house alarm

[r.b]

I know a house alarm consists of a spur at the side of a control panel I imagine there is an outgoing cable to the control panel off the spur?.The sounder bell box is wired to the control panel..As is the keypad panel.I know also if you have any sensors in rooms this is another wire back to the control panel,if say you have 4 sensors within the house can these be daisy chained back to the control panel or do you run 4 wires to each of the sensors?.Does anyone know info on how to connect up the various points on the circuit I have only wired them up to date?Ryan

 

[Andy™]

most alarm manuals have a wiring diagram

basically, run each detector back to panel and wire to zone & aux power

 

[Barx]

Wire each 'point' back to panel. Some may tell you you can daisy chain them but it is bad practice and frowned upon by the pros (though there are certain exceptions). Your best bet is to wire all the alarm (bar the mains) in 6 core alarm cable. Somethings like door contacts and some keypads only need 4 and most bell boxes use 5. But if you run 6 then you cant go wrong. Just wrap the spare cores up out of harms way in case you need them for anything in future. Texecom veritas are a decent diy system and have good manuals that explain the wiring/connecting up.

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

As has been said...

Run a cable from each component back to the panel position and you wont have many problems later me-thinks!

 

[NozSpark]

As the above really,,

just make sure you get a fine line sharpie so that you can id the cables at the panel when you put the cables in

Also, as with any data/comms cable, try and keep then at least 150mm away from mains cables and if you have to cross then do so at 90deg

 

[Manator]

I have moved this to the CCTV and Intruder alarms section, maybe others will help out.

 

[steptoe]

I think all has been said already.