Problems with Honeywell AG6 bell boxes.

[DCC Kid]

In my case it was 23.00 last night in the heavy rain up aladder trying to stop the AG6 sounder screeching.  Not the first time - I have taken many steps with acrylic sealent on this box and it beggars belief how it gets in there - but it does!

 

Thanks for the alternative makes suggested (Texecom, Elmdedne, SAB).

 

IK

[al-yeti]

1 hour ago, DCC Kid said:

In my case it was 23.00 last night in the heavy rain up aladder trying to stop the AG6 sounder screeching.  Not the first time - I have taken many steps with acrylic sealent on this box and it beggars belief how it gets in there - but it does!

 

Thanks for the alternative makes suggested (Texecom, Elmdedne, SAB).

 

IK

Standard problem with the ag6 with no eave protection or just when weather hits it 

 

But then I have seen incorrect cabling , water trickles behind box , onto cable which trickles onto the PCB board on the ag6 , needs to be looped down out of the way really 

[al-yeti]

 

Texecom , deltabell, hkc box and others all better design and all have there quirks I don't like the old texe screw caps they all break or disintegrate

[sixwheeledbeast]

Ody 1, 2 and 3 have small plastic bits that can fatigue and break after being in the sun. Would suggest Ody 4 or 5 if you go Texecom.

[datadiffusion]

Did a job where the AG6 was pretty inaccessible but only about a year old so if it worked I intended to leave it (dumb builders positioning, not visible from frontage where I put a dummy)

 

As it happened, it didn't work, but also as it happened the customer had scaff up for painting. It didn't work as wired incorrectly by builder (lol) but I did think what a crock it was when I wired it properly.

 

Should have bloody changed it I think.

[sixwheeledbeast]

If it's in a position that is or has become inaccessible safely with ladders I always recommend a new bell in a repositioned location.

It's then on the customer if it where to go wrong at 3am and you can't access it safely.

[datadiffusion]

Unfortunately recently rennovated cottage with oak flooring over chipboard everywhere

 

But at least a replacement in the same location would have been better than nowt.

 

Had to rely on the wires the builders had provided and a well hidden expansion module back to back with what was a 4 core(!) to a PIR

[DCC Kid]

On 24/09/2019 at 13:46, al-yeti said:

Standard problem with the ag6 with no eave protection or just when weather hits it 

 

But then I have seen incorrect cabling , water trickles behind box , onto cable which trickles onto the PCB board on the ag6 , needs to be looped down out of the way really 

I agree - previously had to apply silicon sealant around rear of box and where cable enters (picture) as water did run along this.  The last two times the water has capillaried from the bottom edge into the bottom of the electronics board.  I have added more sealant today (picture).

Just wanted to thank all respondents for the info on this.  I have ordered a new Texecom Odyssey 4 to replace this with.