20 minutes ago, Amps said:

Normally change every 2 years without a problem. Known then last 3.5yeats depending on the environment.

And mode lol

Well thanks for the help everyone, I managed to get the PIR in and all working fine.

Also installed Wintex so I can fix all the spelling errors and inconsistencies a lot easier

 

I see a lot of strange things though in Wintex, example - for the exact same PIRs in adjacent rooms a good few settings are different for no reason - and other things where rooms in the middle of the house are marked as Entry/Exit. Some of my Ricochet external td-w beams also require that I put in my engineer code every time they are triggered into an alarmed state, I can't clear them with a normal user reset. The one installer told me that's impossible, even though I showed him a video of exactly that.

 

Although I'm a tad nervous messing around in Wintex. I see Texecom has free installer workshops, I may just attend those and upskill.

 

As some of you guessed, I'm not in the UK. I'm in South Africa. Any of you fine installers want to come to SA and actually show our locals how it's done?

10 minutes ago, saguy said:

Well thanks for the help everyone, I managed to get the PIR in and all working fine.

Also installed Wintex so I can fix all the spelling errors and inconsistencies a lot easier

 

I see a lot of strange things though in Wintex, example - for the exact same PIRs in adjacent rooms a good few settings are different for no reason - and other things where rooms in the middle of the house are marked as Entry/Exit. Some of my Ricochet external td-w beams also require that I put in my engineer code every time they are triggered into an alarmed state, I can't clear them with a normal user reset. The one installer told me that's impossible, even though I showed him a video of exactly that.

 

Although I'm a tad nervous messing around in Wintex. I see Texecom has free installer workshops, I may just attend those and upskill.

 

As some of you guessed, I'm not in the UK. I'm in South Africa. Any of you fine installers want to come to SA and actually show our locals how it's done?

I guess all expenses paid in advance someone might come lol

28 minutes ago, saguy said:

Well thanks for the help everyone, I managed to get the PIR in and all working fine.

Also installed Wintex so I can fix all the spelling errors and inconsistencies a lot easier

 

I see a lot of strange things though in Wintex, example - for the exact same PIRs in adjacent rooms a good few settings are different for no reason - and other things where rooms in the middle of the house are marked as Entry/Exit. Some of my Ricochet external td-w beams also require that I put in my engineer code every time they are triggered into an alarmed state, I can't clear them with a normal user reset. The one installer told me that's impossible, even though I showed him a video of exactly that.

 

Although I'm a tad nervous messing around in Wintex. I see Texecom has free installer workshops, I may just attend those and upskill.

 

As some of you guessed, I'm not in the UK. I'm in South Africa. Any of you fine installers want to come to SA and actually show our locals how it's done?

One of my engineers moved to SA for a while, his first week as a tech (that's what they're called in SA) there was a tech shot by armed response while up a ladder fixing a bell. Apparently they all have jackets with a big T on the back to try to prevent them getting shot. 

3 hours ago, PeterJames said:

 there was a tech shot by armed response while up a ladder fixing a bell. Apparently they all have jackets with a big T on the back to try to prevent them getting shot. 

 

T for Target ?

3 minutes ago, MrHappy said:

 

T for Target ?

Maybe they didnt think that one through completely 

3 minutes ago, PeterJames said:

Maybe they didnt think that one through completely 

 

In hindsight we could have clubbed together & got the "meter chucker" set up in Johannesburg !

1 minute ago, MrHappy said:

 

In hindsight we could have clubbed together & got the "meter chucker" set up in Johannesburg !

LOL he probably would have liked it there 

4 hours ago, PeterJames said:

One of my engineers moved to SA for a while, his first week as a tech (that's what they're called in SA) there was a tech shot by armed response while up a ladder fixing a bell. Apparently they all have jackets with a big T on the back to try to prevent them getting shot. 

 

I haven't seen any techs wearing a T, but they maybe that's more for larger companies and not residential.

 

Given that the large portion of our armed response security have bought their gun licenses (and lack even the most basic firearm competency), I think it's more likely the armed response meant to shoot someone the next town over and hit your tech friend by mistake ?

Im more suprised its not setup how you want, ie spelling issues etc, being shot is SA does not