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Hi, our Scantronic 9853 alarm went off last night, put in the user code to stop it and it came up with a BELL TAMPER message on the display and I could not set the alarm again. Tried going into installer mode but when it came out again the same BELL TAMPER message appeared. This morning I took...

Our (Merlin) garage door has dropped on one side and is now at the point where it's almost impossible to shut as it scrapes on the concrete plinth at the bottom. The frame is old and not the best but it doesn't look to have moved so presumably it's the door mechanism itself. I have noticed that...

Whilst I've got my gates off to fix the motor brackets I might as well try and fix the droop that prevents them closing properly - I just need to remount the top hinge so that it pulls the top in by 5-6mm. Problem is that the mounting bolts are 9mm in diameter so there's going to be some overlap...

Hi We're considering installing CCTV to our property to supplement the alarm and dog. It's a slightly odd setup with the house being side on to the road and with farmland on 3 sides. I've added a couple of pics below to try and show the arrangement. I'm thinking a 3 camera system will...

Hi, we've got a slight leak from our shower so am in the middle of replacing the sealant and hoping that will do the trick. I've removed the old sealant and am now left with a 3mm gap between the tray and bottom of the tiles. Should I fill this with grout and silicone over that or should it be...

We have a Scantronic 9853 system installed at our house which already has x3 keypads with proximity sensors. I'd like to install another keypad by the backdoor but not keen on the idea of trying to route a cable from the panel to the door, is there such a thing as a wireless keypad that can be...

Hi guys Sorry know this isn't alarm related but thought this was the closest forum that might be able to help. We have a set of electric gates across our drive that have safety IR beams either side of them. Recently the ones in front of the gate have been playing up in the mornings and it...

Hi When I set our alarm using Level A (includes all sensors) it 'beeps' during the exit period, however when I set it as Level B (house excluding one room where the dog is kept) it has a steady tone during the exit timer. It's not a biggy but how do I get them both to have the beeping tones...

We've got an old wooden grennhouse which is need of a bit of TLC. One of the roof panes needs relacing which basically means I need to remove all the others to get to it, so whilst I'm at it I'm going to sand down the woodwork and slap a couple of coats of preservatove on as well. When it...

Hi all I'd like to fit a GSM dialler to my Scantronic 9853 alarm to notify me (ideally by a call and a text) if the alarm goes off whilst I'm away from the house. Don't know much about them but have seen a few on the auction site around the £60-70 mark eg http://tinyurl.com/pxlnvmc Are...

My house has a large garage that was used as an office by the previous owners and therefore has central heating run to it. It has it's own thermostat but even when I turn this right down the rads still heat up which must be costing me a bomb. Unfortunately there is only one programmer for the...

Hi all I've put in a new radial circuit for my 3hp compressor but every time I fire it up the MCB trips immediately. I've tried with a 16A and 20A MCB but get the same result. The compressor was working fine at my old house so I'm assuming it's down to the install and not the compressor...

I'm trying to get to grips with the Scantronic 9853 system that is in our new home. Managed to do a stage 1 reset and reprogram user codes etc but there is another panel box on the wall and I'm not sure what it is for. Is anyone able to identify it from the pics attached? Cheers

We've recently bought a house that has a Scantronic 9853 panel. I want to do a first stage reset so I can change access codes etc to something of my own choosing and reading through the programmers manual this seems to be a fairly straightforward process. However just to make sure I'm fully...

Hi all I need to cut some conti board to fill in the gaps in our new wardrobes install. Will be using a circular saw for the long cuts and apparently the higher the tooth count on the blade the better the finish. However as this is a one off I don't want to spend a fortune on a blade that...

We've just moved into a new property and it has come with a lean-to style wooden greenhouse. There doesn't appear to be any major rot but the brown finish has faded away in places and the wood has some cracking etc. To freshen it up I was planning on removing all the glass/perspex giving the...

We're (hopefully !) going to be moving soon and the new house has a Scantronic 9853 alarm system that is maintained and monitored by a local company. I'm not interested in continuing the maintenance or monitoring so will be cancelling the agreement but obviously I would still like to be able to...

We're currently in the process of moving home and the Homebuyers survey on our new property has thrown up a couple of issues, one of which was signs of posibly active woodworm in the original roof timbers. We'll be getting a professional company to quote for treatment but what should I expect...

We'll be moving home soon and one of the first jobs I'll be doing is installing a security system (intruder, smoke detectors and communicator) When I did this in our current property 10 years ago the recommendation was to go with a Texecom Veritas R8, which was pretty simple to fit and has been...