Recent content by Noelep50

Thanks for the feedback. They do work fine - it’s the yellowed plastic that is the problem. Maybe I can carefully mask and spray them white... Patching and surface mounting would be last resort - having them recessed is nice and clean. I have now found this...

Faceplate

My googling has let me down on this one. The motion sensors in our home (c. 1988) are recessed into what look to be standard sized 1 gang openings - but are orientated horizontally. i havent been able to find any suitable replacements for these that will fit in the same openings; everything...

It's been a while - but I thought I would just provide an update for anyone else who happens across this thread.   It turns out the reason I couldn't daisy chain the 2W smokes at the panel was because each one had an EOL resistor...but they were hidden in the void above the smoke, so I hadn't...

My bad - yes, of course they will require 8 to do chained...sorry!   That thread is helpful, thank you.   I will pull down one of the smokes and find out what it is - I have no problem replacing them (all of them...as I've no idea how old they are)...but want to be confident whether I am aiming...

Thanks RAL - I did try chaining them at the panel, and after 3 or 4 of them I started getting constant trouble status (but each of them on their own are fine).  I understand that there is just one EOL resistor per chain.   I admit I am just *assuming* it is a resistance build up...I haven't...

When we bought our house it had a non-functioning panel (DMP, I think).  I didn't realize at the time, but the 10 2-W smoke detectors were wired as home-run...using some kind of expansion box at the panel.   I initially got an Ademco Vista 21IP panel - as it looked to be a cost-effective option...