Texecom Premier Elite 24 fitting - do I need a specialist Texecom engineer ??

[Heatslave]

Hi ,

Hope someone can advise me on this please ??

I'm going to buy a Tex Prem Elite 24 wired panel, 2 x Odyssey X bell boxes, keypad, and a Smartcom communicator, and I'm struggling to find a specialist Texecom engineer in the Cleveland area to fit it. All the wiring is already in from a previous alarm, and I want both bell boxes wired up, one at the front and one at the back of the house.

My question is......do I need a specialist Texecom engineer to fit it, or will any house alarm engineer be able to fit it competently with no problems ??

Thanks in advance,
Graeme.

 

[Handymanjo]

Contact Texecom and ask them for details of alarm installers in your area. That
Way you will get someone who should no how to install the system correctly.

 

[Heatslave]

Hi,

I already did that, and they said they don't have a register of installers. They just recommended I looked at NSI.org.uk for info ?? So that didn't really help either

 

[Handymanjo]

Cleveland security install Texecom.
I look on the net and found them,give them a call and ask

 

[Heatslave]

Cleveland security install Texecom.
I look on the net and found them,give them a call and ask

Thanks for that Handymanjo, I had a look at them but couldn't find a reference to Texecom, apart from a Texecom keypad pic on their website. Will give them a call

 

[secureiam]

Be aware that some firms won’t install user bought equipment.

As for Texecom they used to have an installer web thing but only a few companies were ever on it they certainly don’t commit to recommendations though

 

[Heatslave]

Be aware that some firms won’t install user bought equipment.

As for Texecom they used to have an installer web thing but only a few companies were ever on it they certainly don’t commit to recommendations though

Yeah, I've joined the Texecom forum in the hope a local fitter gets in touch, but no luck so far

 

[secureiam]

Good luck, if your struggling to find someone, you might want to have a go DIY if everything is already in place wiring wise?

do you have wires to both bell boxes currently?
You need to be aware that two odyssey bell box's (NOT E's) will need one in Low current mode, or for you to take power from elsewhere in the panel as the current consumption of two odyssey bells in alarm exceed 0.9A/ 1A for the bell circuit.

 

[Heatslave]

Good luck, if your struggling to find someone, you might want to have a go DIY if everything is already in place wiring wise?

do you have wires to both bell boxes currently?
You need to be aware that two odyssey bell box's (NOT E's) will need one in Low current mode, or for you to take power from elsewhere in the panel as the current consumption of two odyssey bells in alarm exceed 0.9A/ 1A for the bell circuit.

Thanks for that, I was thinking about it, but know I would struggle and get frustrated, lol ! . I'm putting 8 core in to the two bell boxes so that the battery monitoring can be enabled.

Looking from the outside in, as someone who wants to protect their home with a visible deterrent to be seen from both the front and rear of the house......I can't understand why the industry hasn't caught up with this two bell box thing without having to wire them SCB/SAB (or whatever it is ?). With the technology built into modern panels now, you would think it would be soooo easy to do ??

Having spoken to one of the guys at Texecom on the Texecom forum I'm just going to have to phone around the local installers and ask them if they are familiar with Tex alarms. Personally, I think Texecom would want to ensure their products are fitted by people trained by them, but hey-ho, that doesn't seem to be the case

 

[secureiam]

Some sounders take less current, so for example the Odyssey E with 2 on there would be fine as the current draw is below 0.9/1A when in alarm.

So it isn't that you cant have 2 or more sounders is which sounders setup in what way to achieve what you want/ need.

Orisec did do have a programmable fuse if I call correctly so you can assign power from unused areas of the panel, but that was a design from scratch rather than modifying an existing product which is what most manufacturers do nowadays.

Going on a training course and getting a certificate doesn't make you a competent installer, lets say I have seen better diy installs than some of the so called pros but none of us a perfect.

Set yourself up as an installer and attend some of the training courses out there by manufacturers, some are shocking, others are half decent, and to be honest you can get a class of say 10 installers, and 1 or two no nothing and 1 or 2 know most things including a few tricks and the rest float somewhere in between.
These courses then can be pulled up or down depending on which installers dominate the session. , rant over.

Not sure how much benefit you would get out of bell box fault monitoring to be honest but that's my opinion, but never sat down and tried to generate a fault to confirm its true value.