Re: Texecom Veritas R8 early installation manual

["SantaUK" <santa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Better taking the plunge and changing the panel - a C&K 800L will set you
back about £50 notes.  An hours work changing over.  Save the hassle and
cost of the call out.  A trade pack on this panel is 4 PIR's, 2 contacts,
panel, sounder and decoy, and battery for £99+vat

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Regards


SantaUK
"Stephen" <newsmail04@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> So they changed the battery in 2003 then...that's still 6 years ago. They
>> way batteries are being made these days we're lucky to get 3 years on
>> them now.
>>
>> But...does sound like an expensive service call *unless* they do a full
>> system checkup for that...then it's reasonable....about what we charge
>> for system check + battery.
>>
>
> No, they changed the battery in Jan 1998 according to the scruffy service
> sheet of paper 2 years after installation for some reason. When it was
> serviced by them in Dec 2004, practically 7 years after renewing the
> battery they didn't change it despite a low voltage and Ah reading. On the
> alarm faulting after a couple of power cuts I changed the battery myself
> in mid 2007 9.5 years after it had been installed. that is when I found
> the evidence of the service notes in the control panel and the date was
> also written on the battery.
>
> They wanted to charge extra for the service they were going to carry out 2
> months later and wanted an additional £80 to change the battery too!
>
>
> Stephen
>