Ash
Last week I moved into my new property, she is not perfect and needs some TLC. I have a very positive attitude and I want to learn and try to better myself where possible. This is the main reason for joining this forum.
The first issue I have come across is the house alarm and I would like to sort it sooner rather than later for security. When I go into garage via the internal door and switch on the light the alarm is triggered when it is other wise disabled. The external siren does not sound, just the internal bell box and key pads make a noise and the displays flashes the red tamper LED. I just enter the code and the alarm disables, press the reset and all is fine until the next time I turn on the light. This is not always the case but the same happens when I turn on the utility light with is next door to the garage, I'm guessing they are on the same lighting ring main. There is no PIR in the garage.
My first assumption was the alarm takes its 240v from the lighting ring main and switching the light on causes some fluctuation and the alarm goes off.
I have tried the following to locate the issue so far:
I have verified the external sounder does actually works via the test mode. It does.
Removed the front cover of the main alarm box. Checked all the glass fuses. They are fine.
Replaced the lead acid battery as that was dated 2002.
The issue is still happening.
At the weekend I plan to locate where the alarm takes its 240v from. As a test wire a plug onto it and plug it into a socket to see if that verifies thoughts of interference and see if the issues go away.
Check all the wiring in the lights to see if anything looks a miss.
Any help would be welcome here as after that, I'm out of ideas.
The alarm is a Veritas R8 from around 2002 with 2 key pads, one in the main entrance and one handily next to the garage door.
Thanks in advance.
Ash