hi all

i am currently undertaking some renovation work to our house but find tha t when i isolate upstairs circuit or turn off elec supply the alarm activates.

it is a veritas alarm (oldish, i think poss 8c from looking at other threads but there are no markings save the veritas name).

i have set alarm to unset prior to switching off power but alarm still triggers.

is there a way to avoid activating alarm while i update some electrics?

if not does anyone have a recommendation for a service engineer in newcastle upon tyne area

all help/replies gratefully received and i apologise if this is a dumb question but you were warned in the title

thanks

dave

There is/should be a back-up battery in the panel, either it is missing, faulty, or a fuse has gone, if it was faulty it could have damaged the panel - time for an engineer Im affraid to check it out properly.

Regards, Dave.

There is/should be a back-up battery in the panel, either it is missing, faulty, or a fuse has gone, if it was faulty it could have damaged the panel - time for an engineer Im affraid to check it out properly.

Regards, Dave.

I have to agree sounds like either a fuse or a faulty stand by battery(assuming you have one fitted that is?????????????)

thanks very much for your responses

as an alarm virgin i have no idea how much i should be charged for getting someone to look at it

could someone give me a ball park figure to save me getting ripped off

any engineers in newcastle area to be recommended would be even more useful

really appreciate your time

regards

dave

It does depend on how long they are there and we cannot tell remotly exactly what is wrong with it. For guidance our callout charge to a non-maintanined system is

It does depend on how long they are there and we cannot tell remotly exactly what is wrong with it. For guidance our callout charge to a non-maintanined system is