Rulland

Aico mains interlinked, one with radio base, aico 414 fitted somewhere where a cable can connect to intruder system, IE next to alarm panel, job done.

Who ya gonna call.......

If zone two is progged as time inhibited, and zone two is the garage door, then as soon as you open the garage door the alarm will go off, because it hasn't seen zone one open first. Any zones that are entry/exit will need to be progged as such, any zones that you need to walk past to get to the keypad, coming in either entry/exit door, will need to be progged as time inhibited. You can set the attributes for the doors to be 'final set' IE the system will set almost immediately after the door has been shut, instead of waiting for a timer.

I never give a guarantee that a 'pet immune' system will work. The only guaranteed way to make an intruder alarm work is to keep moving objects away from sensors that detect moving objects!. Place animals in an area that isn't covered by a pir, it's not rocket science tbh.

Whenever you change the resistance values in programming you have to exit engineers for the changes to take effect. Threw me when I was replacing a Galaxy, progged as 1k/1k (3k), but came up tamper until I exited engineers.

Not if the external sounder has a duff battery too. Paragon is quite an old panel, soooo.

Are you sure that 1234 is the user code?.

Enter the engineering menu using the engineer code, that you, apparently have, go to miscellaneous options 00, 3, and change it to not single button setting, simples. Be aware that all versions of Veritas have the option of locking the engineer code, if that option has been enabled by the original installer there is no easy way to reset the code to factory default.

As swb, menu 00, option 3, the old Veritas only have two miscellaneous options instead of the newer three, and these didn't include single button setting. You require the engineer code to adjust the setting for either on or off.

Hmm, a keypad is well, a keypad, slightly different to a parachute imho.

This is where a simple resistance check card can help to ensure your meter is doing what it's supposed to, and acclimatise you to using the meter correctly.

The led should go red when the mag is engaged, not green, green unlocked, red locked. The armature needs to be the right way round to use the 'hall' effect there is a dimple on the armature that needs to be closest to the electrical connection end on the mag for it to work correctly.

Why mend it if it's never going to be used?.

Surely most of the force off a ladder against a wall is downwards, even with a 'heavyweight' engineer on them. Unless of course the ladder was at a silly angle.

Not a dig mate, just wandered why tbh.

Over and above the call of duty possibly for a forum, phone calls etc, just saying-my take only, any views anyone?.

Killjoy.

As James, what goes in should come out.

Lol.

Copy of a reply from NSI when I questioned certain lack of testing etc in a previous employ. Where an alarm company installs a fused spur, it is important that the electrical safety of the fused spur and the fixed electrical installation supplying the fused spur should have been checked. Thus, the alarm company should carry out the appropriate BS 7671 inspection and tests on the electrical installation of the building. These electrical safety checks include inspecting and testing the main earthing arrangements at the main distribution board of the building, including the main equipotential earth bonding arrangements, inspecting and testing the means for automatic disconnection of supply (fusing or circuit breakers), etc, as well as checking earth loop impedance, and polarity at the fused spur point. (Please note that I am not intending here to give a full list of the inspection and testing needed; simply to say that it will need to include these matters, among other matters). I would suggest that some of the inspections and tests on the electrical installation of the building may be best done before the fused spur is installed, in case there are electrical safety issues to resolve within the building. It is of course necessary to carry out all the necessary electrical safety checks after the fused spur has been installed. Records of these checks would need to be kept and a minor works certificate would need to be issued. Please note that electrical work in dwellings now falls within the scope of Part P of the Building Regulations under which certain work must legally be notified to the relevant local authority. For example, this would apply if the fused spur is being run from a separate way (i.e. as a new circuit) from the distribution board. Yours sincerely Tony Weeks Technical Manager

Well that's one way of ensuring it isn't unplugged accidentally, Little transformer backed up by a 32A fuse, nice.

Morning all, I was grafting all weekend so had an early night yesterday!, and yes the comment was aimed at the 'cowboy' who installs Prems etc and knows naff all about them. Apologies if it seemed I was accusing-not my intent-and thanks guys for defending me. Richard.

Forum name 'Rulland',user/real name 'Richard' My apologies James,just thought it was easier for the op. Richard.

Sorry but if you aint used to real intruder kit you dont make the basic mistake of specifying more than 8 zones-cowboy!...........