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Tidy up unwanted alarm wires

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  • 09-12-2017 10:10pm
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    BBMcQ
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    I’ve gone with a wireless alarm but the house was wired when build and has unsightly loose alarm wires at every window and exterior door.

    Anybody else experience tidying these up? Can I just snip them? Some of them are loops so can’t be pushed back into the wall.

    Thanks in advance.


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    Aint Eazy Being Cheezy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,631 ✭✭✭Aint Eazy Being Cheezy


    If you're confident you'll never use them in the future, then yes, they can be just snipped and pushed back into the wall.


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    BBMcQ
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    Aint Eazy Being Cheezy wrote: »
    If you're confident you'll never use them in the future, then yes, they can be just snipped and pushed back into the wall.

    Thanks, is there live power going to them? Should I cut the power to the house first?

    I was thinking of shipping them but putting a component box over the bits instead of pushing all the way back into the wall.


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    Aint Eazy Being Cheezy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,631 ✭✭✭Aint Eazy Being Cheezy


    BBMcQ wrote: »
    Thanks, is there live power going to them? Should I cut the power to the house first?

    I was thinking of shipping them but putting a component box over the bits instead of pushing all the way back into the wall.

    Nah, if the alarm is wireless then they're just coiled up somewhere above the keypad/panel.

    Kinda defeats the purpose of snipping them if you're going to put up junction boxes or some such. Either leave the full length in the box, or snip and push back into the wall. Personally, I'd probably do the latter.


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