jezthomp
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The engineer has been and it was the bloke who's been before and said we had been locked out because of the power cut.
Already has his battery with him, went to the main box and asked me to put my code in when the alarm went off. Came back down walk tested all the sensors and that was it fixed. Said all our settings, code etc will be the same.
So as people suggested it was the battery that needed replacing.
In theory is this something i could do in the future as it was obviously my code and not the engineer code when he opened the box and the tamper switch went off? Battery needed is a rechargeable 12v battery in region of 1.2 to 6Ah.
And even worse worse case scenario the alarm only goes off for 20mins on a Accenta 6?
Thank you for all the help :)
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Urm yeah i would happily replace it with something newer, but after moving house don't have endless cash so probably something we'd do further down the line, will see what the engineer says on Thursday.
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8 hours ago, james.wilson said:
Out of interest your using modern ios tech to post about your really old alarm, would you be interested in keeping your security system up to date for half what you pay to apple?
Err its an alarm we have literally just inherited and my modern tech is provided by my job, so i didn't pay anything for that?
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37 minutes ago, Specialist said:
The TA (Tamper) & PA (Personal attack) lights would only light in the event one of these circuits was activated.
The day light would normally be on once the panel is fully reset and in normal day mode.
Yeah none of those are on, just the buttons...IMG_7179.HEIC
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I'm all for getting a new system just have no idea how much these things cost, the Accenta 7 seems fairly old but apart from this its been fine.
We have an engineer coming Thursday so will see what he says, just seems odd they serviced it in Feb and then a power cut has caused this issue. Also odd that the keypanel buttons are illuminated but none of the TA, PA, Day & Power ones below it are and also how me just putting the code in lots of times worked!
Thank you all for your options
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2 minutes ago, Specialist said:
Hi: If you replace the battery and get a tamper that your code won't reset, you have a few options.
1) Call the original installer to reset for you.
2) Call another Installer to crash and reset the alarm for you, please don't ask how to crash the panel as it's against our rules to give that information.
We're having the company that fitted(i think)/serviced it come on Thursday. They apparently serviced it in February, but god knows if they replaced the battery or not!
Would happily have a new alarm fitted but don't fancy the whole house being re-wired, the current wiring is fine its just obviously an older system.
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42 minutes ago, Specialist said:
The panel won't have power. The external sounder will, via it's own battery. It's the loss of power from the panel to the sounder that causes it to go into alarm.
Until you reconnect the battery or apply mains power to the panel, you won't be able to silence the alarm.
When all power is removed from the panel the sounder should sound for no more than 15 to 20 minutes, your best option would be to have someone by the keypad to enter the code and silence the alarm as soon as you reconnect the battery.
Currently the alarm isn't going off, i just want to get the lights back on the panel and back to the normal working condition.
I'm just trying to determine how to deal with the various scenarios. Worse case being i turn off power the alarm goes on and i just cannot turn it off again.
Plan is to turn power off, open CPU, put my code in the panel and hope the alarm goes off, i can then see the battery i need and replace. I'm just not 100% on what to do if my code doesn't work.
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22 minutes ago, Specialist said:
Hi: The power going off just set the alarm off, it never caused a tamper condition so your code would reset the alarm.
There's a battery inside your external sounder Which would power the siren in the event of say a cable being cut or the system going into alarm as yours did, in your case the power coming back on would have taken over powering the siren again and kept it running.
Ah ok, that makes sense.
So I turn power off, alarm goes off I put my code in and nothing happens, what would i do then?
Will turning the power back on stop the alarm? Also how will the panel have power if the house power is off and the battery is the problem?Thank you for you help
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Just now, Specialist said:
Hi: Do you mean the Installer or user manuals ?
If you take the fuse out at the side of the panel or turn the main house switch off ( Best option) the alarm should go off outside, that's what it's designed to do.
Your panel can be set to either user or engineer reset on tamper, if engineer reset is enabled then the Installer will usually have changed the engineer code to one of his own.
If he has then entering your code once you change the battery will silence the alarm but won't let you set it until the engineer code is entered and a tamper light or message will show on the keypad.
Just the manuals we have, so assume have no idea if an engineer code has been changed.
The alarm did silence after the power cut with me putting my code in a few times, so could that be assumed there isn't an engineer code as i've changed that since we moved into the house.
Can i ask how it works even though i've turned the power off to the house, what's powering it? Especially if it needs a new batter?
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Just now, Specialist said:
Hi: Yes you can remove the fuse from the spur at the side of the controls. Unfortunately this will set your alarm off, as it did when the mains failed.
Do you have the Engineer reset code or just the User code ?. When you remove the box lid to change the battery, this should cause a tamper fault. On some alarms this can only be reset with the Engineer code.
Hi, thanks for your reply.
I have the original instructions which mentions about an engineer code, or is this specific to the engineer who originally installed it?
I don't think there is a key panel within the box from some initial interest research. Will removing the fuse act as turning power off to enable me to open the box without any danger? Surely if i just turn the power off to the house the alarm will go off?
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The other day we had a couple of quick power cuts in close to each other, annoying as they were only a couple of seconds each.
We were out and the alarm was on, when arriving back home we found the alarm was going off.
The panel had power to it as the keypad numbers were lit up but there were not lights below, the TA, PA, Day & Power ones they are not showing at all.
I had no idea what to do and just put the code in various times and it eventually went off ( i dont know how many times or if this is even the correct thing to do ). The external strobe light is still flashing now but no alarm annoying everyone at least!
I've done some basic research that means it could be the battery that needs replacing in the CPU box thats in the loft? Its the older one that doesn't have a keypad on that particular box.
I should turn the power off and remove the cover and look at replacing the battery within it. When it says to turn the power off, is this just literally turning off the whole power to the house via the fuse/junction box in the garage, or can i get away with just removing the fuse thats along side the box in the loft?
I replaced the batter in our old house alarm so am keen to give this a go but would like to do it without the alarm going off, i assume if i turn the power off to the whole house (or just remove the fuse) the alarm shouldn't sound?
Also am i looking at replacing it with a battery like this on...
Many thanks for any thoughts or opinions
Accenta 7 quick power cut alarm/then no status lights?
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Posted · Edited by jezthomp
I'm sorry i'm not sure :s
He didn't turn the mains power off though, but must have opened the CPU box, or would he have taken the fuse out which sits alongside the box?
This set the alarm off, i put my code in, he took old batter out and new one in?
Then did a walk test and checked all the sensors etc, mentioned how he had repacked a previous failed sensor a few years ago when the previous occupant was there.
The reason i was asking about how long the alarm goes off for, was worse case scenario i set the alarm off and cannot turn it off, it doesn't just go off forever....!