Hi guys

First post and surprise surprise I have a problem.

I have an Optima XL6 alarm which has been upset due to new flooring being put down. The wire which I assume leads to the external alarm has been cut (8 core)accidentaly. On the wire being cut the alarm was triggered, having had no response from inputting my code we phoned the engineers who informed us to turn off the mains. open the panel and remove the battery, remove the fuse and turn the mains back on. informing us that the outside alarm would stay on for between 15 minutes and two hours, it has now been five hours. The enginners told us to phone tomorrow regarding repaiting the system. is ther any way of turning off the outside alarm, is it on a battery?

Any help would be appreciated, before I get lynched by the neighbours.

Many thanks

Hi guys

First post and surprise surprise I have a problem.

I have an Optima XL6 alarm which has been upset due to new flooring being put down. The wire which I assume leads to the external alarm has been cut (8 core)accidentaly. On the wire being cut the alarm was triggered, having had no response from inputting my code we phoned the engineers who informed us to turn off the mains. open the panel and remove the battery, remove the fuse and turn the mains back on. informing us that the outside alarm would stay on for between 15 minutes and two hours, it has now been five hours. The enginners told us to phone tomorrow regarding repaiting the system. is ther any way of turning off the outside alarm, is it on a battery?

Any help would be appreciated, before I get lynched by the neighbours.

Many thanks

the bell box will have a back up battery which if you know where it is can bee disconnected, but i cannot due to the rules of the site say how to deactivate this siren, in the public forums

is the bell box siren still sounding now, if it is the reason sounds like you have blown the siren fuse when the cable was chopped and therefore the supply current is not travelling to the bell box, could you not join the cable back together, using colour to colour method, and replace the blown fuse in the panel, with one of the same rating then repower the mains back up

**WARNING opening the panel exposes 240volts and can/will kill if itelectrocutes you, disconnect the 240volts main supply before proceeding with openeing the panel. the battery should hold the programming for the short time you change the blown fuse. the sytem should sound when the system panel cover is opned simply putting your code in should silence it and pressing reset or equivelant should then once the panel is back together reset the system ready for operation until you can get a engineer out tommorrow

hope this makes sense to you

kind regards

colin

Edited March 2, 200818 yr by satsuma01

the bell box will have a back up battery which if you know where it is can bee disconnected, but i cannot due to the rules of the site say how to deactivate this siren, in the public forums

is the bell box siren still sounding now, if it is the reason sounds like you have blown the siren fuse when the cable was chopped and therefore the supply current is not travelling to the bell box, could you not join the cable back together, using colour to colour method, and replace the blown fuse in the panel, with one of the same rating then repower the mains back up

**WARNING opening the panel exposes 240volts and can/will kill if itelectrocutes you, disconnect the 240volts main supply before proceeding with openeing the panel. the battery should hold the programming for the short time you change the blown fuse. the sytem should sound when the system panel cover is opned simply putting your code in should silence it and pressing reset or equivelant should then once the panel is back together reset the system ready for operation until you can get a engineer out tommorrow

hope this makes sense to you

kind regards

colin

Thanks Colin

The ringinig is just a contiuous tone. I have tried rejoining the wires together colour to colour using a connecting box. I have not reconnected the battery or the main fuse as the engineer said nothing about replacing and so have left everything as was.

I assume the potential blown fuse would be the fuse within the panel.

Is the external siren running on battery power?

Many thanks for your help

Thanks Colin

The ringinig is just a contiuous tone. I have tried rejoining the wires together colour to colour using a connecting box. I have not reconnected the battery or the main fuse as the engineer said nothing about replacing and so have left everything as was.

I assume the potential blown fuse would be the fuse within the panel.

Is the external siren running on battery power?

Many thanks for your help

Just checked the panel and yes the fuse has blown, where is the best place to find a replacement 1.6 amp fuse

maplins, shuts at 4 though

Thanks for your replys

The thing has finally stopped so will get resolved tomorrow. Did try B&Q but they had nothing.