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Hello all. Hoping for a bit of advice. My central heating system is a classic vented system installed about 30 years ago. It was based on the Honeywell S plan. Over the years with various extensions, etc., it now comprises 3 x hot water tanks and 2 x C Heating zones. Hot water tanks and ch zones...

Hi all Back in 2021, I purchased a number of 'Electronic Cabinet Locks' (see pic below) from eBay for a project. For those interested, the idea was a kind of cheap Amazon locker distribution mechanism for a sports club. The club locks a purchase in a locker and programs a unique 4 digit code...

Hello all I'm looking to put in a jacuzzi which will require a 20a fuse. My distribution boards are full (i have two as it is an old house renovated/extended in 2 main phases). However each board has a dedicated slot for a hot water tank emersion heater from where the wire runs exclusively to...

Hello all Slight mishap with a HikVision DS-2CD2355FWD-I. It had water ingress to the camera area (the picture was misty) so i took it to pieces and dried it out. While putting it back togehter i managed to break the ribbon cable connecting the camera head with the body (see picture). Does...

I recently upgraded a ~20-year-old wired Accenta G3 alarm system to a Texecom Premier 24 system. The initiation of the project was a kitchen refurb which required the old G3 control panel to be removed. The system comprised: two panic buttons, a set of contacts on several upstairs bedroom...

Hello all, as you may be aware from my other posts, I've been upgrading an old G3 alarm system using the installed wiring but all new components and have installing a Texecom Premier Elite 24 using Texecom Premier Elite Compact PIRs (and some other stuff). This post is specific to the PIRs...

Hi, having installed a new Texecom Premier and got it all working (thanks to help from this forum) I've now got another issue which I'm sure is a programming one. My Zone 3 is a loop of upstairs window contacts (no tamper) which are programmed as normally closed. The circuit works perfectly...

Hi all, I did search for this without success. I just installed a SmartCom (all working really simple) but have a bit left over! See below. As the SmartCom is all working I was wondering what this bit is for. I'm sure it's useful else it wouldn't have been included in the SmartCom box...

Hi, struggling with getting into the Engineering Programming Menu on a Texecom Elite 24 system. Background: I consider myself an advanced DIYer - for example recently I've installed a HikVision IP CCTV system with no issues at all - or, at least, none reading a few forums couldn't solve! 20...