IMy house alarm has sensors in all the rooms to the back of the house. We moved our bird in to the kitchen for Xmas so we could put the tree in our sittinroom, and twice we came home and our alarm said 'burglar alarm- kitchen' So we moved our bird out of the kitchen presuming it was its movements settin it off.
Yesterday I came home and it said the same 'burglar alam - kitchen' What could be cauding this? My windows were closed. The blinds were open. I have two goldfish in there but it has never went off before?
Thanks
2007-03-06 22:36:59 · 12 answers · asked by x !! Me !! x 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
may i add, i stay in a 1st floor maissonette with no access to my kitchen or back rooms, apart from one door at front of house
2007-03-06 22:38:59 · update #1
No sir, no rats in my house
2007-03-06 22:42:40 · update #2
No sign of mice either. My kitchen is pretty small, and never seen any droppings, floor is always spotless
2007-03-06 22:43:37 · update #3
Is it a wireless system? If so radio interference could be a cause (it is for me), I think broadband causes it.
I was told you can also get a type of filter for the motion sensors so pets can't set them off.
2007-03-06 22:43:03 · answer #1 · answered by The Infamous Arsebiscuit 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was told that the sensors are sensitive to changes in heat (from body heat) rather than movement so unlikely to be goldfish. Also - was there a power cut yesterday? This can set alarms off. I'd call the alarm company and ask them as it may be a fault than needs checking out. It's going to annoy your neighbours if the alarm keeps going off and no-one will react then if someone really does break in.
2007-03-06 22:58:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the sensors for spiders they are a common cause of false alarms. Good luck
2007-03-07 21:06:45 · answer #3 · answered by mickeymouse 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We had an IR alarm that sometimes went off when the sun came out - but it only happened on really sunny days.
2007-03-06 22:43:23 · answer #4 · answered by mark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be warm air currents or direct sunshine, I assume it's PIR sensor, you could replace the sensor with a new one or play extra safe and fit a 'dualtec' which will need two signals before triggering. (PIR and microwave) no more false alarms.
2007-03-06 23:29:27 · answer #5 · answered by jayktee96 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could just have a faulty sensor. Its happened to me - changed the sensor and its never happened again.
2007-03-07 09:02:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the fish won"t because they are behind glass !!! where do you live ? large moth etc (or dare i say it a mouse) a breeze going into the kitchen making something move or just a faulty circuit ?
2007-03-06 22:49:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
rats jumping around and playing Go Fish with the goldfish
2007-03-06 22:41:25 · answer #8 · answered by RodneyOZ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate to say it but one possibility is mice. You might want to check around for droppings and call an exterminator.
2007-03-06 22:42:34 · answer #9 · answered by raven44012 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when this happened to a friend the culprit was a big fat spider who had just crossed the sensor.
2007-03-09 00:40:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anne A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋