Texecom Impaq SC - 4 core cable

[majeric]

Howdy folks!
I had my front door changed so had to remove the old AEA with a magnetic reed switch.

When taking it off, I noticed that the cable was only 4 core. I want to replace the unit for an Impact SC but see that it requires a 6 core cable.

Did my installer make a boo boo with this?

Image of original wiring.

 

[majeric]

Just to add, this is on the front door that controls the entry/exit trigger.

 

[Handymanjo]

Is that your entry / exit door ?
Not good practice to install shock sensors on entry / exit door, due to high false alarms .
Can be wired with 4 core, what control panel do you have?

 

[majeric]

Yes entry exit door.
It’s a solid glass door which is why I wanted a shock sensor on it.
Premier elite 24.

Thanks!

Is that your entry / exit door ?
Not good practice to install shock sensors on entry / exit door, due to high false alarms .
Can be wired with 4 core, what control panel do you have?

 

[Handymanjo]

That is a shock sensor without a Reed contact. What are you going to use as your entry device ?

Elite 24 can be wired EOL .

 

[majeric]

That is a shock sensor without a Reed contact. What are you going to use as your entry device ?

Elite 24 can be wired EOL .

Ah! It has a reed contact…..just didn’t take a pic of it.

This…

 

[Handymanjo]

Are you wiring Reed contract in series with shock?

 

[majeric]

Are you wiring Reed contract in series with shock?

Yes - That’s how the installer did it.
The system is 10 years old.

 

[majeric]

Are you wiring Reed contract in series with shock?

This is what is confusing me from the instructions -
'Note: The shock and contact functions must be wired as two separate zones in the panel.'

If the cable is only 4 core (2 for power and 2 for shock), what do wire into the mag terminals?

 

[majeric]

i spoke with texecom and they've said that i need another two cores to be screwed into the mag terminals on the impaq and then terminated into a seperate zone on the panel.......its impossible to run a new cable without taking up quite a few carpets and floorboards.....guess im going to have to go back to the external magnetic reed switch

 

[secureiam]

how would you like it to work?

single zone for each contact and shock or combined onto 1 zone.

I happen to have one in the office and can take a quick look and confirm wiring later today after I have checked a few things on how it functions.

 

[secureiam]

currently its wired to share the zone.

 

[majeric]

how would you like it to work?

single zone for each contact and shock or combined onto 1 zone.

I happen to have one in the office and can take a quick look and confirm wiring later today after I have checked a few things on how it functions.

Combined into one zone.

That would be amazing if you can confirm.

 

[majeric]

currently its wired to share the zone.

You got a pic of the wiring please?

 

[majeric]

currently its wired to share the zone.

This is good news, but do you have 4 cores running into the SC….that’s my issue. The installer only ran a 4 core cable to the door. Every other cable is 6 core.