Oink Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Can anyone recommend a house alarm maintenance engineer. The company that installed ours is no more. Panel is DSC brand. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bangkok Barry Posted May 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2022 My house alarm maintenance is feeding my six dogs ???? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 What issues are you having? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandPapillon Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, Oink said: Can anyone recommend a house alarm maintenance engineer. The company that installed ours is no more. Panel is DSC brand. pointless, buy the cheap Chinese ones on AliExpress, they are as effective and you can maintain them yourself I used to have the GE thing, overly complex for your home, total cost about 1,000 EUR, might be great for a warehouse with complex traffic, but not your home waste of time at the end, AliExpress and full WIFI/4G solutions are there for 3,000 THB Edited May 31, 2022 by GrandPapillon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandPapillon Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 6 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said: My house alarm maintenance is feeding my six dogs ???? yeah, cheapest and most reliable solution at the end if you are there all year long 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandPapillon Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 29 minutes ago, Leaver said: What issues are you having? probably some annual maintenance reset that needs to be done, or new call numbers to be added they are a complete waste of time, very expensive to maintain, I am selling my old one on Ebay for 300 EUR so some warehouse owners can take them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 23 minutes ago, GrandPapillon said: probably some annual maintenance reset that needs to be done, or new call numbers to be added they are a complete waste of time, very expensive to maintain, I am selling my old one on Ebay for 300 EUR so some warehouse owners can take them Look up the manual for your alarm online. You can do a service yourself. Install a new back up battery, easy to buy, and lasts about 4 to 5 years. Read the manual how to adjust the time settings and other customizable settings. Test everything by opening doors and triggering sensors. if you can change some settings on your phone, you can program an alarm panel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandPapillon Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 2 hours ago, Leaver said: Look up the manual for your alarm online. You can do a service yourself. Install a new back up battery, easy to buy, and lasts about 4 to 5 years. Read the manual how to adjust the time settings and other customizable settings. Test everything by opening doors and triggering sensors. if you can change some settings on your phone, you can program an alarm panel. I have the manuals, that's not the issue. The issue is that it is an old system based on old engineering and not adapted to the new home tech, it's worthless for home use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 19 hours ago, GrandPapillon said: I have the manuals, that's not the issue. The issue is that it is an old system based on old engineering and not adapted to the new home tech, it's worthless for home use. If that's the case, you need to upgrade the board. A service will not fix old hardware. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 22 hours ago, Leaver said: Look up the manual for your alarm online. You can do a service yourself. Install a new back up battery, easy to buy, and lasts about 4 to 5 years. Read the manual how to adjust the time settings and other customizable settings. Test everything by opening doors and triggering sensors. if you can change some settings on your phone, you can program an alarm panel. Also, lots of helpful Youtube videos available. Example ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandPapillon Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 17 hours ago, Leaver said: If that's the case, you need to upgrade the board. A service will not fix old hardware. the hardware is old and the engineering logic is old, no upgrade possible with GE and those legacy systems. They work fine for banks and warehouses, overkill for a big home unless you have a mansion or a compound trying now the cheap Chinese ones and they have everything you need another example how over-engineering is failing and creating new opportunities for startups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 7:24 AM, GrandPapillon said: They work fine for banks and warehouses, overkill for a big home unless you have a mansion or a compound No such thing as overkill when it comes to security. On 6/2/2022 at 7:24 AM, GrandPapillon said: trying now the cheap Chinese ones and they have everything you need Everything except reliability. On 6/2/2022 at 7:24 AM, GrandPapillon said: another example how over-engineering is failing and creating new opportunities for startups No one informed the Germans and Japanese about this. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai Dee Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 A number of off-topic posts and replies have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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