martlewis Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I'm about to rip out an old Texecom Veritas 8C from my house that I'm working on. It's going to be replaced eventually once the building work is finished. My concern is noise from the belbox. When I open the panel I know the tamper will set the bellbox ringing. Hopefully this will stop within 15 mins but... How long would I be looking at it ringing if there wasn't a timeout set until the internal battery died? Also can I make the bellbox stop ringing without either putting in a new panel yet or accessing the bellbox (no ladders on site yet)? all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I'm about to rip out an old Texecom Veritas 8C from my house that I'm working on. It's going to be replaced eventually once the building work is finished. My concern is noise from the belbox. When I open the panel I know the tamper will set the bellbox ringing. Hopefully this will stop within 15 mins but... How long would I be looking at it ringing if there wasn't a timeout set until the internal battery died? Also can I make the bellbox stop ringing without either putting in a new panel yet or accessing the bellbox (no ladders on site yet)? all. POST EDITED - i should not have to point out this is a security forum to assist with the simpler faults the DIY er might have, but not in how to disable alarms systems. guys please think before posting something which may assist an intruder, subsequent answers referring to how to disable/overcome the external siren will be deleted - ARFUR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateurandy Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I'm about to rip out an old Texecom Veritas 8C from my house that I'm working on. It's going to be replaced eventually once the building work is finished. My concern is noise from the belbox. When I open the panel I know the tamper will set the bellbox ringing. Hopefully this will stop within 15 mins but... How long would I be looking at it ringing if there wasn't a timeout set until the internal battery died? Also can I make the bellbox stop ringing without either putting in a new panel yet or accessing the bellbox (no ladders on site yet)? all. You might want to consider paying an alarm company to do that for you, unless you installed and know what's involved (which it doesn't sound like). They will have the right safety equipment, tools and know-how to do it as quickly as possible with minimal disturbance. It should be a relatively quick and not too expensive job. I installed my own system and bellbox, but don't fancy trying to disable it - after all it's designed to be difficult to turn off! Any pro's care to suggest a ball-park cost or range of likely charges? COMMENT martlewise has it in one and not a pro either - Arfur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 You might want to consider paying an alarm company to do that for you, unless you installed and know what's involved (which it doesn't sound like). They will have the right safety equipment, tools and know-how to do it as quickly as possible with minimal disturbance.It should be a relatively quick and not too expensive job. I installed my own system and bellbox, but don't fancy trying to disable it - after all it's designed to be difficult to turn off! Any pro's care to suggest a ball-park cost or range of likely charges? Well the company i work for would charge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martlewis Posted March 23, 2007 Author Share Posted March 23, 2007 If I disconnected the bell inside the panel, by which time tamper alarm would be going, to see if battery is installed in bellbox... Could I reconnect it in the panel and then silence it usiing user code? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateurandy Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Well the company i work for would charge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martlewis Posted March 23, 2007 Author Share Posted March 23, 2007 If I disconnected the bell inside the panel, by which time tamper alarm would be going, to see if battery is installed in bellbox... Could I reconnect it in the panel and then silence it usiing user code? I'm in Sheffield btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossinyork Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I'm about to rip out an old Texecom Veritas 8C from my house that I'm working on. It's going to be replaced eventually once the building work is finished. My concern is noise from the belbox. When I open the panel I know the tamper will set the bellbox ringing. Hopefully this will stop within 15 mins but... How long would I be looking at it ringing if there wasn't a timeout set until the internal battery died? Also can I make the bellbox stop ringing without either putting in a new panel yet or accessing the bellbox (no ladders on site yet)? all. Hi, if theres still going to be mains in the property, then you could just get a 12v transformer and connect it to the bell +/- wires then plug it in to a nearby socket. EDITED as unsafe in public area comment - Arfur so you aren't talking hours!! Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anguscanplay Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Hi, if theres still going to be mains in the property, EDIT - Arfur, so you aren't talking hours!! Ross or a battery like the one you will be fitting in the new panel? ive known them go over twenty four Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossinyork Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 or a battery like the one you will be fitting in the new panel?ive known them go over twenty four Oh yeh came across that once, did not expect to see one of them sat in the bell box!! How often did this occur on jobs i wonder? Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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