Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

House Alarm going off during the night for no reason

Options
  • 01-12-2011 12:49pm
    #1
    Howjoe1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,666 ✭✭✭


    Set internal alarm going to bed and then at about 3 am went off. Report states upstairs window .....but it was fully shut.

    This happened a bit last year, especially in winter during cold snap. It wasn't particularly cold last night but raining at the time.

    We have a cat that sometimes sits on that window outside ledge but can't imagine he is causing it off.

    Any ideas how to solve? nothing worse than begining woken from a deep sleep and not being able to go back off:mad:


Comments

  • Options
    #2
    fred funk }{
    Registered Users Posts: 6,827 ✭✭✭fred funk }{


    Howjoe1 wrote: »
    Set internal alarm going to bed and then at about 3 am went off. Report states upstairs window .....but it was fully shut.

    This happened a bit last year, especially in winter during cold snap. It wasn't particularly cold last night but raining at the time.

    We have a cat that sometimes sits on that window outside ledge but can't imagine he is causing it off.

    Any ideas how to solve? nothing worse than begining woken from a deep sleep and not being able to go back off:mad:

    More than likely a faulty sensor. Do you have a multimeter?


  • Options
    #3
    Howjoe1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,666 ✭✭✭Howjoe1


    fred funk }{ wrote: »
    More than likely a faulty sensor. Do you have a multimeter?

    Don't even know what one is. Googled it, brother-in-law an electrician...possibly he would have one? are they dear to buy?


  • Options
    #4
    fred funk }{
    Registered Users Posts: 6,827 ✭✭✭fred funk }{


    Howjoe1 wrote: »
    Don't even know what one is. Googled it, brother-in-law an electrician...possibly he would have one? are they dear to buy?

    You could get a cheap one for a tenner, I think argos sell cheap ones too. To be honest, you might be better off getting someone to have a look at it. Maybe your brother could help?


  • Options
    #5
    nava
    Registered Users Posts: 4,739 ✭✭✭nava


    I had the exact same problem as you, on cold nites it will go off, we thought was the sensors but in our case was when we got the windows change they damage a bit 1 of the cables :D


  • Options
    #6
    fred funk }{
    Registered Users Posts: 6,827 ✭✭✭fred funk }{


    What can happen, although rare enough, and normally with timber windows is they expand and contract when they get hot and cold. At night the windows can be heard cracking as they cool down and can set the shock off.


  • Advertisement
Advertisement