Recent content by SandyLyon

I looked into getting a Hikvision Video Doorbell to integrate with my Hikvision CCTV system, I’ve got a POE switch that can connect and power the doorbell, alerts etc can be set up to view on the hik-connect app, the only thing I’m struggling with is linking it to a internal chime

OK, update on the original post, 2 engineers returned to replace the 55” OLED panel, put it back together, turned on and the fault still existed. They said that when the screen failed it must have taken the power board with it, so they took the TV to their workshop, replaced the power board...

Ideally you want something with storage, be it a SD card or a HDD, you will still be able to view live on your phone / tablet but you will have a recording to refer to later if required.

I’m looking at various options to replace my Ring doorbell and perhaps make use of my existing Hikvision CCTV DVR. My DVR is a IDS-7204HUHI-M1/FA/A with 4 TVI ColorVu cameras connected, my understanding is that you can add a further 2 ip cameras. I was wondering if I could use a Hikvision...

The engineer has just been to my daughters house to look at her 2.5 year old 55” Panasonic OLED TV that went off last week, it’s a TX-55HZ980B and covered by Panasonic’s 5 year warranty. He diagnosed a screen failure and said they would order a new OLED panel / screen and return in approximately...

In theory it should be absolutely fine, however if there was cause to make a warranty claim you may have a battle on your hands, the only way to joint one brand of pipe to another and maintain the warranty is to use a compression fitting with the correct insert for each pipe and copper olives.

Depends on which system you are using, they all require both low pressure and high pressure tests, but the “O” ring first type of fitting (Polyplumb etc) recommends the high pressure test to be at 18 bar. While the “Grip first” type of fitting (Hep2o, PolyMax, Polyfit, Speedfit etc) recommends...

Zone 1 normally, but not always, is the entry / exit zone and more often than not it will be a simple door contact. Seen this a few times, replace the switch and magnet, or you could link out zone 1 just as a check.

Single pipe and gravity fed systems are usually piped TBOE, not the best look in domestic installations.

Don’t forget, even if you go down the wireless route you will still need to run a power supply to the camera, so that may determine where the camera can be located. Start by looking at where the best location for the camera / cameras is to capture the area in question, too high and you probably...

Yes, I never thought that I would be buying one again (I had a Krooklok in the 70’s) but having done a bit of research I opted for a Stoplock Pro Elite although they can be defeated it involves a lot of cutting / grinding, noise and more importantly time all things that hopefully the thieves...

To me “Keyless Entry and Keyless Start” was the answer to a problem that didn’t exist. Some may say convenience other’s may say lazy.

Unfortunately the electrical systems on modern vehicles (CabBus) don’t lend themselves to be tampered with like older models. On a few of my early cars in the 70’s it was a simple job of cutting the LT lead to the coil and splicing in a hidden switch or the feed to an electric fuel pump, things...

I’ve had to buy a Stoplock Pro Elite hopefully as a deterrent to would be thieves, see CCTV footage of a CanBus theft in Birmingham (same make as my car) done by prising the front bumper away to access the near side headlight so that they can do whatever it is they do, all in just over a minute.

I’ve had dashcams for many years in a number of different cars, I disliked the way they attached to the windscreen and looked like an afterthought. In my last 2 cars I’ve installed cameras from a company called FitCamX who supply cameras fitted in a shroud that replaces the original one meaning...