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  1. Alarm Engineer

    Hikvision NVR intrusion detection recording

    Anyone know how to get my Hikvision NVR to record on intrusion detection only? I have set up the field and get notifications correctly, it’s just not recording. The unit records on motion detection but we was getting too many false alarms.
  2. Alarm Engineer

    Hik-Connect

    Anyone know how to get a thumbnail image of a notification in the messages part of Hik-Connect? I get a bell icon displayed on events from the NVR. I have a separately connected Hikvision doorbell which was displaying a snapshot image but is now a bell icon.
  3. Alarm Engineer

    Image Command for HiWatch IPC-D120 Camera

    Hi, I’m trying to connect a test bench camera into my Texecom Connect App and need to confirm the image command. Camera is a IP HiWatch IPC-D120 Made by Hikvision and i’m using the following command. /Streaming/Channels/101/picture Can anyone confirm this is correct?
  4. Alarm Engineer

    Poor water pressure (now fixed)

    Hi, I live in a 2 year old property and have noticed that the water presure on both Hot & Cold at the Kitchen Sink & Bath Tap have become increasingly low, to the point where the Kitchen Tap is little more than a trickle, a bath can take over 20-30mins to run to a resonable level. However the...
  5. Alarm Engineer

    Pyronix Cloud Costs

    Hi does anyone have actual subscription costs for Pyronix cloud as an end user or installer?
  6. Alarm Engineer

    Chrome trim damaged after car wash....

    Hi, So i've just taken our 1year old Audi A3 into a hand car wash place and 20minuites later noticed that the chrome trim around the offside windows has splash shaped corrosion marks under the surface of the trim all the way around this one side, picture attached. Anyway car wash has given us...
  7. Alarm Engineer

    09 Fiat 500 Power Steering Fail

    Hi, We brought a secondhand Fiat 500 at the weekend and all was fine on test drive ect. However..... Whist doing paperwork we left ignition on for about 5mins and a power steering error came up! Restarted ignition & ran engine all was ok. Done a 2hr motorway journey home without any...
  8. Alarm Engineer

    Fiat 500 Exhaust need replacing?

    Hi, Just looking at a car for my girlfriend and have seen a fiat 500 she likes. I had a look at it tonight and took a look underneath and noticed the exhaust back box had what looks like black liquid seeping from it. I have attached a picture. Would i be right in thinking this needs replacing...
  9. Alarm Engineer

    Changing Front Door Glass

    Hi, How easy is it to change the glass in my front door? (Pictured) I currenty have lumpy opaque 80's type double glazed units fitted but want to change for smooth glass with an opaque film built in. I guess I need to dig out the filler covering the screws on the frame and remove the frame...
  10. Alarm Engineer

    Bypassing a smoke alarm feed on lighting circuit

    Hi, I recently removed a redundant mains smoke detector which feeds other now redundant smoke detectors along with a couple of lights too. One of these I recently removed and did not join the two wires together therefore as a result lost some lights!!! I have a T&E incoming with 240v on it...
  11. Alarm Engineer

    Painting over Silk emulsion

    Hi, We was painting a small spare bedroom but noticed that I had incorrectly brought Silk finish rather than the Matt I intended to buy. We have painted the entire room in the Silk as an undercoat. Will painting over (2nd coat) in Matt give us the disired finish or not? If so how's best to...
  12. Alarm Engineer

    LED Downlighter install

    Hi, I've just moved into a new build property which has a mix of existing LED downlighters and pendent fittings. I want to remove the pendents in the lounge, hallway & landing and replace with LED downlighters. I'm confident with the actual cabling work as i'm a security systems installer by...
  13. Alarm Engineer

    Moving a radiator

    Hi, just after some general advice, we have a plumber booked to come & do the work but I want a second opinion. We have a second bedroom which is very small & too small to fit the bed where we want it without rad being in the way. So i want to remove this rad from its current position below...
  14. Alarm Engineer

    Sonos install. Hints, tips & advice please.

    Hi, I'm after some general guidance, hints, tips & recommendations on a sonos install. I have just ordered a Play 1 & plan to start with the one unit and then add to it when i can afford the extra ones. I'm a security installation engineer by trade so will be more then capable to install...
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