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HKC Alarm Fault

  • 09-03-2019 05:40PM
    #1
    GortSean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi, I have a HKC Alarm fitted in my house since 2007. No issues until recently.

    Lately when I set the alarm it alarms immediately (immediately or within one minute), when I check the panel it gives the Zone. It's the same Zone all the time.

    When I check the log it gives no details.

    I do have the Engineers Code.

    The Zone has 2 PIRs hard wired back to the panel. The 2 PIRs have the red beam flashing when in the room.

    Is it a problem with the PIRs? The Cable? Or the Panel?

    Any help appreciated.

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    altor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,036 ✭✭✭✭altor


    GortSean wrote: »
    Hi, I have a HKC Alarm fitted in my house since 2007. No issues until recently.

    Lately when I set the alarm it alarms immediately (immediately or within one minute), when I check the panel it gives the Zone. It's the same Zone all the time.

    When I check the log it gives no details.

    I do have the Engineers Code.

    The Zone has 2 PIRs hard wired back to the panel. The 2 PIRs have the red beam flashing when in the room.

    Is it a problem with the PIRs? The Cable? Or the Panel?

    Any help appreciated.

    Thanks

    More than likely one is faulty.
    Normally one PIR is used per zone. If you have a free zone in the panel you could separate them.
    If you had a multimeter you could check which one is causing the issue or another option would be to take the 2 cores out of alarm in one of the PIRs and join them together, then do the same with the other one over a few days to rule out which one is causing the issue.

    www.altor.ie



  • #3
    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,790 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    GortSean wrote: »
    Hi, I have a HKC Alarm fitted in my house since 2007. No issues until recently.

    Lately when I set the alarm it alarms immediately (immediately or within one minute), when I check the panel it gives the Zone. It's the same Zone all the time.

    When I check the log it gives no details.

    I do have the Engineers Code.

    The Zone has 2 PIRs hard wired back to the panel. The 2 PIRs have the red beam flashing when in the room.

    Is it a problem with the PIRs? The Cable? Or the Panel?

    Any help appreciated.

    Thanks

    2 PiRs on the same zone is not a good idea to start with. Have you any spare zones where you can split these up?
    Otherwise disconnect one at a time and close off the alarm terminals to see if you can narrow it down. While doing that clean out inside and around the PiRs looking for cobwebs or spiders?
    Anything new in the room decorative/reflective?


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