Strange activation reported by neighbour but nothing in log.

[TheOriginalTableLeg]

It is wired correctly. As you rightly say lifting off the front cover triggers a tamper activation. As does trying to remove the backplate from the wall.

However, when this occurs it is recorded on the log and requires a reset before the alarm can be put into 'run' mode.

This is what confuses me as there wasn't anything in the log.

 

[josh451]

I'd grill your neighbour more before checking wiring first. I've heard many alarm activations that sound like next doors, but in actual fact it's the house opposite or down the road. That is, unless he was stood outside looking at the box when it was sounding.

If there isn't anything in the log, then 90% of the time it isn't yours thats activated. The log doesn't lie.

My 2 cents anyway

 

[TheOriginalTableLeg]

I'd grill your neighbour more before checking wiring first. I've heard many alarm activations that sound like next doors, but in actual fact it's the house opposite or down the road. That is, unless he was stood outside looking at the box when it was sounding.

If there isn't anything in the log, then 90% of the time it isn't yours that's activated. The log doesn't lie.

My 2 cents anyway

I think i'll have to do that. And maybe speak to some of the other neighbours if I can when I next see them.

Thanks for the reply.

 

[TheOriginalTableLeg]

Well I just spoke to some of my other neighbours and it did go off.

So I come to my earlier question, if a fault occurred and then rectified itself would it still be recorded in the log?

Alarm activation but nothing in log!??!?

 

[plugwash]

I guess one possibility could be a bad connection in the bellbox wiring so the bellbox sounded even though the panel wasn't in alarm.

 

[TheOriginalTableLeg]

I guess one possibility could be a bad connection in the bellbox wiring so the bellbox sounded even though the panel wasn't in alarm.

Thanks for the reply. I think you could be right. I'll have to get the ladders out! I did a search on the bell box and found 1 person who had similar problem after 4 years. But on the whole it seems these bell boxes cause little problems.

 

[alan333]

On my alarm, if I enter "engineer mode" it disables all the tampers. Therefore AFAIK I could take the siren off the wall without disconnecting anything, and without it sounding. Maybe yours has something similar?

 

[TheOriginalTableLeg]

On my alarm, if I enter "engineer mode" it disables all the tampers. Therefore AFAIK I could take the siren off the wall without disconnecting anything, and without it sounding. Maybe yours has something similar?

Funny you say that I read that on another post. I presume the sab will still go off though won't it? Ir maybe not. Thanks I'll give that a try.

 

[alan333]

I don't reckon it will, cos the hold off power is still connected, you've just told it to ignore the fact that you're tampering with the bell box. It'd be different if you wanted to disconnect the wires from inside the siren tho.

 

[sparkymarka]

yes it will if wired correct.............that's the idea.

 

[TheOriginalTableLeg]

Thanks all

As soon as summer arrives I'll get up the ladder and check the box over.