Could someone help please?

I moved into a house which has an Optima XM 4 zone system (about 10+ years old) which I have never used partly because I had no manual. On odd occasions the alarm has gone off when I

no removing the fuse will cause the outside bell to start ringing. it will ring until the battery runs out or if it is fitted with a timer in about 20 minutes.

You would probably find it easier to get am engineer to service the system and resolve the fault and then start using the system.

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Your choice but alarmgard's advice is sound

I’ve used the Engineer Programming to set the bell time to 1 minute, so I’m presuming the bell will then stop and I can then remove the battery?

Nope. The bell has its own timer and battery independent of the panel.

Edited February 7, 200620 yr by Lurch

I'm afraid the more I find out about it, the more I want to be rid of it! It's embarrassing when it goes off for nothing. My neighbours are not happy.

I'm afraid the more I find out about it, the more I want to be rid of it! It's embarrassing when it goes off for nothing. My neighbours are not happy.

Don't take this personally, but that's what happens when you don't have your system regularly serviced and kept in tip top condition.

Edited February 7, 200620 yr by Lurch

I'm afraid the more I find out about it, the more I want to be rid of it! It's embarrassing when it goes off for nothing. My neighbours are not happy.

Why have the 'hassle' of an intruder alarm yourself?

Get an approved company in to take the system over and leave the 'worry' with them, of course once things have been checked you should have no 'worries'!

Alarms like this give the industry a bad name with people like yourself actually wanting to remove the system!

We can all undersatnd the frustrations but we do see first hand the aftermath of a break-in and its not nice, imagine you were an intruder, look around your street, how many unalarmed properties are there? Why add yours to the list?

Alarms are not 'always going off', we all have to work to strict guidelines re. false alarms and police response. Do you think people would still do the job if they are getting called out everyday!?

Get a few quotes and enjoy using a system that will protect your home and family.

Another angle, your front door lock starts to seize and play up, do you simply decide to then not lock it? Very much doubt it. Your alarm should be treated with the same urgency

Whether I need an alarm is another matter, but I don

The phrase 'talking to a brick wall' springs to mind