15/10/2017
Evening all with hurricane Ophelia expected to affect us over the next day or two, there may be a few areas that are left without electricity for a while and this will have an impact on your security systems.
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ALARM SYSTEMS
If the electricity goes off, your back up battery will take over and your alarm may start to beep at you. Enter your Alarm code and this should stop the beeping. If the electricity comes back in a short while your battery will be charged back up by the alarm. If the electricity is out for a long period of time then your battery will go flat and your Alarm will need some attention. Older battery's and systems not serviced regularly will not run as long on battery as battery life would be very short. Contact us at any time over the next few days if you need assistance.
ELECTRIC GATES
Please ensure that you know the location of your manual release key for your electric gates. If the electricity goes off you will need to manually release the gates to get in and out past them. Turn off the electricity supply to the gates before attempting to manually release them. Yes I know the electricity supply is out but if it came back on and somebody else was trying to open the gate with a fob or Gsm unit then you could end up with hands or fingers caught in the gate. Be aware also that gates can exert sudden movement if caught in a gust of wind so be very careful when doing anything with them. If in doubt contact us and we can advise accordingly.
With hurricane Ophelia expected to affect us over the next day or two, there may be a few areas that are left without electricity for a while and this will have an impact on your security systems.
ALARM SYSTEMS
If the electricity goes off, your back up battery will take over and your alarm may start to beep at you. Enter your Alarm code and this should stop the beeping. If the electricity comes back in a short while your battery will be charged back up by the alarm. If the electricity is out for a long period of time then your battery will go flat and your Alarm will need some attention. Older battery's and systems not serviced regularly will not run as long on battery as battery life would be very short. Contact us at any time over the next few days if you need assistance.
ELECTRIC GATES
Please ensure that you know the location of your manual release key for your electric gates. If the electricity goes off you will need to manually release the gates to get in and out past them. Turn off the electricity supply to the gates before attempting to manually release them. Yes I know the electricity supply is out but if it came back on and somebody else was trying to open the gate with a fob or Gsm unit then you could end up with hands or fingers caught in the gate. Be aware also that gates can exert sudden movement if caught in a gust of wind so be very careful when doing anything with them. If in doubt contact us and we can advise accordingly.
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Stay safe out there!