On 19/08/2017 at 20:50, norman said:

Do you service your car?

Both of them and my motorbike, how is that relevant though?! Oh wait a minute, was that an attempt at sarcasm..... What's to service on an alarm system, considering been working every night without fail for 20 years until power cut other week there.... 

'Until', that's the operative word chap

Edited August 26, 20178 yr by Rulland
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1 hour ago, john.lightbody said:

Both of them and my motorbike, how is that relevant though?! Oh wait a minute, was that an attempt at sarcasm..... What's to service on an alarm system, considering been working every night without fail for 20 years until power cut other week there.... 

Why bother servicing your car? 

2 hours ago, john.lightbody said:

Both of them and my motorbike, how is that relevant though?! Oh wait a minute, was that an attempt at sarcasm..... What's to service on an alarm system, considering been working every night without fail for 20 years until power cut other week there.... 

 

Oh dear "Jock McTightSporran" is asking a forum which mainly populated alarm monkeys why their employed.

 

What goes wrong with your simple house alarm?

 

Well there will be at least 2 battery's which don't last forever, reed contacts which will eventually fail (open or closed) or cause false alarm.... same for the relays within powered sensors

 

Checking a bells only system annually as per BS/EN ensures they work correctly (think MOT) if you where a paying subscriber you could have your system in working  order rather spending your spare time hunting down a manual for the old tat of an alarm on your wall.

 

However you pays your money & make your choice,

 

Power down the "skip fodder" of an alarm system & restart it on mains power only, with all tamper & lids close it made take you code

 

If not buy  something like a veritas 8 & new battery & have a bash at sort it

Or find a local alarm co. (proper ones might only do the work if their maintaining it) & ask for cost of them updating the system

 

 

7 hours ago, norman said:

Why bother servicing your car? 

I reckon it will be fine for twenty years until one morning when it doesnt start, think of the money you'll save 

it's the blow up by the neighbours that makes it look bad. Hopefully it will give up miles away from them, quietly