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Thanks guys, erring on the side of the GSM module, what 3rd party GSM dialler do you use Paul?

ComIP - I was all set to add a ComIP to my Elite 24 system (spec'ing before ordering) but the installation manual tells you to open up a port on your router (for forwarding) - as someone in the IT industry this rings alarm bells as a security risk (no fee for that pun) - it theoretically would...

Thanks sparkymarka, will uprate battery. Any tips or alternative recommendations for the [extra] sounders/keypads?

Finally got my draft spec together for 13 zone alarm system for our house, just want to see if it looks ok, and the current draw is within the capability of the panel. Premier Elite 24 (metal) with 1.5A PSU – sited in internal cupboard – current draw: 95mA Expander: (either the 8XE plug-on or...

Have you tried the heavy duty metal ones used for garage/roller shutter doors?

We have, what I think is a relatively insecure back door we want to upgrade, as it's in a dark area in the winter, down a side passage. It's currently a Howdens hardwood door with a large thin double glazed unit (over half the door) in a hardwood frame with 5-lever mortice and a top and bottom...

As others say I think 1200mm may be too narrow for a two-panel bi-fold as with one panel open it would less than 600mm with the frame taken into account (same with sliding or French), unless they are opened fully all the time. What about one large single door, custom made, 1200mm in aluminium...

I didn't try shorting tamper to the bell hold as I thought it was supposed to be shorted to -ve as per sparkymarka posts above... So, at the moment I've shorted the SAB tamper to -ve, and it clears the tamper fault, and the system can be armed and disarmed. But the power is still disconnected to...

More than likely the problem it's an old system, I do love heights :( So if I get and new SAB and reconnect matching the connections directly, is there anything to do before installation, do I need to put the panel in engineering mode, or just kill the power/battery before connecting the SAB...

Will do when we can get hold of a 3+ storey ladder (and someone with a head for heights)! In the meantime I just wanted a quick-ish fix so they are semi-protected... When the power is reconnected to the SAB it rings constantly, if I find the engineer code and reconnect will this fix it, or will...

Sparkymarka suggested tamp short to -ve... and that appears to fix the tamper fault, issue now is disconnected power to SAB and reconnecting causes bell to ring...

I went over today to see if I could fix it as it turns out a helpful neighbour disconnected the SAB completely, this resulted in it ringing for 10 mins last night, as obviously the power was disconnected. So today I've shorted out the tamper to the negative terminal and the tamper fault has...

Thanks, glad I'm on the right lines :)

Thanks to you both for your input - really appreciated. What do you think regarding the porch set-up and contacts/ coverage, what would you normally do in these cases?

I’ve almost decided on the Texecom Premier Elite 24 (poly or metal, depending on space) to install in our new house, just a few questions for the brilliant experts here :) Can the Premier Elite 24 control panel be installed somewhere permanently warm like an H/W cylinder cupboard? (Can’t find...

Thank you, will give it a go! My typo LED pad and screen as you say.

A relative has an old Gardtec 300 series house alarm (control panel says 300 series on the PCB), RKP is a LCD screen with LED lit number pad, it's somewhere between 15 and 20 old. Fairly basic, but has worked perfectly up to now. I've replaced the backup battery twice and adjusted it a few times...

Worked a treat, was absolutely solid and dry when I sanded, managed to take most of the poor surface off, without removing the paint using a a mixture of 120 and 240 grit, then re-coated with gloss and looks like it may be ok without a second. :)

Thanks to you both, I've given it 2-3 days drying, it still looks poor with all the crinkled/crazed finished showing through - so will try lightly sanding later either with 250 grit, or possibly just starting with 1000 grit emery, then will see what it looks like before attempting to coat again.

A few days ago we glossed some brand new wood architraves (after knotting, priming and undercoating) with Dulux non-drip. A screw up (not ours!) meant that some protective plastic sheeting ended up stuck fast on one side, not picked up until 12 hours later. When removed it left a crazed look to...