alarm

Hi, I am doing some renovation knocking a wall down and need to move a pyronix control panel. I need to disconnect it from the electric and it will be off for about a week. What is the best way to do this please. Do I have to disable all inputs first? Then add them again when I put the panel...

hello, I have 2 honeywell galaxy systems, a g2 and a flex, but is it possible to connect one RF smoke detector (DFO800M) to 2 systems, thanks in advance

Hello, I have a risco Lightsys alarm. recently we have removed our phone line. Alarm now comes up with a fault as in the heading - Media Loss - Com. Module PSTN I know the installer code and have been going through the options however i cannot see one for the PSTN module. The Alarm was...

Hi I have an old Galaxy G2 setup that is serviceable. It is the usual story, installed by ADT by last house owner and when I moved in I didnt want to pay the decomissioning fee - I therefore managed to reset the engineer code and disconnect telephone etc so it is stand alone. I did this 10 years...

Hi hope someone can help, I have configured a Part Set on my Texecom Veritas Alarm, Keypad option. 3 Zones configured, 2 Entry/Exit and 1 Guard, once set any of the zones when they are physically triggered will produce a muted beep at the panel but there will be around a 10sec delay before...

Hi all, I know there are similar posts revolving supervision fault but I cannot find anything which relates to my issues.. Is there a way to make my system force omit my wireless PIR sensor? I have a Texecom wireless PIR in my van which connects to the system when on the drive but obviously...

Hi, I have recently had a new UPVC door fitted. The old one was wood and had the original door contacts fitted with the original alarm which is an Optima XM6. The window company pulled out the old door not realising it had a contact alarm fitted, the cable was broken at skirting board level and...

Hello all, It’s been a long while since I fitted an alarm out, I’m usually sat behind a computer screen programming CCure - but anyway a family friend has asked for an alarm on their business. They want 4 bell boxes for some crazy reason, can this be done on a euro 46? If so how would you go...

After cutting power off and turn back on, the siren of outdoor bell box and the keypad goes off, I can't stop them in anyway (unless cut off all power source). I have already replace new backup battery. There is no response when I input the alarm code. I've also tried to reset to default but...

Hi, Wonder if anyone can help, I’ve moved into a property and it has a Gardtec alarm. I’ve never used this but It’s went off randomly three times over two month I have the engineers code to silence it, but can’t read anything on the keypad, everything is distorted on it. I’ll attach a picture...

Hi All, Moved into a new house. Got a CP8L alarm with the PR5208 keypad. Alarm battery went dead so whole system died. I have replace the fuse spur just outside of the panel with a new fuse, and I have also replaced the battery inside of the main panel, like for like. Alarm keypad now works...

Hi all. Hope you’re well. My gran has a mid 90’s Pyronix Paragon alarm system and the remote keypads giving up…. I’m going to give it a clean, however, I imagine that’ll only prolong the inevitable. I’ll struggle to get a replacement RKP so… Is there a system out there I can replace the control...

Hi all, Hope I could pick your technical brains, I am a carpenter by trade however I have some limited and extended knowledge in other areas of construction work - alarm panels is one of those limited skills, by limited I mean no skills! I have a basic understanding of how alarm panels work...

Hi all, I managed to wire my Galaxy Flex 100 panel to a Texecom Premier Odyssey 1E External Sounder at the front of the house. Have another one for the back to wire. Reading through various old posts I think I have it. Please could some one kindly confirm the wiring for me? Thanks! Wiring for...

Hello, Looking for some help please! We have a Texecom Veritas R8 alarm system. We recently changed the battery in the main alarm box located in our loft, after suffering the annoying battery low intermittent beeping from the alarm control panel for months, which solved this issue. We've not...

I have an Optima Compact G3. It was in the house already when we moved in back in 2006. It has worked fine, had to replace the battery about 10 years ago and it worked fine afterwards. A couple of months ago the tamper light came on and then none of the buttons on the keypad work. I...

Hello everyone, I’ve currently purchased most of a Risco Lightsys2 system accept for pirs. I opted for the elegant keypad as I think it’s really nice and would look great in our home, we currently have an accenta alarm and have many wired PIRs/ wired door/ shock sensors. Can someone please help...

Hello, I am currently installing a wired Challenger Force10 burglar alarm from CEF UK. I have 11 window shock sensors that need power. I have run all the cables back to the main panel. I have wired the tamper and zone loops in series successfully. However, I now have 11 red and 11 black wires...

Hi, had a look inside G4 Accenta/Optima panel and found all the blue tamper wires twisted together in one terminal and all the whites twisted together in the other? I thought they are meant to be wired in series. Has the builder Balfour Beatty wired it wrong? Also is the tamper circuit supposed...

Hi all, I'm currently 1st fixing my security alarm cable in my own self build and I am trying to minimise any visible cable / trunking on / around the window frame. It's all hard wired as I am not a great fan of wireless. The frames are UPVC. I have already fitted 2 concealed Elmdene flush...