Security

Power Cuts Can Cause Unwanted Activations For Your Intruder Alarms. A correctly serviced alarm system should run on battery for 8-12 hours plus. If your unserviced system is effected by a power cut, your external siren will probably activate. You won't be able to stop the siren from sounding. The good news is the sounder should have a timer which will stop the noise after 15-20 mins with no power. (Some really old sounders don't have a timer though!) The bad news is, if the power comes back on & off again all night, your 15-20min timer will keep kicking in [...]

This is a question that is often asked and can be experienced at any time of day or night regardless to the burglar alarm being turned on or off. The reason this happens is because your burglar alarm system is constantly monitoring the status of all cables, detectors, keypads and sirens even if you have a wireless system regardless to the alarm being on or off. The alarm sounds to alert that there has been a change or has detected a fault with one or more devices on your system. The most common fault is usually caused by human error! Make [...]