Home Alarm Repair.
Welcome to
the home alarm repair site. Think of it as a kind of “dummies guide to burglar
alarms”. You won’t leave the site an expert but you will have a better
understanding of how an alarm system works and more importantly; why it doesn’t.
Whatever your alarm system’s problem there should be a helpful link somewhere
on the site.
Below is a list of components found in a
typical alarm system. Click on the name for a more comprehensive explanation.
For the record I don’t do fire alarms or
monitored systems. I also don’t include wire-free equipment on this site. Why?
Because I hate the stuff!
Terminology.
Control
panel. The control centre or “brain” of your system.
Battery. A
12 Volt, lead-acid battery constantly on trickle-charge. If your mains supply
fails the battery takes over.
Remote
keypad. Many panels still have an on-board keypad. A remote keypad is simply a
copy of that. It has it’s own housing and generally looks prettier and less
obtrusive than the panel. You may have several keypads but they all report back
to the control panel.
P.I.R.
Passive Infra-Red sensor. These sit in a room and watch for movement.
Magnetic
contact. Normally used on doors, this is a switch which is closed when a magnet
is near and open when the magnet is removed.
Seismic
sensor. These pick up vibration, best used on windows frames.
Other
sensors. These are ones I don’t use but should be mentioned.
Bell-box.
The box on the outside of the house which makes a lot of noise.
Dummy
bell-box. The same as a bell-box but empty.
So there's my dummies guide to alarms. I hope you found it useful. I will be adding more pages so pop back in anytime.
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