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House Alarm

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  • 03-08-2008 4:40pm
    #1
    Alarmist
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭


    Can anyone help?
    I have a aritech 3008 house alarm, it's now showing 'low battery' I managed to remove the front cover of the control box with the intention of replacing same, Guess what? no battery in sight!
    Anyone any idea where it is!


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    #2
    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    You have an Aritech CS3008 Keypad.The Alarm is probobly a CS350.
    The battery is in the control panel not the keypad.


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    #3
    Alarmist
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭Alarmist


    Many thanks for that, as you can see I'm an amature at this!
    Do I need to turn off the mains power to replace battery?


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    g.quagmire
    Closed Accounts Posts: 125 ✭✭g.quagmire


    No just disconnect old battery and replace simple as that


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    KoolKid
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    g.quagmire wrote: »
    No just disconnect old battery and replace simple as that

    Terrible advice...
    Always disconect mains when opening anything with live mains inside. Especially something you are unfamiliar with


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    g.quagmire
    Closed Accounts Posts: 125 ✭✭g.quagmire


    In all fairness its only a panel what harm could you do replacing a battery?


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    Fauldy Banny
    Closed Accounts Posts: 49 ✭Fauldy Banny


    g.quagmire wrote: »
    In all fairness its only a panel what harm could you do replacing a battery?
    For your average competent person not much harm. For a person who doesn't know their arse from their elbow it could mean electrocution.


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    KoolKid
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    Fauldy Banny wrote: »
    For your average competent person not much harm. For a person who doesn't know their arse from their elbow it could mean electrocution.

    Exactly!!


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    #9
    Alarmist
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭Alarmist


    Thanks for advise , lads,

    Point taken!


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    ZENER
    Registered Users Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    Fauldy Banny wrote: »
    For your average competent person not much harm. For a person who doesn't know their arse from their elbow it could mean electrocution.

    Well said, but the OP should remember that once the mains is turned off the settings in the panel may revert to factory settings - under normal circumstances the battery will keep the settings but if it's going to be disconnected . . . ?! All install specific parameters may need to be reinserted by an accredited installer to comply with any insurance policy you have on the premises. These would include entry/exit zone and time out, knock and attack settings on inertia contacts, bell time out etc. etc.

    Speaking of which, most insurance companies require you to have a maintenance contract on any alarm fitted which is subject to premium discounts. If you have one then better to get them to do the job.

    ZEN


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    KoolKid
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    ZENER wrote: »
    Well said, but the OP should remember that once the mains is turned off the settings in the panel may revert to factory settings - under normal circumstances the battery will keep the settings but if it's going to be disconnected . . . ?! All install specific parameters may need to be reinserted by an accredited installer to comply with any insurance policy you have on the premises. These would include entry/exit zone and time out, knock and attack settings on inertia contacts, bell time out etc. etc.

    Speaking of which, most insurance companies require you to have a maintenance contract on any alarm fitted which is subject to premium discounts. If you have one then better to get them to do the job.

    ZEN
    The insurance part is true.. The rest isn't unless its a very old system


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    ZENER
    Registered Users Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    koolkid wrote: »
    The insurance part is true.. The rest isn't unless its a very old system

    An unkind reply without something else to back it up ?!

    I did say "MAY" - I was highlighting the POSSIBILITY that the OP might be taking on more than he/she realises. The CS350 is a fairly old panel anyway so it could well be there more than 5 or 6 years which is the usual life of a lead acid sealed battery in such conditions. The system is probably due a service call anyway.

    ZEN


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    KoolKid
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    ZENER wrote: »
    An unkind reply without something else to back it up ?!

    I did say "MAY" - I was highlighting the POSSIBILITY that the OP might be taking on more than he/she realises. The CS350 is a fairly old panel anyway so it could well be there more than 5 or 6 years which is the usual life of a lead acid sealed battery in such conditions. The system is probably due a service call anyway.

    ZEN
    The CS350 will not lose any settings if powered down. It is only the much more basic systems like the CP32 or CP33 that would default & on these systems it would just be a matter of reprogramming the code anyway in most cases.


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