secureiam

theres no question about blame, the bus hit the van which was parked and it was captured on CCTV or more the fact the bus trying to get away was captured as it was hooked up so to speak he had to reverse to get disconnected. Just the whole process is so dam slow even though they accepted liability its still not settled in full and because iof the way the system appears to work I was surprised and have the ombudsman involved not that its done anything more thamn get me better informed since dragging them in. Its sad but if it had been my fault it would have progressed much quicker. Not sure how to factor that into looking for insurance, lets face it accepting liability which the bus company did (even though that took about 4 days to show on the system) you would have thought it would make things easier not harder. as for the OP, starting up isnt easy and there has been some good advice on here, between the thread filling. Maybe he has gone away to digest the information and do his sums?

I don't think your prepared in the slightest given the questions. Costs of starting up, so how much would you need? What do you need to live on? Where is the work coming from? What you going to charge? What jobs can you realistically take on? I haven't been trading long compared to some of the folk on here, they advised against it and it seriously isn't easy. I get work in and times I am busy and ideally need another pair of hands and others I aint so busy. What is your competition like, in my neck of the woods its heavy, I win some I lose some, recommendations are great, but to be recommended you need to get work in first? What if your ill. or fall off a ladder? What if some f'in bus hits your van and the insurance f'k you about messing up the jobs you have on, can you get what you need to tide you over and get working whilst your waiting. (happened to me before Christmas and it was a nightmare sorting things out rearranging jobs and still waiting for all the money back for the repairs, but if I waited for the insurance I probably still wouldn't be back on the road). I have a fair bit of stock and that stuff seriously adds up, yet must individual items aren't so expensive. Theres more bad weather on the way and how bad it is going to be we will have to wait and see, but migt be wishing I had a 4 x 4 or a boat....lol

http://overseas.hikvision.com/en/ProductsSelector.aspx?c_kind=350 should help you gind a product with built in microphone, if you haven't already done so.

I think its mad when just one core is used for a zone and all the cores are accounted for with power and all the zones using 1 core. its nice and tidy at the panel end very few cables don't get me wrong but it isn't good when things start going wrong with the system.

interesting.

If there is a cause like 4G then it could get very serious for a lot of wireless systems out there. It could be the increase of wireless coms on 868, cheap rubbish appears to be on the increase whilst I am out and about. Question is how do you protect your customer and your business? Lets face it you install something and if its your fault then that's one thing, but if its something outside of your control what can you do, if your customer ends up with a wireless system that wont work due to 4G or other interference that wasn't present at the time of design or install.

probably, I dont understand your point. your getting a carpenter to fit brake pads now I am confused. so you car still will start, and move but it might not stop in times, fitting the wrong brake pads by someone who doesn't know what they are doing could be dangerous as you think you car has the correct capability to stop. I still don't see your point when referring to alarms and the original post. May be I am blonde.

I dont like fobs because I feel they are less secure, but don't really think about the car keys. remote arming and disarming fobs are certainly as bad, as they will report back the status of the alarm and allow you to disarm it. But you still have to know the House to use it on even if you find the keys and the fob etc. Find keys in a carpark just point and unlock door and wait for the car to flash to say here I am? So the fob for the house is probably more secure than a fob for the car? I like the risco agility 3 remote fob as you can have it coded, okay so its only 4 digits, but requires two actions if programmed ie disarm and the 4 digit code, but that wont work on a monitored system as once you enable the standard the feature is disabled.

When a consumer purchases goods from a business, they will have rights under the Sale of Goods Act 1979 as amended. This legislation states that goods supplied by businesses must be of satisfactory quality and fit for purpose. This means that they must be safe, free from minor defects, durable, amongst other things. Where this is not the case, the seller of the goods can be held in breach of contract and may have to offer a remedy to the consumer. If you have had the item for a fairly short time, it may be possible to for a full refund, as you may not have had the goods for a long enough period of time to be deemed to have ‘accepted’ them in the eyes of the law. This period of time can vary depending on the type of item you have. Important bit:-​ You can also make a claim for the original and return postage. Essentially, you should not be at a financial loss as a result of the breach of contract. Although eBay have made a ruling, their decision is not legally binding and hence you can claim under the Sale of Goods Act. this was three years ago and consumer direct was closing later that year, and advised after they closed citizen advice. If you dont have clear instruction on how to utilise the product it is useless but how you that is another issue.

I seem to recall that under UK law, the consumer is not to be out of pocket, but you would have to check how that works. Ebay policy is not necessarily UK law is what i was told a few years back see if I can find out the source and the exact quote.

well at least it put the fire out

Cant say I am a fan of COP, but maybe i was unlucky, they are quick to address any issues you have mind,.

I have a dewalt 18V SDS and 4Ah batteries not let me down (it aint too heavy either), start off with a full battery (mind you I have 6 batteries so I shouldn't run out even if I do need to swap), even on Accringrton brick.

@galaxy guy the router supports PPTP L2TP and IPsec Pass-through but means absolute jack to me to be honest. I would probably need to do a few to get my head around it.

Wouldn't it be better to be low cost subcription based £1/month online access with it been updated as and when the regulations dictate. this way the print wouldnt cost anything other than at the end its being printed and its easily updated/ modified, how that's is done could be a time line update with the page that's changed so you have old, recent, new data? People having an interest, nd being willing to buy is another matter, and who do you intend to sell it to?

There are tools that allow even strong passwords to be broken, because the default usernames are used so the number of combinations has become significantly less. I have a vpn capable router but don't know enough on how to set one up properly and in the middle of doing some long tern tests I don't want to f'up by trying but it certainly something to think about. Although I have read there are different VPN's and not all of them are100% secure either, so what vpn model do I setup and how?, and how do I utilise that for access to an app for a panel or camera?

Just been asked to fit microphones to cctv said no.

Dont think you should over complicate your choices. As for which panel is the best fit, that depends on what you want it to do and if you want to integrate into home automation etc. If you want to differentiate between the offerings, ask what solution is offering the best value and what about future expansion/ integration. I install Texecom and Risco equipment as my prefered and had the odd glitch and nothing major long term issues, installed a few enforcers but not the homecontrol and had no issues but they were pretty basic installs, not done HKC. Some of my customers choose by how it looks to them, or just price beaters. paying for the HKC app may sound like a bad thing, but the service has to be paid for somewhere, the fact its paid for may mean its a way of generating revenue, or away of expanding the service infrastructure as demand increases, so its less likely to fall over due to demand and lack of investment.

what were the issues with Texe and Risco wireless i do these systems and not had any major issues (yet). The wireless bellbox was an issue and that was customer supplied equipment but other than that. I know that the enforcer has had a specific issue with wireless in norfolk I think it was with the street lights interfereing because they were transmitting continuously.

its few months old this post and customers specific request at the time. although they seem to have dropped off the face of the earth.

be useful, better still if the system was unique after every visit, think I could incorporate that. lets not get ahead of ones self, its something for me to look at tomorrow and a basic app to do the donkey work.

lol you wouldnt see my codes on the list, I was making a statement that it be nice to have a list of codes cant remember the post but someone said they had a list. still working on my engineers uniqe code calculator.

I have had a few systems that have been locked and not all of them have back doors. If possible I opt for default alarm codes rather than default the entire panel. A list of what the other companies use would be useful though.

Depends on how far you want to take this, I am only aware of 1 person making a legal challenge (so they say) because the engineer wouldnt release the engineers code/ or reset it to the default. Based on that case I would say it is possible to make the engineer change the engineers code and provide it to the end user. However I would expect a fee to be paid, that fee should be inline with there fees to attend site and perform a minimum duty, as the process is short it should not cost any more than there minimum. Any system where the engineers code is disclosed to the end user loses their right to any warranty that would normally be offered. In my opinion it would be unreasonable for an engineer to disclose an engineers code that compromises all his systems, or for any system they are offering any guarantee or responsible for. All my clients that request the engineers code are told that by doing so there is no warranty as I can not guarantee the integrity of the system it then becomes a choice. The engineers code where its displayed in full prior to being changed, is changed before the end user changes it to their preferred code. That is reflected on their receipt. I went and fixed a system last week changed the engineers code, the customer said and I quote "I want the engineers code so I can maintain the system". Which you may consider a bit strange because they were playing around with the system, got it in a mess and called me to sort it out in the first place. Fine, I changed the engineers code to the default and let them change it to something else (they let the property), showed the system working and advised them that beyond that I can accept no liability for any future issue as I have no control of the system. The codes can be defaulted on that system even if its a ball ache by a competent installer. My customer is always right, but as a result of their decision may lose some of their rights to warranty. You simply cant expect an engineer to be responsible for a system if the end user has access to the engineers code.

what i expected if you dont have a remote fob then it has to go next to the entry door, or you wire a remote keypad into the main unit, and have the main unit elsewhere. its two way