Intruder alarm install on upcoming rewire

[Spoon]

Not much point in having the PIR's in the front & back room timed.

 

[J.C.E]

Not much point in having the PIR's in the front & back room timed.

Im thinking timed as in- once it is set- you have 30secs to leave before the pir will pick you up moving

is it not that?

and do should i put the 3 pirs as 'inhibit zone'

 

[tazz]

if your only using pirs then front door area or hall, needs to be timed....all other pirs need to be instant.
without door contacts, inhibited zone is useless.

so now if you enter front door pir will time out.....all other pirs will activate instantly.

 

[J.C.E]

Gotcha!

its my 1st one- so just going to deliver what clients asking for- hopfully get it right
and they maybe with the next one- offer some recommendations on a few more zones etc

 

[J.C.E]

with regards to testing after installing...

with the 3 zones (pir's) connected up but disconnected at the panel end- just do a conti test between the two alarm cores and record the ohms reading in the booklet?

surely you test the other cores too though?

what about certifications etc when it comes to intruder alarms?

 

[telectrix]

if it's a basic audible domestic. no certification is required. although alarm & tamper loop readings and voltages recorded is a good idea.

 

[Paul.M]

if it's a basic audible domestic. no certification is required. although alarm & tamper loop readings and voltages recorded is a good idea.

^^^^ good answer ^^^^

 

[J.C.E]

if it's a basic audible domestic. no certification is required. although alarm & tamper loop readings and voltages recorded is a good idea.

test for 12v at each point (pir's, rkp, sounder)- guessing having the covers off will open tamper? just silence the alarm?

 

[Paul.M]

test for 12v at each point (pir's, rkp, sounder)- guessing having the covers off will open tamper? just silence the alarm?

Dont connect the tamper wires at the board before testing. Also at this stage you can do a continuity test on the tamper circuit (if you keep the springs in place with a bit of tape)

 

[telectrix]

Dont connect the tamper wires at the board before testing. Also at this stage you can do a continuity test on the tamper circuit (if you keep the springs in place with a bit of tape)

why not just fit the covers?

 

[J.C.E]

why not just fit the covers?

wont get able to test for 12v at each point i guess??

 

[tazz]

LOL if its done in stages, you will see how its done. connect all wiring to pirs, the power them up by connecting to aux on panel. Now measure the voltage at each pir, when finished, replace covers. Now back at panel measure the resistance of each pir zone & tamper. then connect to zones and tamper. Reason for this way of testing is some pirs stay o/c until powered up.

 

[Paul.M]

why not just fit the covers?

Post # 28 to be cheeky

Testing Dc voltage at pir's whilst active, we may need the covers off lol.

 

[telectrix]

Post # 28 to be cheeky

Testing Dc voltage at pir's whilst active, we may need the covers off lol.

but your post was about measuring the tamper loop res. see post#32.

 

[Paul.M]

but your post was about measuring the tamper loop res. see post#32.

Sorry buddy... Put tape over the springs was mentioned and test at the board.