Risco wireless sensor battery low issue

[MrHappy]

27 minutes ago, karl taylor said:

Just checked the batteries in wireless sensor on my two sheds. One of them was flashing low battery.  Here we go again.  So took cover off to find it starting to go rusty on battery terminals. Change battery.  Nope nojoy internal alarm going off again. For god sake this is one pile of rubbish italian made alarm.

So i had a spare new sensor.  Fitted it all ok again. See picture below of sensor i took off shed door.  Its only been on a year or so as was faulty originaly. Rusting causing a fault.   Risco gardtec or eurosec what ever it is if you read these forum comments.  improve the quality of your alarms please. I am going to change the rest of the sensors now for piece of mind. More money spent in a **** set up.

 

 

condensation or device fitted to an outward opening door,

 

Clean terminals, touch of petroleum jelly on battery ends maybe a silica gel pack in the case

 

OMG I'm possessed by the late, great, Arfur Mo....

[karl taylor]

I have just  fitted a new sensor to the shed as would not reset, i think mosture must have got in the anti tamper switch and small circuits. Messing about on a saturday night with this ****,  i should be in the pub.

Have spread some silcone round the sides of the outside of the casing to try and stop the moisture. Should of used some electrical grease on battery terminal ends but old one looked ok there just the rest of battery clamp was rusting. Did not have any silca gel. 

Might be ok with silcone round sides of new casing?   Bit of a bodge but think might be ok? 

[karl taylor]

I have just  fitted a new sensor to the shed as would not reset, i think mosture must have got in the anti tamper switch and small circuits. Messing about on a saturday night with this ****,  i should be in the pub.

Have spread some silcone round the sides of the outside of the casing to try and stop the moisture. Should of used some electrical grease on battery terminal ends but old one looked ok there just the rest of battery clamp was rusting. Did not have any silca gel. 

Might be ok with silcone round sides of new casing?   Bit of a bodge but think might be ok? 

 

 

I am going to buy a few more new door sensors as it looks like risco have improved the internal workings of it doing away with on the front the anti jacking spring instead putting a metal spring clip which is held on the cover. And the battery clip in terminals have now a plastic insulation securing cover.

 

Have to agree mind if the alarm had a service every year these issues would be found out and sorted instead of them all playing up at once. But trying to get hold of thepeople who installed it is impossible.   

[james.wilson]

usually dusting terminal is from a faulty / cheap battery slightly leaking. You will need to clean the terminals up.

plus I think its Israeli not italian

[al-yeti]

1 hour ago, karl taylor said:

Just checked the batteries in wireless sensor on my two sheds. One of them was flashing low battery.  Here we go again.  So took cover off to find it starting to go rusty on battery terminals. Change battery.  Nope nojoy internal alarm going off again. For god sake this is one pile of rubbish italian made alarm.

So i had a spare new sensor.  Fitted it all ok again. See picture below of sensor i took off shed door.  Its only been on a year or so as was faulty originaly. Rusting causing a fault.   Risco gardtec or eurosec what ever it is if you read these forum comments.  improve the quality of your alarms please. I am going to change the rest of the sensors now for piece of mind. More money spent in a **** set up.

This is definitely blag , you had these problems from beginning and so on , 

 

You need to slow down and have a methodical approach perhaps 

[karl taylor]

Tried cleaning the terminals up.  No good.  Keeps sending a fault  to the panel.    Fitted new sensor.  Fault gone.    Risco i thought where italian.  Either way italian or Israeli i aint impressed with it.   Next alarm it wont be one of theres.  People on this forum have been of more help and assistance than the manufacturer and there none helpfull customer service department who i have rang too many times.  No not recommended. 

[karl taylor]

The first problem was over two years ago with a faulty sensor for the shed yes.  Not the same fault.   Fault was a low battery indication when there was not a low battery.

Second fault is now with a patio door saying same fault issue. Low battery despite changing the batteries 4 times in the same sensor.  

Sensor changed fault gone.

Now changed all the batteries in all the other sensors that i have last week.

All was fine. I did not notice any rusting on shed sensor.  Then again i changed the batteries after i came home from work at 8pm so it was a night time and i wanted it fixed.  After all i am the one getting woken up at 3am with this false battery alarm.

So one of shed sensors has gone off again.  Closer inspection it has rusted.  So the whole alarm system i am trying to sort out now on my own as no alarm people will come out.

To say this is a blag,  no it is not. I am  the one getting woken up in the early hours by a faulty alarm . 

I am using a methodical approach. I am changing the faulty parts and its fixing the problem.  my issue with my alarm not a blag

[al-yeti]

Ok enough blag 

 

Get rid of system , Hkc system works better outdoors 

[james.wilson]

I wouldn't recommend risco either but it is cheap. However the wired stuff is ok imo

[james.wilson]

funny enough re hkc I just fitted a system (friend believe it or not) on a few gates on a small farm. no waterproofing like that test I did 5 yrs ago on my house. Still no issues and furthest gate is over 500m away