Hi,

A quite happy for a looooong time GardTec alarm has now started with a request for an engineering code. Apparently, the installers sometimes clobber these boxes with a timeout to ensure people are kept 'on contract'. Done by changing the engineering code to begin with a 9.

Is this correct? Can the box be reset - factory default (with default codes)? Apparently, if I take LK1 out, I get a two-week grace period?

I'm thinking of just replacing the whole panel.

Any thoughts?

Its true you can lock the engineer code into the panel and yes you can set a service timer to lock the panel out.

You can through an alarm installer get the control board unlocked by the manufacturer or simply put a new controlboard into the panel.

If you post on the forum what part of the world you are in one of us will be local to you and should be able to assist.

Colin.