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Installed Coving - Pet Tolarant Pir Facing Downwards

homeowner1234
in General Security & Fire Queries

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HI

We have a cat and ADT installed our system about a year ago. We set the alarm almost daily and had no false alarms for a year.

Today, I fitted some coving in a bedroom. I removed the PIR, put the coving in and re-fitted it. The coving is small meaning the existing screw hole was still visible/accessible a few cm below the bottom of the coving. However, the PIR is now pointing a bit downwards - all the other PIRs in the house are flush to the wall.

The PIR certainly would appear to pick up movement around the bedroom but should I cut the coving with a knife (its the lightweight polymer stuff) ? Perhaps if I leave it as is then the cat could set it off? Visually it looks ok - its just making about a 20 degree angle with the wall.

Any advice gratefully received.

Put it back as it was. PIR's shouldn't be tilted down.

It's more likely to false alarm, especially if it's a pet friendly one.

The best option would be to get the installer to relocate, extend the wiring below the cove.

20 degree's is like 2 inches to your missus, in the world of detectors
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20 degree's is like 2 inches to your missus, in the world of detectors

Not quite sure I follow you hehe

20 degree's is like 2 inches to your missus, in the world of detectors

LOL

He means it useless

Edited by reidy

Hey Ho, Lets Go
  • 1 month later...

More to the point, why did the alarm not go into tamper fault when the detector was removed and re-fitted to the wall!!!

My guess is it was nailed to the wall

That sounds about right!!!
  • 2 months later...

very curious site, found that looked for long ago, thanks to the author

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