alarm

Hello, I am currently installing a wired Challenger Force10 burglar alarm from CEF UK. I have 11 window shock sensors that need power. I have run all the cables back to the main panel. I have wired the tamper and zone loops in series successfully. However, I now have 11 red and 11 black wires...

Hi, had a look inside G4 Accenta/Optima panel and found all the blue tamper wires twisted together in one terminal and all the whites twisted together in the other? I thought they are meant to be wired in series. Has the builder Balfour Beatty wired it wrong? Also is the tamper circuit supposed...

Hi all, I'm currently 1st fixing my security alarm cable in my own self build and I am trying to minimise any visible cable / trunking on / around the window frame. It's all hard wired as I am not a great fan of wireless. The frames are UPVC. I have already fitted 2 concealed Elmdene flush...

Hello all, I am really hoping that you can help… I have recently bought a house that I am renovating to move into. There is a Pyronix Paragon Super alarm system installed. I do not have any codes, and cannot contact the seller for them. I have downloaded the annual and have tried using the...

Evening all, I've recently bought a property which has a Texecom Premier 24 and PSU200XP system installed in the house and extension respectively. I've checked the system and it seems in good condition however I noticed the 12V Network + terminal on the PSU200XP was connected to the panel 12V...

Hello Guys, I was left some small colourful key tags to add to our new home alarm. However when trying to add it asks us to enrol now or enter ID however these small key tags don’t have ID’s and when we try to touch the panel with the key tag it doesn’t register etc … has anyone got any advice...

With the Pyronix Enforcer WE v10 panel, I know it comes with Wi-Fi built in as standard, but if you get the GPRS SIM module, does it replace the "built in" Wi-Fi module or is it in addition to it? I.e. can you install the GPRS module in addition to what it comes with OR would you need the v11...

I moved into a house with a Euro mini alarm plus a pyronix v2 tel unit. Never had a problem with it, but we don’t actually use the alarm often. We came home to the internal speaker making a constant alarm and the main alarm panel showing error code 485 loss of Comms please wait. No buttons...

Hi all, I recently moved into a new rented property that has had an Enforcer alarm fitted by a previous tenant. We have keyfobs that seem to work to set and disable the alarm so that's good, what we don't have (and neither it seems does the property management agency) is any sort of PIN code in...

I have the above fob intalled on my Flex 100 alarm. When I activate the PA buttons all I get is the internal speaker ringing OP3. I want the bells as well. Is there a way I can put a wire between OP3 and the bell box to get them both to ring at the same time? Thanks for your responses in advance.

Hi all, Currently wiring my house with cables for a home alarm system and I was wondering what peoples thoughts were about the number of keypads that are required. In my current house I have 1 at the front door and 1 in the garage, these are the only 2 entry points and then another 1 on the...

Hi there just moved into a house with a Eurosec CP8L house alarm. Today, the internal alarm sounded for no reason. Then went off. It now says “check” i put the code in and press “reset” and then it just goes off again and says “tamper” until i put the code in again and then back to “check”...

Securit 800L Hi I have seen a number of posts on the Intellisense Securit 800L about reseting etc. I want to permanently disable the external bell and the internal siren. Basically we have moved into a new house and there is a lot of faulty wiring so the alarm keep sgoing off. We want to...

looking for some advice. I have a DSSO spur in the loft coming from the upstairs ring. This was installed for a future burglar alarm control panel. Got the alarm control panel now and looking to install, but it says an unswitched fused spur must be used...why this is I don't really understand...

Hey guys, Recently moved into a new home with a Honeywell Galaxy dimension Cp051 alarm system. Last night the alarm started to go off even though it wasn't set. This continued every hour on the hour. This morning the alarm has been going off even more regularly and I'm not sure what the...

Hi, I am hoping there is a way to use 5800 series wireless sensors with the Galaxy flex alarm panel. The RF portal which is intended for use with flex operates with 868Mhz sensors but there is a very limited choice whereas the 5800 series are compact and include flush mountable door and window...

Hi all, I’ve had a Eurosec CP8 for twenty years. I installed it myself and the system worked flawlessly the whole time. I’ve now moved house and thought I’d use the same system again. However, every supplier seems to be out of stock. Does anyone know what the issue is? I know that Covid and...

Hi I received an email stating I will need to upgrade to Home Control 2.0. After installing the new app on my phone, I entered my home alarm credentials but at the login screen it states... Access denied. Before you can access this app, it needs to be authorised on the pyronixcloud. Please...

Hi, I am wondering if anyone could shine any light on an ADT alarm that is in a house we have just moved in to. The previous occupants have cancelled the monthly subscription and we are not looking to take this on, but would like to use it as a stand alone non monitored alarm - if possible. ADT...

Hi all Self installed my alarm system 4 years ago. All went in fine and was happy with the cloud/notification integration. All was fine... Then Pyronix released the newer ProControl+ app. Adding the system to the new app was simple enough. I can arm and disarm the system from the app. I get...