PeterJames

I think its a bit late now to encourage him to improve, I think you would have made a great teacher though.

Omnicrom horrible DIY panels 30 years ago, sold in Maplins. i would guess it hasnt been serviced in a long while I would say that if it had, the battery would have prevented this from failing. But that said the Omnicrom used to fail if you sneezed near it. Most good engineers wouldnt touch it, and those that have regret it

Call the company that serviced it, I would say they didnt do a proper job those panels clicking normally means the battery is pulling the PSU down. The panel is over 30 years old now soif it cannot be resuscitated you have had your moneys worth out of it. Sterling 10 were never a good panel when they were new, there cant be many of those around now

iirc scantronic have an electronic fuse for charging, try down powering and powering back up, bear in mind your battery is probably flat now anyway. If your previous battery was over 4 years old chances are the charging circuit was already on its way out. Ideally you need a multimeter to check whats going on, without one your like a blind man without his white stick

And you boys take the p out of me because I come from Brighton

Not sure if that was a typo, Its back light compensation as the name suggest it adjusts the iris to compensate for backlight when the camera is looking at an area that will have a lot of light like entrance doors etc. DN digital noise ALC/ELC is whether the lens is controlled by the lense or the camera Auto light conditions/ Electronic light condition BS not sure

Nah its Firkum Hall

Soffits, boards between the garage and house and Artex I think the chimney may be lined as well

My new house was built in the 70's (its a bit like living in an Austin Allegro, the doors have come off a few times) but it is its full of Asbestos,

I had an apprentice leave because he refused to test smoke detectors where the ceilings had asbestos stickers after the engineer he was working with told him there was no danger. I had done the UKATA with him and we provided PPE but whats the danger?

I get it, you purchased a house with a burglar alarm and thats what you expected to get. Instead you got a house with a faulty burglar alarm, I feel your pain I just purchased a house with solar water and electric and a few weeks in the solar water stopped working. Thats the way the cookie crumbles I supposed, you pays your money and you takes your chances. Im fairly handy and no engineering codes are required to fix it. I will be paying someone else to fix it though, I understand my limitations and I know that I can earn more money doing what I do, than I can save trying to fix it myself. Plus not fixing it properly will work out far more expensive. So when did you buy the house?

The cheapest best option: You may well find a company that are willing to default and re program the alarm for you, Banhams have quoted you a non-contract callout charge ( we charge the same) £25 pcm for maint is a bit steep our annual fee starts at £90.00 pa. If you want something you can look after yourself with no service then there is plenty of DIY tat on Amazon. As SWB decommissioning the Meridian is not the easiest of tasks if you dont know what your doing, you would need a ladder to get to the bell, and ideally to have a good understanding of electronics the stobe can give you a shock if you are not careful. You have a working alarm system installed by a pro company, so most likely a proper system that will work as its supposed to if the worst should happen (assuming you have set it) in your shoes I would work with what you have, so phone around some smaller co's (I recommend you use an accredited company NSI or SSIAB)

Theres a couple of flats on Brighton seafront with ultrasonics. IIRC one of them has them flushed into the wall which I thought was particularly cool

No point in getting excited, none of us are as famous as Gary Glitter , but welcome

Agreed wired is always better if the wiring is good, the existing detectors, contacts ect can also be utilised. You are only really looking at a panel change. But I would recommend that you consider a service agreement. It will ensure your system lasts, and doesnt let you down.

When did you last replace the battery ? Believe it or no false alarms are not always down to the detectors

Agreed with above, if the new replacement battery is only showing 7v then its not getting charged. Assuming that the replacement was new. The battery should be replaced every four years. The problem with not replacing it is that it will degrade, and as it does it makes the charging circuit on the panel work harder, and the longer it works harder the more damage that is caused, after a while it is no longer charging. So even replacing that old battery with a new one wont fix, it as the panel wont charge your new battery.

How did you select your installer? Most installers I know would not sell a system without a contract, why put your name to something that makes a lot of noise, if you are not going to make sure it doesnt become a nuisance.

Bills like what? Corporation tax? and VAT returns? Not sure that I would want to be doing what my accountant does for me, Im sure its probably not that hard, but if you make a mistake it would have expensive results. Do you have a bookkeeper?

What lights are on? Do the detectors light up as you move in front of them? When was it last serviced?

Do you have a multi meter? what happens if you boot on battery only?

QFA it wouldnt be a very secure security system if it was open for anyone to change the settings would it. You could buy a diy system if you wanted something that you could change yourself. It all depends on how bothered you are about it working if there was a breakin which is sort of the point in the first place

Hi and welcome

We carry all the test gear smoke and heat poles, MCP keys and all the basic kit you cannot get locally, stuff like addressable detectors, sounders, software and leads for laptops to panels ect. Most electrical factors will have stuff like series 65 or standard MCP., we still carry a limited amount of standard along with lots of batteries.