al-yeti Posted April 5, 2018 Posted April 5, 2018 2 hours ago, MrHappy said: just in case anyone cares rkp- pcb- imagines from google Proper old collectors job Quote
al-yeti Posted April 5, 2018 Posted April 5, 2018 7 hours ago, TimbreSaw said: I'm grateful for your replies, I've paid to have my Valliant boiler serviced every year - by finding engineers through an engineers forum. I kept my potterton lynx 2 going for 15yrs or myself it was a right old beast , in the end just got a new boiler as old stuff has to go But you will still see old alarms being serviced by some companies because they get a contract a monthly fee and all the stuff If you had been on a contract you wouldn't get any upgrades for years on those controls by most But get it upgraded geezer might fail as soon as it's serviced..... Quote
MrHappy Posted April 5, 2018 Posted April 5, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, al-yeti said: Proper old collectors job My old alarm collector pops in once a week & Empties the wheelie bin Edited April 5, 2018 by MrHappy Quote Mr Veritas God
petrolhead Posted April 5, 2018 Posted April 5, 2018 By the time you pay for a service and speech dialler it wouldn't be much more to stick in a euro with the app functionality and at least have some confidence in it, your old panel is on borrowed time the electrolytic caps will be dried out, the prom and nvm will be at the end of their useful life and if you havent had it serviced in so long the charging circuit will be shagged. Things wear out, especially when neglected but even when nurtured they have a finite life and replacing the worn parts before they let you down when you need them most is preventative maintenance. Quote
PeterJames Posted April 5, 2018 Posted April 5, 2018 9 minutes ago, petrolhead said: By the time you pay for a service and speech dialler it wouldn't be much more to stick in a euro with the app functionality and at least have some confidence in it, your old panel is on borrowed time the electrolytic caps will be dried out, the prom and nvm will be at the end of their useful life and if you havent had it serviced in so long the charging circuit will be shagged. Things wear out, especially when neglected but even when nurtured they have a finite life and replacing the worn parts before they let you down when you need them most is preventative maintenance. Quoted for agreement Quote
TimbreSaw Posted April 11, 2018 Author Posted April 11, 2018 (edited) Last serviced five years ago. 5 PIR's 2 Shock Sensors 2 Panic Buttons One door contact Bell & Strobe. What would be a reasonable price for the service/recommission? Edited April 11, 2018 by TimbreSaw Quote
sixwheeledbeast Posted April 11, 2018 Posted April 11, 2018 10 devices on a 8 zone panel? Prices would vary depending on who you get and your location. Also would depend if you have agreed a fixed price for the job or if you will be charged a call out/per hour. I'd contact some local companies to get a rough idea, that doesn't mean to say you should necessarily choose the cheapest. Quote
al-yeti Posted April 11, 2018 Posted April 11, 2018 9 hours ago, TimbreSaw said: Last serviced five years ago. 5 PIR's 2 Shock Sensors 2 Panic Buttons One door contact Bell & Strobe. What would be a reasonable price for the service/recommission? Why recommission? Have you mashed it up ? Average £60-80 service doesn't include parts ypu supply your own parts and it fails then you pay labour again Commission minimum £250+ and it's not there problem if system is mashed up Fault finding £35 first hour? On top of all of that Good guess ? Quote
TimbreSaw Posted April 11, 2018 Author Posted April 11, 2018 Appreciate the responses. Take a look: Pad shows St - basic clean and reset needed. I wonder if there are fuses in it that should be replaced as a matter of course? Could anybody tell em if the fuses should be replaced as a matter of course - since even if they are 'working' - they have been there a while. And then service - to the point that all the measurements be retaken and a full walk through test be done. I'll be straight forward - battery is new. Won't be installing anything - just doing a full MOT. Opinions and contributions as to a fair price is would help me greatly Quote
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