alarm

Hope someone can help me, I have a Veritas Excel R8Plus alarm in the house (it was installed when the house was built about 10 years ago). I don't really use it, as there's always someone in the house. The electricity board cut the power for about 4 hours yesterday as they were doing some work...

Hi folks, I've currently got an Accenta 8 G3 with 1 remote LED keypad & are upgrading it to a G4 with 3 remote LCD/LED keypads. I managed to get a couple S/H online but one of them seems to be programmable on its own, it had some text already & I've managed to clear that but instructions for...

Hi, With a bit of help from the forum, I have my Elite 24 up and running :-). My job for today was to add the Smartcomm module and 32XP-W. The former has gone ok, but I'm stuck at the latter. The panel recognises the expansion module, however, when it searches for the wireless PIR (sitting...

Hi, With a little help. I've almost completed my DIY swap over of a gardtec to a premier elite 24. I have two head scratchers left. Here is the first one... All of the devices are finally shown as secure :-). With the exception of the door contacts, which are "entry/exit", all are set to...

Hi all, 15 year old Premia 9 alarm. I want to get a full intensive service done to it - and any fixes / improvements done. I obtained a copy of the original service manual - which is blank. What is the right language to be using when putting together an advert for this job. Am I asking for...

Hi, a friend if mine has bought a house, which has 8 core alarm cable run from (1) front of the house, (2) back of the house and (3) garden shed to the electrical cupboard underneath the stairs. The cables are just rolled up without any connectors/connections and it seems like it has never been...

Hi. I'm decorating at the moment so need to open the pir's and unscrew from the wall.....to get at the old wallpaper behind it and put up the new. I'm scared to undo the pir in case my alarm goes off and I cannot stop it. Is it safe to unscrew it? Even if I can just disable it so it doesn't...

Hi All, I'm having a bit of difficulty trying to work out what electrical work I am permitted to do myself in my Scottish flat as most information I can find online relates to England or regular houses. I keep coming across this PDF online which seems to state that I can do very little outside...

Hi, I have a Sterling alarm system which was installed approx 10 years ago. I would like to change the Master User code and the User codes however, having downloaded a user guide I do not have the 'change code' option available when pressing the FUNC button. The only options which appear are...

Hello I bought one of the standard Yale EF Alarm Kits (with a remote button keypad, not a digital one) and two key fobs. The alarm kit is this type - https://www.yale.co.uk/en/yale/couk/products/smart-living/ef-series-alarms-range/ef-series-standard-alarm-kit/ Is it the case that if I arm the...

Hi All, I am considering updating my old Alarm system and had a few questions I was hoping some of you guys might be able to help with. My current alarm system is a wired system with PIRs, bell and front door contact. It has a main panel and a wired keypad. 1) In upgrading it, I was hoping I...

So I am at my grandparents in Maidstone installing a Wireless Pyronix alarm in their bungalow. To run power to the panel, I take a 1mm² T&E from a junction box in the loft (what is on one of the lighting circuits) to the FCU and then to the Pyronix panel. First check for power at the panel and...

Just a few questions about the Pyronix Wireless Enforcer system, as I am installing one tomorrow at my grandparents. 1) What is it about a 4 digit code not being compliant with BS8243 for unsetting the system as stated on the panels flip down guide? I take it it has nothing to do with the...

My house has a Gardtec alarm system - installed about 10 years ago now. Over Christmas (I was away), neighbours told me that the external sounder went off on two occasions. On returning, the LCD on the keypad appeared to be completely dead. I assumed some sort of power failure at this stage...

Can anyone supply me with instructions on how to lower the entry/exit volume that comes out of the main panel when entering/exiting? It's currently deafening levels, and there's no way you could come back late at night without waking up the already sleeping household. I've got the engineers...

Hi, Over the weekend we noticed the alarm didn't seem to be working. Turned out its working fine, but the internal sounder, (a Elmdene INT500) is not working.. If we arm the system it used to emit a squark, same on disarming.. Not it just emits a very small clicking noise.. I removed the...

Hi there. I rent a property and it has a C&K 700l fitted and the keypad panel has died. Can anyone tell me if it is possible to just straight swap for another identical panel. I have sourced one I just want to know if I'm wasting my time. Thanks in advance.

Hi there. I rent a property and it has a C&K 700l fitted and the keypad panel has died. Can anyone tell me if it is possible to just straight swap for another identical panel. I have sourced one I just want to know if I'm wasting my time and money. Thanks in advance.

My power went off and we had electricians, britishgas and western power to try and fix the issue. It took 6 hours. As soon as the power came back on the alarm started to go off but the screen for the keypad wasn’t on so we can’t shut off thhe alarm. How do we go about turning off the alarm...

Hi all, just wondered if anyone had come across this. We have inherited an alarm system in our new house and are pretty close to having it programmed the way we want it. The alarm is an Accord XPC for which I have the manual. What I can’t find info on is the attached prox reader (used with key...