Burglar alarm keeping me awake.

wicklowwonder · 17-09-2012 12:11am #1

Burglar alarm in apartment across the hall is ringing and keeping me awake. Anything I can do to turn it off? No one seems to be in the apartment.

El Weirdo · 17-09-2012 12:12am

This is a bit out there, but go with me...

Have you tried ringing the rozzers?

BUBBLE WRAP · 17-09-2012 12:12am

No, just no!

wicklowwonder · 17-09-2012 12:16am

El Weirdo wrote: »

This is a bit out there, but go with me...

Have you tried ringing the rozzers?

What can the police do? There is no sign of a crime other than the alarm going off? Hardly go in breaking down doors over an alarm? It's a top floor apartment so it's not like a window was broken.

Rayne Wooney · 17-09-2012 12:17am

Thinly veiled "I've broken into an apartment and don't know how to turn burglar alarm off" thread.
I'm on to you OP

JustAThought · 17-09-2012 12:18am

V annoying .

Ring the emergency number firth mgmt company. They"ll do-nothing but as least you can annoy them & add something else to the long list of non-services you pay for. You could ask them to check it out on the grounds that it could be an internal ( private) firealarm... After all.. It mught be.

While you 're up you could check : for smoke

I think new alarms have to cut off after20 mins

so time it! Hsve a cup if something & if it goes on longer than that complain to both theneighbours & the mgmt co. -won't help you tonight but will in the long term

...sympathy

wicklowwonder · 17-09-2012 12:18am

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Thinly veiled "I've broken into an apartment and don't know how to turn burglar off" thread.
I'm on to you OP

I wish. That way I could just walk away. The apartment is locked no one seems to be at home, or else are sound sleepers. I an across the hall trying get some kip.

pogiefallon · 17-09-2012 12:19am

its very hard to silence bone of them fu**ing things there is a few baterys and fuses that have to be removed need access to the place/control panel to do it call the cops and make a noise complaint they have to follow it up

Gran Hermano · 17-09-2012 12:21am

Call in a napalm strike.

On second thoughts you'd probably have the vote alarm to contend with then.

wicklowwonder · 17-09-2012 12:21am

JustAThought wrote: »

V annoying .

Ring the emergency number firth mgmt company. They"ll do-nothing but as least you can annoy them & add something else to the long list of non-services you pay for. You could ask them to check it out on the grounds that it could be an internal ( private) firealarm... After all.. It mught be.

While you 're up you could check : for smoke
I think new alarms have to cut off after20 mins so time it! Hsve a cup if something & if it goes on longer than that complain to both theneighbours & the mgmt co. -won't help you tonight but will in the long term

...sympathy

Tried the mobile no answer left a voicemail and texts, no smoke from what I can see but the alarm is same as mine I reckon a burglar one is separate to the central smoke alarm. Going off over 20 mins now.

pogiefallon · 17-09-2012 12:22am

if there's only a sounder (yoke making noise) going off get a hold of a good insulated wire cutters and cut it out

wicklowwonder · 17-09-2012 12:25am

pogiefallon wrote: »

if there's only a sounder (yoke making noise) going off get a hold of a good insulated wire cutters and cut it out

Have to break into the apartment then as its not mine and don't have access.

Bloodwing · 17-09-2012 12:25am

wicklowwonder wrote: »

Burglar alarm in apartment across the hall is ringing and keeping me awake. Anything I can do to turn it off? No one seems to be in the apartment.

There's not a lot the guards can do for you but try ringing them anyway and ask if the can check to see if the have contact details for whoever lives there. They might be able to inform them that the alarms going off and get it knocked of sooner rather than later.

perfectisthe · 17-09-2012 12:27am

wicklowwonder wrote: »

What can the police do? There is no sign of a crime other than the alarm going off? Hardly go in breaking down doors over an alarm? It's a top floor apartment so it's not like a window was broken.

Unfortunately you're right. We had an alarm directly across from us go off for four days. There was no number on the bloody thing, so we, and also a lot of other people, rang the cops, but they did nothing. We had to wait for the people to come back from holiday.

BUBBLE WRAP · 17-09-2012 12:31am

wicklowwonder wrote: »

Burglar alarm in apartment across the hall is ringing and keeping me awake. Anything I can do to turn it off? No one seems to be in the apartment.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=How+to+turn+of+a+burglar+alarm+if+your+NOT+robbing+the+house%2C+%20

El Weirdo · 17-09-2012 12:31am

wicklowwonder wrote: »

Have to break into the apartment then as its not mine and don't have access.

So what? It's not as if you have to worry about the burglar alarm going off, is it? And it appears that no one's going to call the cops either.

bobin fudge · 17-09-2012 12:32am

thriw some poops ar the front door :cool:

wicklowwonder · 17-09-2012 12:35am

El Weirdo wrote: »

wicklowwonder wrote: »

Have to break into the apartment then as its not mine and don't have access.

So what? It's not as if you have to worry about the burglar alarm going off, is it? And it appears that no one's going to call the cops either.

Except the security camera looking at me breaking and entering.

wicklowwonder · 17-09-2012 12:55am

An hour later it's off but sure I am wide awake now and hungry as well. Not sure how it turned off as no one has come in or out of the apartment.

BUBBLE WRAP · 17-09-2012 12:57am

wicklowwonder wrote: »

An hour later it's off but sure I am wide awake now and hungry as well. Not sure how it turned off as no one has come in or out of the apartment.

It has to be house aids....

fasttalkerchat · 17-09-2012 1:01am

If its definitely a burglar alarm and not a heat/smoke alarm there's nothing you can do without breaking in yourself and hoping the code is written somewhere. If its a centralised alarm you can google how to turn it off.
Actually if you're really stuck what about cutting power to his apartment? Worth a shot I suppose.

Where To · 17-09-2012 1:02am

Earplugs.

Use them as an incendiary device for burning the wires in the alarm box.

wicklowwonder · 17-09-2012 1:07am

Thanks all for the suggestions and the google demo. Alarm off so try get some sleep now. Did try the 24 hr shop for ear plugs and he said 3 people had in asking so I guess I wasn't only annoyed person. Defo buying some tomorrow.

Kintarō Hattori · 17-09-2012 1:08am

Where To wrote: »

Earplugs.

Use them as an incendiary device for burning the wires in the alarm box.

€0.88 ....... including free shipping!

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/feather-weight-memory-foam-noise-isolation-in-ear-earplugs-pair-27317

fasttalkerchat · 17-09-2012 1:11am

Do you know who the alarm company are? They might have an emergency call out.

ShiresV2 · 17-09-2012 1:14am

Where are your electricity meters? Are there master switches for each apartment?

Alarm sounders usually have batteries so can go on for a while after the power is cut but if the people responsible are on holiday, well..

admiralofthefleet · 17-09-2012 1:40am

ShiresV2 wrote: »

Where are your electricity meters? Are there master switches for each apartment?

Alarm sounders usually have batteries so can go on for a while after the power is cut but if the people responsible are on holiday, well..

usually when the mains is knocked off that sets off all sorts of alarms

Burglar alarm keeping me awake.

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