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Could Aritech Alarm Battery be causing circuit breaker to trip?.

  • 21-03-2019 06:47PM
    #1
    glog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 215 ✭✭


    So my MCB started tripping intermittently and now will not stay on.
    From what i can see, that particular MCB has on it my house alarm, my electric gates and driveway lights.

    Before this happened I noticed that my (Aritech) Alarm key panel was reading Battery Low Power. I didn't do anything about it as we don't really use the alarm much.

    So i thought main suspect was probably the Gate motors as it had been raining and water tends to gather in the motor case well in the ground.
    As it's quite a big job to start messing with the gates, i thought the dead/expired battery in the alarm may be causing the MCB to trip.
    Does this sound plausible? Has anyone seen it before?
    When i get a chance i plan to remove the fuse in the dedicated spur to the alarm to isolate it from the MCB. I'm hoping that will answer my question.


Comments

  • #2
    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,790 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    Unlikely unless there is an issue with the power supply.
    Your best bet is to isolate each device one by one.


  • #3
    b318isp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,671 ✭✭✭b318isp


    Much, much more likely to the stuff outside.


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