Hi, I recently bought a house that appears to have a completely non-functional Scantronic 9800 alarm system (or some remnants of one) that I'd like to remove prior to tidying up some plaster and decorating.
According to the previous owners, the system had never worked in the 5 years they owned the property (nor sounded when the power went out), and they said that the owner before them also said it had never worked and had been decommissioned. I'd just like to double check that before I go poking at wiring
This is the keypad. The power light is out and the buttons do nothing, and it is seemingly wired through the wall into the downstairs cupboard. The wire is routed along the top of the cupboard door, before disappearing into the wall, with other wires going to, what I assume is an alarm siren. The wire going down from that group has been cut-off, though may have at one point gone to this door sensor? There is a PIR sensor in the hall (closer image), and also in the living room. There are two outside alarm units (front and back), which seem to show "Atlantic" something, but have no lights or indications of power on them.
I haven't been able to find any sign of a control unit, and I'm looking to remove the old keypad and PIR sensors (the outside alarms can stay), and probably the siren to clean up the old wiring.
Does this look decommissioned and safe to tamper with?
Thanks.
According to the previous owners, the system had never worked in the 5 years they owned the property (nor sounded when the power went out), and they said that the owner before them also said it had never worked and had been decommissioned. I'd just like to double check that before I go poking at wiring
This is the keypad. The power light is out and the buttons do nothing, and it is seemingly wired through the wall into the downstairs cupboard. The wire is routed along the top of the cupboard door, before disappearing into the wall, with other wires going to, what I assume is an alarm siren. The wire going down from that group has been cut-off, though may have at one point gone to this door sensor? There is a PIR sensor in the hall (closer image), and also in the living room. There are two outside alarm units (front and back), which seem to show "Atlantic" something, but have no lights or indications of power on them.
I haven't been able to find any sign of a control unit, and I'm looking to remove the old keypad and PIR sensors (the outside alarms can stay), and probably the siren to clean up the old wiring.
Does this look decommissioned and safe to tamper with?
Thanks.