My house has a Gardtec alarm system - installed about 10 years ago now.
Over Christmas (I was away), neighbours told me that the external sounder went off on two occasions.
On returning, the LCD on the keypad appeared to be completely dead. I assumed some sort of power failure at this stage.
I've since opened the cover of the control unit with a multi-tester and there is power getting through to the unit - the backup batter still has power in it and the circuit boards feel warmish to touch.
Has anyone had similar experience? With a unit of this age is repair likely to be an option, or is replacement going to be the only possibility? If I am replacing, can I still retain the cabling / PIR sensors, as I'd like to avoid having to open up floors / drill holes etc if at all possible.
Any thoughts would be welcomed.
Over Christmas (I was away), neighbours told me that the external sounder went off on two occasions.
On returning, the LCD on the keypad appeared to be completely dead. I assumed some sort of power failure at this stage.
I've since opened the cover of the control unit with a multi-tester and there is power getting through to the unit - the backup batter still has power in it and the circuit boards feel warmish to touch.
Has anyone had similar experience? With a unit of this age is repair likely to be an option, or is replacement going to be the only possibility? If I am replacing, can I still retain the cabling / PIR sensors, as I'd like to avoid having to open up floors / drill holes etc if at all possible.
Any thoughts would be welcomed.