How to service and test your alarm system properly!

Are you periodically testing your home alarm system?  So, what should everyone do to best maintain your security system? 

Frequently performing maintenance on your security system every 2 to 3 years for residential properties & every year for commercial businesses helps keep your alarm system in tip top shape. It is so important to conduct a battery replacement service because this avoids any further ongoing issues. Beeping alarm systems are annoying and unwanted so this routine maintenance alarm servicing in due course is vital. If you have wireless devices such as  smoke alarm detectors, remote wireless keypads, key ring alarm remotes, wireless detectors and window door reeds don`t forget to change these batteries as well.

Test your alarm system regularly

The only way to know that your sirens, sensors and your monitoring notifications are working properly is to turn the alarm system "ON" and undergo a full walk test. Best to test your security system during the day at least once a year when there is no one in the property. Don`t forget to ring the control room and book in for a 1 hour site test.  WARNING! Before you open the front cover to the control panel there may be a tamper device connected which may trigger the sirens (start sounding very loud). Have someone ready to deactivate and always wear hearing protection when performing this procedure.

Also refer to your user guide on how to test your alarm system. For example with a Bosch alarm system test you can activate the internal siren by holding down the number "2" button press or by holding down "3" you can activate the outside strobe light.

Cleaning your alarm equipment is important

When cleaning sensors spray around with insect surface spray to keep the spiders and bugs away. Wipe the lens section part of the sensors clean to remove any dust particles. Unclean sensors will badly affect the performance of the pickup range. There are many environmental conditions that can effect the performance of the movement detectors so it is important to test and clean your security system frequently.

An alarm system service is essential for best performance. We provide prompt and reliable alarm service maintenance to your security system to most areas in Melbourne.

Tips for fault finding to your security alarm system!

If the voltage still reads OK and still have no power, best to book-in a service technician for an alarm service call-out to your premises as this now requires an expert to repair and troubleshoot the alarm system that may have a faulty circuit board.

• Also test & visually inspect the power cabling and terminations to the main control panel box
• Check the main fuses are all ok with a multimeter that should read close to zero ohms

Note: When trying to replace a faulty sensor, keypad, control panel or hard-wired devices it is very important to disconnect the power and battery from the security system to ensure your safety and protection to the security equipment

Simple checks to servicing an alarm system with false alarms will improve performance.

When trying to diagnose a security system failure and you have repeated false alarms first visually check that all window sensor contacts are closed properly. Is all heating and cooling OFF? Are all the pets outside? Are any bugs or spiders residing around the movement sensors?

Sometimes window and door reed sensors overtime can misalign or get broken due to building movement and then cause false alarms. Please also clean around the sensors with surface insect spray from time to time as bugs may be reside behind these devices. This may cause unnecessary false alarms to the property.

If you have done your homework well and still have false alarms it is best practice to call us for an alarm service repair as soon as possible.