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If you mean using the engineering menu on the keypad to revert to factory settings then yes, i've already tried this... this is where the forum is useful - prior to this I would have assumed the list was 'vetted' in some way, sounds like any fool can get onto it is there a list of 'TSI-approved' installers for the midlands?

thank you In terms of a plan of the house it is as follows... Ground floor - Entry door - door contact - opening into front lounge Front lounge - PIR 1 Front Lounge - Keypad Second Lounge - PIR 2 - Exterior patio door from 2nd lounge Exterior Patio door from 2nd lounge - Door contact Kitchen - PIR 3 Kitchen External door - Door Contact First Floor Staircase - PIR 4 Rear Landing - PIR 5 There is one bellbox on the rear of the property and one at the front

with all due respect i've tried my best not to 'get funny' - have a look at the tone of posts above I have contacted texecom tech support and they've advised the premier elite 24 is a good choice for my application.

The initial guy that came out and installed the alarm was advertised on Gumtree, Yellow pages and was also advertising in the local alarm/cctv suppliers as an approved fitter - i had gone to that store as it was nearby and to obtain someone reliable. the second twat that came and charged me 60quid for doing nothing was also listed as an approved fitter through the texecom website - i have already sent a complaint off to texecom. The £60 was the charge for the battery, there was a callout charge of £45 for the diagnosis - so no, i'm not expecting a free service - simple A service would be appreciative. with all due respect, this is the DIY forum and I was hoping for some constructive advice not just petty piss-taking and trolling. the basics i'm asking about i have figured out to some degree - I was hoping for some clarification and reassurance that i'd made the correct choices. anyone else got anything actually constructive to say?

Hi Both bellboxes are fully functioning/real bellboxes and not dummies. Operation of both was tested by using the engineering menu on the keypad, both will strobe however only the rear will ring. When the initial surge happened the front bellbox would not stop ringing and went on for best part of an hour or so before I opened the panel and removed the +12v, this seemed to shut it up. As much as I appreciate there is an awful lot more to it than joining coloured wires I feel I'm competent enough in the actual install and initial setup, where I require some assistance is in ensuring I have the best/most suitable system in the first instance to help cover the home and make fault finding a little easier (reason why I want to go for a panel I can connect to a computer along with a LCD control panel as opposed to the simpler one which the installer initially fitted). I've had one incompetent engineer out who seemed professional and on the ball at the outset- alarm bells started ringing (pardon the pun) when I watched him simply unplug and replace the same bellbox battery and proceed to hand me an invoice for £60 for the privilege... I may be a 'diyer' but I feel I'm competent enough to take this on without getting swindled by another 'installer'. I appreciate the input on this thread.

Hi, In terms of installing - main reason I got someone in was (at the time) it was going to be more time consuming for me to do the wiring... Wiring - I have checked every single wire run from the panel to each door contact, PIR and the front bellbox using a continuity tester Wintex - for setup, configuration and monitoring system for alarms/faults panel - the current veritas r8 i have only has a basic LED panel - if there was any way to fit an LCD panel to this then i'm all ears! only way I can see is to change the panel and the keypad as the current one seems to be a little glitchy

Hi All! We currently have a Veritas R8 alarm system installed - done by a gumtree 'installer' who by the sounds of it has screwed up an awful lot of the wiring. System is a Texecom Veritas R8 with 5PIR's and 3 door contacts, 1 RKP, 2 bellboxes (one front, one rear) - About a month ago we had a power surge which blew something in the alarm panel and bellboxes. The system is now extremely buggy - will set but then not go off once i trigger a PIR or door contact, will go off when i have unset the system, front bellbox is faulty - has been wired correctly and i've checked the cable myself again, all in correctly but will not 'ring' when testing or triggering the alarm. I have now decided that I want to upgrade the alarm panel and keypad to a system which I can monitor remotely and actually see the settings etc (Wintex?) I'm looking at the Texecom Premier Elite 24 polymer panel with a prox keypad and COM-IP or COM-wifi (router is near the alarm panel so wire is preferred) the bellboxes installed at the moment are a texecom odyssey 3e (faulty) and an odyssey 1 (working ok) is there any advice that people can provide me with? I need to know what size battery to go with (i'm thinking a 7ah?) any other tips? the PIR's installed are texecom premier PIR's (only installed 12months ago)