Where you at?

Bingley, - other side of Bradford - quite a way from you I'm afraid.

Did you ever say if this was an alarm you inherited, or are you installing it yourself? An answer to this would help everyone who's trying to help you.

It sounds like you've misunderstood the wiring, especially of magnetic reed contacts which do not use power. As a result you have blown fuses and maybe damaged the control panel.

as stated earlier it's probably time to give up and get an expert in.

This is brand new kit I have installed myself. Correct me if I am wrong, but is the fuse not there to protect the panel from such damage, or does it just stop me from electricuting myself?!! I used a 3 amp fuse.

I have not connected power to the magnetic contacts at any time (as per instructions). All wiring has been done as the book has told me to the best of my knowledge. I was just posing the question about power to the contacts, and have not actually done that. From what I understand the magnetic contacts need a connection to the panel zone and the tamper zone.

No one has yet responded about an hourly rate??

hourly rate= anything between 50 and 120 depending on area/call out charges/company with loads of overheads/one man band/etc

Have you wired the fused spur incorrectly ? Its possible you have wired the live+ neutral across the feed connections ,recheck and correct.If in doubt , please step back and let someone in who has experience.

I have not connected power to the magnetic contacts at any time (as per instructions). All wiring has been done as the book has told me to the best of my knowledge. I was just posing the question about power to the contacts, and have not actually done that. From what I understand the magnetic contacts need a connection to the panel zone and the tamper zone.

The magnetic contacts are usually closed when the magnet is adjacent (door closed situation) and the contacts for that are wired to a zone. The tamper loop is separate and the two wires are usually just terminated on a single spare screw inside the magnetic switch. Have you had a look at picture in the DIY install guide on the Security Installer web site? You'll get answers to many of your questions there.

http://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/diy_...all_guide.shtml

I don't think he particularly has a problem with the contacts - from an earlier post they could be wired fine - but it is hard to know obviously without seeing it first hand.

If you (Matthew) had made a slight wiring glitch with the 12v aux power from the panel then the internal glass quick blow fuses would blow. For your 3amp fused spur to go something else is likely to be wrong - such as how you have wired the mains to the panel.

You probably just have a few minor problems but as this is your first install you won't know where one fault starts and the other finishes. Just phone a local company. The problem may be resolveable within the hour - but you won't know until someone comes out.

thankyou, i think and hope you are probably right. The only thing i could have done by mistake thinking about it was to wire a magnetic contact to the power by mistake, later rectyfying it, but am unsure.