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At the moment I’m paying £17 per month but will be increasing in May to £37 per month for Arc monitoring and comprehensive maintenance (includes 2 inspections annually, unlimited call outs and covers all equipment if faulty) No app subscription, as my alarm doesn’t support this. The provider is...

Yeah £17 is fine and would be happy to continue at that, but £37 can’t be good value? Tbh the system has been good that in the 9 years I’ve only had a replacement battery and one pir! And yes it’s chubb. You mean ask for price for a maintenance contract without arc? I’m guessing arc...

Either way I'll need an installer to upgrade the panel and reprogramming things. Its either continue with the existing provider (which also provisions ARC) and get them to upgrade, or find another installer to just do the upgrade and cancel the existing provider. Im currently about £17 for ARC...

That makes sense now that you put it that way! :) Yeah I believe the E46 comes with 8 wired zones; and I have a ZEM-8 for another 8 wired zones, to accommodate 16. There are 11 wired inputs (x9 pirs and x2 doors sensors). So yeah like you said with the Enforcer route I guess i would need...

I did wonder about that tbh. Just did a random search online, but looking at the price break down. Sounds like euro46v10 is slightly more expensive. An extra 30quid so not much. https://codiac.co.uk/product/pyronix-enforcer-control-panel-hybrid-euro-46-v10-panel-rkp/ EURO46V10 £126.99...

Curious as to what would be your main reason(s) for going Euro 46 route? Do you feel that's a better panel for whatever reason? Or could it be that there is no real difference or advantage for one over the other in my scenario and its purely because the Euro 46 is the simplest change over? thanks!

Hi, I had an EURO 46 alarm with ARC monitoring. But due to increasing costs proposed by our provider (£37), its getting a bit much. If i was to leave the our provider, is there anything i need to consider doing on the alarm or would everything continue to work as bells only with the current...

Hi, We have a EURO 46 v9.1 panel and its been flawless for 9 years running, but looking to upgrade it for new online features i.e. remote management. The current setup is as follows: The system is connected to ARC monitoring via traditional BT line. The panel is wired up to 9 Pirs (7...

Thanks Terry. Yes I got both items replaced. All good.

Hi, Got someone in to look, but typically when they came out to test the external tap worked!? Anyways ended up getting the stopcock replaced and also it looks like the non-return valve is broken (from the inside)?

I assume if there is flow, then its a faulty external tap. However, in the event there is still lack of flow....would suggest 1) fault on the internal stopcock? 2) an issue with the integral check valve? Which of these 2 would be likely? Sorry for lack of knowledge. what does the integral...

I'm not sure what I'm looking for....but this is the outside tap. The leaks i guess are just signs of age of the stopcock. I was curious if the was a possibility that the internal mechanism was at fault? i.e. wont open fully enough to allow flow? However i am able to close off the stopcock...

Hi, We have an internal stopcock valve that isolates the external garden tap (normally the internal stopcock is turned off over the winter). I turned on the stopcock valve today (first time after winter) as I wanted to use the external tap. After turning the stopcock on, I noticed a slight...

Hi, I'm looking for some advice on our stone window cills on new build (~9 years). I believe these are just precast stone cills to look like natural sand stone. I've noticed over the years, the surface on some of the stone cills are degrading slightly as seen from the rough surface (and...

Hi, We have some areas of smooth white render (monocouche?) at the front elevation of our property, and the remaining is roughcast (pebbledash). Its a new build about 9 years old. We're looking to get the smooth render cleaned as well as the roughcast (chemical and doff steam cleaning). The...

Thanks got things sorted. The official view is that the interlock channels are not compatible as one would expect. Hence the tiles don't properly marry up on the joins....leaving a gap that opens to ingress potential. Got the contractor back to replace the correct tile....all good now.

Hi, Looking for advice on replacing a broken roof tile with a different brand? Not sure if this is normal practice and would be perfectly fine? We had a roof contractor come out to carry out the replacement. Only discovered the tiles we had were Russell Pennine once they were removed. They...

Hi, We just had our tile replaced based on a like for like quotation. The old one looks to be a Russell brand (as detailed underneath) think it was a pennine. However, what they replaced was a Marley Mendip i believe. At the time i never thought much of it, and they never mentioned any issues...

Hi, As per the 2 photos taken within the loft space during daytime and the same area during evening Obviously we can see that light is shining through the roof underlay via a damaged tile during daytime. Question - Is it normal to NOT have any sheets of plywood boarding in between the roof...

Curious, how do you know that its a redland like this - redland I've seen similar ones from - marley I assume different brands of the same style are not compatible i.e. can only fit the same type and brand