Elk M1G and Ademco 5816 randomly going off

[dayland]

I have an Elk M1G with an Elk M1XRF2H (honeywell receiver). I have enrolled 3 Ademco 5816 wireless contact transmitters. Seems that every 20-40 minutes each of the contacts triggers the system. I have tried a number of different settings but nothing works yet.
The contact work normally, i.e. They indicate when the door is opened, trigger the alarm conditions when armed, and even test correctly in test mode. But after the system is idle in the "ready" state, eventually the first switch will trigger, then just minutes after, the second one triggers, and so on. Once each switch has triggered, the pattern repeates in about 20 - 40 minutes. I have not been able to pattern the timing to an exact amount of time, so not sure if this is a test signal or something.

Any help would be appreciated.
Daylan

 

[Monk]

I know this sounds basic, but you haven't really provided any steps you have taken thus far to troubleshoot.


Try looking in your M1's log to see if there is anything unusual.

 

[dayland]

This issue is resolved now. I reviewed the logs and found nothing out of the ordinary, but then I noticed on one of the screens the loop value was labeled as HW loop. I then checked my device configuraiton and determined I needed to change the transmitters loop setting to 2 instead of 1. Seems the hard wired loop was being used and causing the device to go off since none was installed.

WARNING! If you can avoid using the Honeywell Ademco switched... DO IT! There is almost no documentation on the devices from Honeywell and all the Elk documentation says to refer to the device docs. I would have switched to the GE products, but it was cost effective to keep all my existing contacts and smoke detectors.

 

[gatchel]

The installation documentation has the hardwired or internal reed switch information in it:

"The 5816 has two unique zones; the first is for a
wired closed circuit contact loop and the second
for its built-in reed switch (used in conjunction with
a magnet as described below). Either or both
zones may be used. For UL installations, a
contact may not be more than 3 feet from the
transmitter.
A built-in cover tamper switch is activated when
the cover is removed."


If you need information on any of your other Honeywell devices just ask

 

[Del91574]

If you want to see lack of documentation, look at GE's hardware.

DSC is even worse than GE. Honeywell is one of the best actually, though Elk's RF receiver paperwork has a couple of holes.