Whenever there is a powercut at my mother's house, her alarm goes off as soon as power is restored. A neighbour thinks this is due to the rechargeable battery inside the system having run down.
The alarm was installed about 10 years ago through a local Police Inspector who was connected with the Neighbourhood Watch Scheme. He has long since retired and my mother has very little paperwork concerned with which company fitted the alarm or advice on troubleshooting (though she is adamant this was all she was given by the Police Inspector!!) I think it is an ADT alarm, but cannot remember which model, and what little instructions there are simply say that the alarm comes with a 12v rechargable battery, but no details on how to replace it or why the alarm goes off when there is a general powercut.
Is it just a simple case of turning off all power to the house, unscrewing the control panel in the kitchen, replacing the 12v rechargeable battery (are they easy to buy?) then screwing the cover back on and restoring the electricity? I did suggest to her that she should maybe get the system overhauled by a professional company considering it is about 10 years old and that they could answer why the system goes off after a powercut, but she is in her late 70's, on a pension with no spare cash. Whilst I am more than happy to paint walls, cut the hedge, saw branches off trees for her, and do other odd jobs when I vist, I have no experince of dealing with electrics or alarm systems.
Help!
The alarm was installed about 10 years ago through a local Police Inspector who was connected with the Neighbourhood Watch Scheme. He has long since retired and my mother has very little paperwork concerned with which company fitted the alarm or advice on troubleshooting (though she is adamant this was all she was given by the Police Inspector!!) I think it is an ADT alarm, but cannot remember which model, and what little instructions there are simply say that the alarm comes with a 12v rechargable battery, but no details on how to replace it or why the alarm goes off when there is a general powercut.
Is it just a simple case of turning off all power to the house, unscrewing the control panel in the kitchen, replacing the 12v rechargeable battery (are they easy to buy?) then screwing the cover back on and restoring the electricity? I did suggest to her that she should maybe get the system overhauled by a professional company considering it is about 10 years old and that they could answer why the system goes off after a powercut, but she is in her late 70's, on a pension with no spare cash. Whilst I am more than happy to paint walls, cut the hedge, saw branches off trees for her, and do other odd jobs when I vist, I have no experince of dealing with electrics or alarm systems.
Help!