UK Need to work on my home alarm system

[Dordio]

Hi all,
I'd be most grateful for any advice please.

We have a G3 alarm with an Accenta remote control panel.

I'm doing some renovation work and need to extend some of the alarm wiring and, while I'm at it, replace the well-worn keypad.

My question is this: can I work on the main control box/panel/wiring having unset the alarm using my user code, or must I enter the engineer code? I ask, because our installer had a stroke and no longer fits alarms, so I cannot get him in to do the work.

I look forward to any advice.

Many thanks
Dordio

 

[buzzlightyear]

Hi welcome to extend the wiring you can do that by using your own code. you must remember once you open the panal put your code in.

 

[telectrix]

open the panel.enter your user code to silence alarm. then when extending wiring, remember that any active devices ( PIRs, Shock Sensors etc.) have a 12V supply, usually on red/black, but not always. if you short this pair, you'll blow a fuse in the panel.

 

[buzzlightyear]

Op you are better powering down the panel
Before altering the cables.

 

[telectrix]

Op you are better powering down the panel
Before altering the cables.

but then the outside sounder will scream for 20 minutes or so.

 

[buzzlightyear]

but then the outside sounder will scream for 20 minutes or so.

Yeah I know but I want be there. Lol.

 

[Gary latto]

Open panel put code in to silence then disconnect 12+connection or pull glass fuse on aux12+