Recent content by john hughes

Hello. I have an optima xm6 alarm system and trying to identify the two 1.6 A fuses on the right hand side of the control panel and what they represent. Please see the two attachments of the fuses on the board. Thank you for your help.

Hello. could someone please tell me what the optima xm6 outside box terminal connections would be related to the wires on the inside board terminals. Is there an equivalent replacement box for this old system? Thank you for your help.

Hello. could someone please tell me how i can open a pir on an optima xm6 alarm system. The two attachment pics show that there does not appear to be any screws to remove. However, the pir plastic cover appears to be fitted together in two halves down the sides. Is there a right way to open...

Hello. Had a look at the fuse box pic. However, i removed the 15 amp fuse thinking it was the windscreen/window washer pump which i am sure is ignition live but when i turned the ignition and tried it the rear wiper pump still worked. I am slightly confused and trying to tie up the fuses in...

Hello. Could anyone help me with this prob. I own a 2014 ford ka studio. I have a front screen dashcam. I am thinking of fitting a rear screen dashcam. As the cigar lighter socket is already in use i may need to hardwire into the fuse box in the glove compartment with the piggy back...

Thank you for your help. I was thinking of something along these lines. Putting in suitable thickness of wood matching the bracket against the wall and drilling holes through it into the wall and fitting perhaps large rawl plugs to support the radiator. Very grateful for your help and...

Thank you for the info. I understand the bit about not screwing the brackets to the wood directly. Could you be a little clearer about what packers we are talking about and how they are applied please? Your help is very welcome.

Hello. Can anyone put me right. I am thinking of replacing an old single panel radiator with a new one. The dimensions of the new metric radiator is almost identical to the old one in width and height. However, when the rad is fitted to the brackets on the wall the rad tail centre is 45mm...

Hello. Could anyone tell me whether a plumber who recently flushed all of my central heating radiators when installing a new Worcester bosch greenstar cdi combi did the correct procedure. 1. He turned off the boiler ( to avoid over pressurisation). 2. He closed the Central Heating flow...

Hello. Could anyone help me with finding modern radiator sizes that i may need in the future. I have five single panel radiators. I have a new worcester bosch greenstar CDI compact installed. The radiators are over fifty years old. modern radiators are of course in metric. The radiators...

Yes. No probs. Thanks for your help!

Hello This evening the alarm went off unexpectedly without being set. Only the internal sounders went off in the control panel. When i reset the board the internal sounders stopped and the tamper light came on. I know that when a system is unset the likely cause is a tamper. I have a...

hello Last night one of the pir's on my optima alarm triggered. On the board one zone was highlighted. What would be the way of investigating and solving any potential probs with the pir and on the control panel without setting the alarm siren off. Thank you for your help.

hello Can someone tell me how to reset the nvm back to factory settings on an optima xm6 alarm. Thank you for your help.

can i just say thank you for the info. I only asked the question as confirmation of what i had already suspected. I regard myself to be very competent when dealing with electrics.