Re: Need to disable sensor (Paradox Spectra 175x-RF)

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hopefully, he didn't disable an alarm zone on a monitored system without
notifying the alarmco that he did so. If I were the alarmco I'd be concerned
abt potential liability issue on this one.


"Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1145685016.247740.77700@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
|
| Frank Olson wrote:
| > Cookie wrote:
| > > Thanks Frank!
| > >
| > > Yes I think it is an alignment issue.
| > >
| > > I had a sudden rush of blood to the head just now and pulled the
sensor
| > > out of the door frame, cut the sensor off, and twisted the cable wires
| > > together.  This has made the alarm think that the door is always
| > > closed.
| > >
| > > I checked the alarm and it still works.  No sparks or burning smells
so
| > > that is great.
| > >
| > > Thanks again. I feel stupid that in the end it was so easy.  :-|
| > >
| > > Regards
| > > Stuart
| > >
| >
| >
| > Not a problem.  We all experience "tunnel vision" every now and then.
| >
| > If this does happen to clear your problem, you might want to have
| > another look at the alignment between the switch and the magnet.
| > Sometimes doors can warp.  I had one customer that called years ago to
| > complain that his door contact no longer worked.  It turns out that he
| > had *replaced* the door and the contractor forgot to install the magnet
| > from the old one.  What's really amazing is that he waited three months
| > to call us.  He didn't want to incur the service charge either but
| > decided (finally) that he should have the system fully functional for
| > when he went on vacation.  :-)
|
|
| Can't ever seem to figure out why people feel that what an alarm
| company gets for a service call is lots of money but when the
| refrigerator or washing machine breaks down, they don't mind laying out
| a couple of hundred to get it working again. And some of the appliance
| repairmen get an up front fee even if they just show up and you decide
| you don't want it fixed.
|
| Just doesn't compute.
|