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Alarm Wiring

  • 11-05-2011 8:53am
    #1
    BMD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 146 ✭✭


    Hi,

    Just a quick question regarding wiring for an alarm system. Is it necessary to wire for the internal and external sounders? Are these linked directly back to the control panel?


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  • #2
    tred
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,473 ✭✭✭tred


    BMD wrote: »
    Hi,

    Just a quick question regarding wiring for an alarm system. Is it necessary to wire for the internal and external sounders? Are these linked directly back to the control panel?

    Yes. Make sure that you have figured out where you are going to put your control box, all wires back to this point. What I would do, is run 3 wires from control box area to the atticspace. One for the outside bell box, and 2 then for options!. Maybe even more if you want!


  • #3
    Stoner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,952 ✭✭✭✭Stoner


    there is a security forum for this, but If i was you I'd cable a phone and or data point here too. I recently changed my alarm to one with a web server built in, so I can log in an turn off my alarm and my heating , the additional cost was minimal but having wired internet at the panel would be handy.


  • #4
    awnow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 142 ✭✭awnow


    Also, consider installing a cable for a smoke detector which could link to the intruder alarm panel and signal a fire signal in the event of a fire. Depending on the system. I would use a fire rated cable for this :)


  • #5
    Stoner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,952 ✭✭✭✭Stoner


    awnow wrote: »
    Also, consider installing a cable for a smoke detector which could link to the intruder alarm panel and signal a fire signal in the event of a fire. Depending on the system. I would use a fire rated cable for this :)


    Good advice, the smoke detector at the top of my stairs is linked to my intruder alarm, so I'd get a different alert texted to me if it was activated

    I also have the mains operated battery backed up detectors in the hall and kitchen, they are not linked to the alarm but are linked to each other, this is carried out via the normal household electrical cabling, in new builds these detectors are wired back to the consumer units and have their own dedicated MCB, in older builds they are linked off the lighting circuits, in both cases they are cabled in ordinary lighting cable, as they have integral batteries there in no need to have fire rated cabling brought to them, but that may become a regulation in the future, but it is not the case now.
    The mains operated detectors should be in the kitchen (heat/rate of rise unit) the hall, the top of the stairs and rooms "principle" occupancy, so some people put them in the living room and master bedroom, at the very least the kitchen, living/dining, hall and top of stairs in a standard 3 bed house should be covered, I would overlap with fire detection on the intruder alarm as recommended above too as you add the monitoring options, fire services can be called automatically etc.


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