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Securewatch HKC - Tamper alarm

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  • 10-06-2019 3:02pm
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    banchang
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    I was sitting at home today, alarm off, when I heard what sounded like a clicking noise outside my house.

    The alarm then went off & when I switched it off, the panel read 'Code Tamper'.

    After a few Googles around this site & elsewhere, I now think that perhaps the clicking which preceded the alarm going off was a magpie or other bird pecking at the external alarm box under my eaves at front of the house. Birds sometimes do fly around & sit on the phone wires which stretch under our eaves & which are very close to our external alarm box.

    Is this possible ? There were no other external events or potential intruders.

    Thoughts appreciated.


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    kub
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    Code Tamper means that the incorrect code was inputted to a keypad.


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    banchang
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    kub wrote: »
    Code Tamper means that the incorrect code was inputted to a keypad.

    Alarm was off & panel hadn't been touched for 24 hours+


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    KoolKid
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    banchang wrote: »
    Alarm was off & panel hadn't been touched for 24 hours+

    Could a button have been stuck in on the keypad.
    This would explain the magpie you heard beforehand.


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    banchang
    Registered Users Posts: 1,271 ✭✭✭banchang


    Thanks for reply - no I don't think so.

    Its in good condition & the noise was high & external I'm pretty sure.


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    KoolKid
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    banchang wrote: »
    Thanks for reply - no I don't think so.

    Its in good condition & the noise was high & external I'm pretty sure.

    Likely nothing related to the alarm I'd say.


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