Unfortunately, paypal, ebay, do indeed refund the minute evidence of sending any type of tracked package is given. I have even had someone 'return' something using the entered royal mail code 'Fukoffebay'. They of course got a full instant refund, although I did eventually get it reversed after a LOT of shouting...
Does anyone remember those ludicrously biassed 'cost of two wire vs conventional systems' comparisons in trade mags where they used to quote 'EOL units' at £150 each for the conventional price?
If you want to keep your neighbours as friends, I would call an out of hours pro now.
The battery is faulty, almost certainly dead after all these years.
If you find the main control box, and disable it, then it's possible the external siren
will then start to sound for up to 20 minutes.
Smashing it up, or disabling the keypad, will not help I'm afraid.
I had a funny dealing, on the 'M' also that 'lid tamper' inc case and modules was always an eng reset event?
Whilst of course you could set zone tamper to user...
Not sure if that's right but had a play with an M600 last week prior to scrapping.
Well, I've heard that Knight use only EU or US made ones, I assume Elmdene buy 'locally' in China as they manufacture over there, and Ventcroft I can only guess must have bought a really sh1tty batch from god knows where.
I have never had a door contact fail like that before, an RSD yes, although that wasn't welded shut that was random opening.
I tried the Ventcroft Premium Door Contact on a few jobs 2 years ago, they look nice on domestics, easier to fit than the Elmdene I was using at the time - feck me, back to nearly every single one, reed welded closed, Knight every time now.