Hi,
Hoping for some advice. We moved in to a house with securitech 700l alarm (5 pirs and one door contact) it has worked fine other than a couple of false alarms - I think from the dishwasher not being fully closed at night and releasing steam.
We've got building work going on and they knocked the bell box, setting off the alarm. The internal alarm turned off with the code but the external bell didn't until it timed out after 10-15 minutes or so. They've replaced the bell box cover but the tamper red light flashing won't clear from the keypad, the wires to it may have been damaged as they are loose as that part of wall was dismantled and being rebuilt.
My wife called the company that serviced it and replaced battery about a year ago and they said I could disconnect the tamper wires in the main box while building work is going on rather than paying their £100 call out fee to do a very quick job. Sounded a good idea but perhaps I need to just get them out as I'm not really sure what to do.
My plan is to turn off the mains power, open box, (maybe put in code if tamper alarm goes off again), disconnect tamper wires, close box, turn power back on.
If the alarm won't stop I'll turn power off again, remove battery from panel and fuse from spur then turn power back on. There's scaffolding so I can get to the bell box easily if that would help.
Do you foresee any issues with this plan?
Would the alarm still function without the tamper circuit? If not would an alternative be to link out the tamper circuit with a wire?
We had planned to keep the alarm as it was working fine but the way everyone refers to it as an antique makes me think better to get a new one while the house is being rewired. Sods law it would pack in soon after otherwise. So if I need to just deactivate it short-term that's not a major problem.
Thanks for any advice you may be able to offer - even if it's just to tell me to cough up to get a professional in to sort it!
