Texecom Tamper Cancel

Normally, putting the alarm into Engineer Mode cancels any tampers, so it can be taken apart without the sounder going off.

Thanks Alan

I think that this is probably the case here, it's just that the relevant paragraph has been deliberately worded to maximise the possibility of misinterpretation.

Phil

The tamper only sets off the internal sounder and it not that loud. But entering the engineers code as Alan suggested should work. You can silence the tamper siren with your 4 digit user code if it goes off.

Thanks Adam

Yes, I tried the engineer's code last night so I could check the battery size/spec and it did cancel the tamper alarm.

I put this system in, but it's a while since I replaced the battery.

We had a power cut Sunday afternoon for a few hours which highlighted the need for the battery swap (the battery held up for about 3 hours then set the full alarm off). Unfortunately, the battery was so low I couldn't cancel the alarm as the keypads were not taking input. Strange there was enough power left to make a noise, but not accept a cancel instruction.

It reminded me of your last visit - trying to test the cooker circuit when the power went off!

Phil

The outdoor sounders usually have their own batteries. (To thwart any ne’er do well who tries to cut the wire to the sounder.)

Tim

Thanks Tim

Yes the bellbox on mine certainly has its own battery.

That kicked off when the panel battery gave out.

As you say, the panel sends a hold off supply to the bellbox, so if that is interupted the bellbox sounds.

My panel has button sequence that will disable the bellbox tamper. That's useful cos it's possible to work on the bellbox without getting blasted when you lift the lid.

Phil

I'm sure everyone around here thinks the bell-box is *supposed* to go off whenever there's a power-cut!

Strange you should say that Andy....

The one thing I noticed when the power went out was the noticable lack of alarm noise. There are usually three different properties breaking the silence, but on Sunday none (until mine started up about 3 hours in).

Phil

Possibly different batteries.