HKC SecureWatch - how to disable a sensor

davidclayton

We're adding an extension on to our house, and the builders are starting in a few days time. The existing lean-to kitchen will be knocked at the very start, and a temporary plywood sheet installed to block the hole.

There's a shock sensor installed on the kitchen window frame. I want to disable this, so that I can still set the alarm during the build. I'll be paying for an alarm installer to come out once the build is finished to add new sensors for the extension, but if possible, I'd like to disable the kitchen sensor now myself, to save myself the callout fee (which I'm sure would take an alarm installer about 30 seconds to do).

Big thanks to KoolKid for posting a link to the manager manual:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6sJTuagSI_iMTIwZmYxZmMtZWQzNC00NzMwLWFhYTQtMzU2YjFkNmM5MzI0/edit?hl=en_US

and this post also seems to list the codes I'll need:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=56309458&postcount=4

The problem is, the manual seems to say that option 9 is the manager menu, but the door of the keypad suggests that option 9 is a "bell and light test". I tried entering 1111 to get to the menu, but it did nothing - maybe I'm doing it wrong?

I don't want to p1ss off the neighbours by setting off the alarm, so can anyone give some pointers?

KoolKid

You might not need to goto too much bother.
Can you open the sensor you want to disconnect and post up a pic of the wiring.

davidclayton

KoolKid wrote: »

You might not need to goto too much bother.
Can you open the sensor you want to disconnect and post up a pic of the wiring.

See pic below, it has a tamper sensor thingy in it also

KoolKid

Ok.
So you just disconnect this sensor and join the red and black together and the blue and yellow together.
Tape up the 2 joins or put them in block connectors to prevent them from shorting or separating. The alarm will then work as normal without that sensor.

davidclayton

Will give it a try. Thanks a million!

KoolKid

Your welcome. Any problems , you know where we are.

davidclayton

Are you an alarm installer?
I'll need one when it comes time to add the new sensors

KoolKid

I am, give me a shout any time.;)

davidclayton

Perfect. I'm based in Celbridge and will send you a PM in a few months when the build is close to completion

KoolKid

Any time, have lots of work around there and Lucan, never too far away.

davidclayton

Follow up question

There is an extra alarm panel in one of the upstairs bedrooms that I'd like to remove. Wishful thinking, but is it the same process as when removing a sensor? (below)

KoolKid wrote: »

Ok.
So you just disconnect this sensor and join the red and black together and the blue and yellow together.
Tape up the 2 joins or put them in block connectors to prevent them from shorting or separating. The alarm will then work as normal without that sensor.

KoolKid

Is this a Keypad you are talking about?
If so no do not short out any of the cables you will blow a fuse.
Where are you wanting to move it to?
You will need to either join onto that cable or get a cable from the new point to another keypad or directly to the control panel.

kub

STOP......its not, don't dare and join those cables together you will get yourself in a bit of bother.
Have you engineer access to the system?

davidclayton

KoolKid wrote: »

Is this a Keypad you are talking about?
If so no do not short out any of the cables you will blow a fuse.
Where are you wanting to move it to?
You will need to either join onto that cable or get a cable from the new point to another keypad or directly to the control panel.

Yes, a keypad. Wasn't going to move it, just remove it as it's not needed.

kub

davidclayton wrote: »

Yes, a keypad. Wasn't going to move it, just remove it as it's not needed.

In order to do that you will have to go into engineer mode and remove the keypad in the actual menu structure first, then find the other end of that cable and physically disconnect it.