dazroberts

Eventually got round to testing out 'anguscanplay's suggestion, to no avail. Still nothing from the box. CDJ, I did not install the alarm system, it was installed before we moved in (pre 1997), the control panel was changed in 2003/4 by a semi-retired electrician who I cannot get hold (probably fully-retired now). I do not know enough about these things to carry out what you said in your post. Unless someone out there has any other suggestions, I guess it's time to call out the experts ! Can anyone recommend someone reputable in the Stoke-on-Trent area?? Thanks.

Thanks for your replies. I had tested the bell and strobe as per Colin's post, nothing happens. Everything else works fine bar the bell ! One thought I did have was to power everything down, take batteries out of panel and bell, then power back up again. Hopefully this would clear the problem (it works on PC's!). I havent done this yet in case 1) the alarm system doesnt work at all afterwards, and 2) it sheds no further light on what the problem actually is ! What are your thoughts on this idea? Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks. Daz.

Hi everyone, I have a problem with my house alarm system, the external box does not make any noise when the alarm is triggered. This only came to light recently on entry to the house (when the alarm was set), we didnt reach the control panel in time. The internal sounder went off, nothing from the external one. The control panel is a Veritas Compact 8 which was installed in 2003/4 to replace an existing antiquated panel. Everything else works fine, internal sounder, setting/unsetting of alarm, using the various zones, etc. It's just the outside box that's the problem. I've gone through the various trouble-shooting exercises shown in the user/installation guide, but to no avail. However, when I removed the fuse for the external sounder from the control panel it went off ! So it obviously works, just not when it should.. Any ideas what the problem could be? Thanks.