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  1. K

    How to disable a burglar alarm

    Tim has nailed the procedure, also if the battery is not completely dead you could connect the bell cable to it to keep the bell silent until you've got to it. I've disconnected/upgraded loads over the years, you'll be surprised at how little people actually care about a ringing bell box, as...
  2. K

    UK Best trade for job security.

    Fire and Security like myself. Extreme shortage, almost every single company in the industry is hiring and they are desperate. Less physically demanding as some days can be spent at the laptop commissioning.
  3. K

    OAP Fall Alert Design Assistance Please

    An Ajax alarm system might help. Can get sensors with cameras built in to look at the stairs and ping you whenever there's any motion with a screenshot. That way you don't even have to tell him there's cameras, just tell him its an intruder alarm. The main HUB only needs to be plugged in to...
  4. K

    Ever feel as though your being setup to fail.

    I work in the fire and security industry. Have been for 10 years. What I will say is this industry is absolutely blowing up right now and the demand for people who are good at this sort of work is crazy. More or less every single company is desperate for people. A lot of companies recognise...
  5. K

    Home security systems recommendations with full rewire

    Can't go wrong with Texecom or Pyronix. Although apparently texecom have been having issues with quality control recently, so something to keep an eye. Another one to consider is Orisec. Not used it myself but they very recently entered the industry over the past couple years and a lot of my...
  6. K

    UK Best career path electrician data or fire and security

    I started as a spark then moved into fire and security, mainly security. The money is about the same but you maybe need to be more tech savvy as a lot of it is more network based. I personally prefer it but depends what you like.
  7. K

    It's been 538 days

    Giz a job ?
  8. K

    Adaptable box screws seized

    Nice one buddy! It worked for 2 out of the 4 screws but it gave me enough space to do what I needed.
  9. K

    Adaptable box screws seized

    Hi fellas I've got a site where I need to get into these adaptable boxes but every screw is stuck and just gets mashed up when I turn the screwdriver. Any clever tricks to know about before I have to break the lids off? ?
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  11. K

    Sharing a room when working away?

    It's personal preference, some people are fine some are not. I've done it a lot in the past but I would never do it now. You shouldn't be forced to do it.
  12. K

    What do you pay your sparks? Or what do you earn PAYE?

    Agree with this. If your planning on paying him less than the other lads then make it clear why and what he needs to do to get to that pay grade.
  13. K

    My Veritas R8 alarm went off when not set showing Tamper

    It sounds like an issue with the bell tamper. I'd link out the tamper and leave it for a while to see if that solves your issues. If you don't get any more problems then you know for sure
  14. K

    My Veritas R8 alarm went off when not set showing Tamper

    Have you tried the default codes? It may have defaulted itself. 1234 is a common default code
  15. K

    Third year apprentice wages.

    £9.28ph when I was a 3rd year roughly 8 years ago. The JIB rate at the time I think. I was on just over £6ph as a 2nd year so felt like I'd won the lottery.

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