Alarm mystery

[kevg487]

Anyone know what this is ? Its making a weird noise and its connected the house alarm. Any help appreciated

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

It is a speaker, quite an old one - but that doesn't explain why it is making a noise. What sort of noise is it?

 

[kevg487]

Like a whirring that happens every 5 seconds. I turned the power off earlier and when it came back it's been like that.

 

[kevg487]

Should've said it's like a continual buzzing then a louder sort of whirring every 5 seconds. It's not loud but first its happened.

Also just noticed that when the power is turned off the house alarm goes off.

Could this be related ? Tempted to disconnect that speaker now I know that's what it is

 

[sparkymarka]

Needs a new battery ....post picture of alarm panel

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Have you checked the condition of the battery?

 

[kevg487]

Not checked battery

 

[sparkymarka]

It will be 50/50 that the resistor is burnt out on the pcb, under the keypad which is part of the battery charging circuit !

 

[kevg487]

The keypad doesn't respond either and I dont understand why zone 1 is always lit. Is there a quick way to disable it giving that killing the power results in the alarm going off ?

 

[sparkymarka]

Press reset ...replace battery or panel if damaged

 

[kevg487]

Reset does nothing ( no buttons are responsive.) Is the battery easy to change ?

 

[Handymanjo]

Panel lock out
Power down control panel disconnect battery,power panel back up.
Control panel may reset back to default settings . Default code 0123 for customer code.