How to install a Burglar Alarm PIR

This video shows how to wire a Texacom PIR to a Honeywell ADE Gen 4 alarm panel. Brought to you by www.ultimatehan...

[@scott198086]

Hello again! Your garage looks like a pretty nice one, but I'd usually recommend a "dual tech" detector in a typical garage environment. It combines a standard PIR sensor with a seperate microwave detector, both of which have to trigger before the detector goes into alarm. If set up correctly, they can prevent false alarms from sources such as draughty garage doors and the like as the microwave element of the detector is not affected by changes in temperature (unlike a standard PIR). The Honeywell DT7550A is a good quality unit for not too much coin :)

[@ultimatehandyman]

Thanks for all the detailed advice- much appreciated ;-) It is possible to program the zone in the alarm panel for a double knock, but if that doesn't work I'll get the detector that you have recommended. Thanks again ;-)

[@scott198086]

***** No problem. I've learned loads from your videos over the years so it's the least I can do. Keep up the excellent work.

[@ultimatehandyman]

Scott Steele Good stuff, I'm glad the videos have helped you at some point ;-)

[@christokotze692]

what a pleasure to watch someone that know how to teach, thanks for all your trouble

[@ultimatehandyman]

You are welcome Thanks for the comment 👍

[@nathanr9301]

I used to have an alarm system from Texecom and I thought you just put all the tampers wires together by colour and your done. This has helped me a lot cheers

[@ultimatehandyman]

You are welcome. Thanks for the comment ;-)

[@Robbie770]

@@ultimatehandyman regarding the tamper you said it's in series but we're was the cable from that you connected on to , were does the end of that cable connect into on that model , cheers rob

[@ultimatehandyman]

At the PIR, the two tamper wires go into the two tamper terminals. At the alarm panel there are also two tamper terminals, but this one tamper circuit is for all the zones in the alarm. You have to wire all tamper wires in series at the panel (basically making one big loop), then put the two remaining tamper wires into the two tamper terminals. Thanks for the comment

[@Robbie770]

@@ultimatehandyman thanks a lot matey all the best

[@chriskeenan1]

It’s best practice to mount the PIR in the corner of a room, but away from any draughts, direct light, and shining objects which may hit the sensor causing false alarms. Also, you should always cover the backing screws on the housing with insulation tape to counter any chance of contact with the PCB which may cause a short circuit. Nice enough job, but it would have been a lot neater, and easier, to ceiling mount it.

[@ultimatehandyman]

Thanks for the comment ;-)

[@BeardyRebel]

The work you put in to your videos is much appreciated Chez. These videos don't make themselves do they? The filming, editing, uploading all takes time but the results are great. This was really interesting to watch as well. Thanks!

[@ultimatehandyman]

Thanks Kev, it does take a long time! I can normally install an alarm like this in a house in under a day (taking it easy) but this was filmed over a few days. It takes about 5 times longer when filming it. I'm glad that some people appreciate the effort that goes into making the videos ;-)

[@cctvvlogger8835]

For the garage you really should have used a dual technology PIR as it would be more resilient to heat changes

[@ultimatehandyman]

The installed PIR has never been a problem, I do have a dual technology PIR which I intend to install in the summer house when I get chance. Thanks for the comment

[@cctvvlogger8835]

hello i am wanting to install new alarm in my house and i am wanting to put the main panel in a airing cupboard and i need to get 240v to the 3A FCU and i don't know where to get the power from there is a loft above the airing cupboard so could i tap into the lighting circuit?

[@arialarms7994]

@@cctvvlogger8835 yep that is fine as long as it’s 220-250v AC and 13A

[@tgpfireandsecurity8786]

ultimate handyman thanks for the help this video has helped me wire my motion sensor to my panel

[@handsomeharrytheyorkie8286]

Another very professional and easy to watch and learn vid, thanks. I guess the only use the random colours and anti tamper are useful for is the outside box. When inside, the alarm should be sounding. I wire in a sound bomb by the control box to disorientate the intruder while he's inside (so I can creep up on him with a baseball bat)

[@ultimatehandyman]

LOL, The baseball bat is a good idea ;-) Thanks for the comment

[@AllenGoldsmith]

makes it look easy haha if i need help with any DIY i always come to your videos first :)

[@1954BJohn]

A reasonably complicated job explained in a clear way - Thanks Chez!

[@ultimatehandyman]

You are welcome john Thanks for the comment ;-)

[@badge3148]

sir, in the event of more than 1 magnetic doors or pir needs to be installed, how are we going to do that? i bought the same unit that you had but unluckily there is no technician for security alarms in my place so i will be basing the installation from the manual and from other media available in the internet like your video tutorials. Do you have at least a video showing complete wiring of this alarm? thank you ver much indeed!

[@mrsecurity]

you make things look easy !

[@ultimatehandyman]

Thanks for the comment 👍

[@AionPangeo]

Hi, your videos are realy great ! Thank you.

[@ultimatehandyman]

Thanks for the comment ;-)

[@powervan55]

your videos are very informative THANK YOU ,

[@ultimatehandyman]

You are welcome Thanks for the comment

[@GA-dv4ty]

Hi, many thanks for showing me how to do a PIR sensor, £7.20, cheaper than getting a pro 👍

[@ultimatehandyman]

No problem 👍

[@rockythepitball]

I think this will help me so much 👍 I installed an additional pir (Zone 5) for my mum in her spare bedroom & for the life of me, I could not work out how the tampers are wired at the control panel, I was joining the tamper wires from Zone 5 to the existing tamper wires that are twisted at the control panel but everytime I undone the pir, the tamper would not cause the alarm to sound, now all I need to do is take 1 leg from the tamper screw terminal at the control panel & join that with 1 leg from my pir & then put the other remaining leg back into the tamper screw terminal. 👍😎

[@ultimatehandyman]

I'm glad the video helped ;-) Thanks for the comment

[@uksds3806]

Hello I been installing my alarm system got some old alarms so a Risco old pir hook on zone 3 zone 1 is door sensor and zone 2 is the pyronix pir and the bell box is a pyronix sounds good and great but it need to be replaced soon cuz the bell box is acting silly cuz the panel not communicating with it and it won’t let me set it if you see my channel u will know what I’m doing but when I got mine alarm panel it didn’t cover the zone so I just link the zones with wire and is a zone 8 soon I might buy a G5 accenta or a texecom don’t know I did a great job at wires and I’m a kid it’s running of a battery and transformer it all work don’t trust it tho because if the bell box sets off and I got a texecom pir sensor a microwave detector from Marlowe fire and security they are nice they got a channel called Marlowe fire and security also I find ur video good the bell box what you have is a kintec bell box they are good also the fire alarm roshni the new ones they break more not good they are expensive

[@alarmmuseum]

This helped me a lot, thanks!

[@ultimatehandyman]

I'm glad the video helped ;-) Thanks for the comment 👍

[@itechprofessional1631]

Thanks for the great video all the details which i need its covered in the video i have one question need to confirm from you after do this installation did we need to do in programming side to add new zone if we need then please please explain how we can add new Zone in Honeywell G4 control panel

[@ultimatehandyman]

I'm afraid you'll have to check the manual, as I can't remember- sorry Thanks for the comment 👍

[@itechprofessional1631]

@@ultimatehandyman thanks for your reply i solved the problem basically the zones are already programmed i just did the installation and it work thanks a lot for the knowledgeable video

[@3353]

I’ve got the same alarm Is it possible to wire 2 pir to the same zone It’s just I need the time delay on zone 1 to work on the front & rear of the property I’ve tried wiring them both together on the same zone but it doesn’t work Any ideas please Your videos are much appreciated Thanks

[@ultimatehandyman]

Yes, it is definitely possible. The power V+ and V- need wiring in parallel, and the tamper circuit and zone circuit need wiring in series 👍

[@3353]

@@ultimatehandyman appreciate your help thanks 👍

[@karmatingz5797]

How would I know the right wire to buy for PIR alarm sensors/sound? My wire got damaged by carpet stapling (so annoyed). It's 6 coloured wires (very thin) and a plastic looking string which i think is for stripping back the wire casing. Please reply as I need to repair soon. Thank you.

[@ultimatehandyman]

I normally just go into my local electrical shop and ask for 6 core alarm cable, but you can get it online by the meter- fave.co/3lY4c3s

[@norstar605]

This may just have saved me. One question though - when adding more PIRs to the Accenta, I get the Tamper circuit being a big loop, but do you just wire all the red/black power feeds from the various PIRs into the same terminal on the main panel? Thanks for the great videos.

[@ultimatehandyman]

Yes, that is correct. All tampers to form a loop and all power reds into + and all blacks into - Thanks for the comment

[@wallacengrommet]

Great video, very helpful....I am just installing one of these now - are you supposed to leave the links in or take them out ?

[@ultimatehandyman]

You normally take the links out as these are replaced with the alarm wires.

[@danielbage4455]

Hello really helpful video but just a quick question do you have a video on how to wire in multiple PIR as I'm have fitted my own alarm but know what to do with all 6 wires on the PIRS thanks

[@ultimatehandyman]

I think you mean multiple PIR's into one zone? You have to wire the power (+12 and -12v) in parallel Then you wire the tamper circuit and zone circuit in series. If you google for series/parallel wiring a diagram will show up that should make it crystal clear. Thanks for the comment 👍

[@danielbage4455]

@@ultimatehandyman Hi I have got 4 PIRs and 2 doors senses I want to put each one in a different room so I think I need to use zone 1 -6 so I have wired in the zones with white and blue and then the tamper with yellow and green in loop like you did in your video now I'm just left with all the red and blacks

[@Addy_033]

I’m in the Process of installing one of theses and I’m having an issues with the PIR’s. When doing the walk test the 2 PIR panel lights just flash on and off even when there’s no movement? Any ideas?

[@ultimatehandyman]

Some PIR's have jumpers inside that need moving. I fitted one a few months back and it had three separate jumpers that required moving to make the PIR operate correctly. It should tell you where the jumpers need positioning in the manual.

[@tessairwin8471]

hello, don't suppose you have a video of how to connect the smoke detector do you? I bought the eco1003 and have no idea how to wire it to and from the accent control unit.

[@ultimatehandyman]

No, sorry. I do have smoke alarms and heat alarms in almost every room, but they are wireless interlinked, as it would have take me weeks to hard wire them all. Thanks for the comment 👍

[@uksds3806]

Tessa irwin is so get wire put it on the same colours and power down the consumer unit and put the wires in but get someone to do it

[@Petertronic]

The cable colours used for each device on the alarm should always be random. Otherwise it is conceivable that a device/sensor can be bypassed or disabled

[@ultimatehandyman]

I'm not sure if that makes any sense? If anyone removes the bell box, any PIR, or removes the alarm or RKP covers the alarm will go into tamper. The only sensor that could be removed without the alarm going into tamper is the magnetic door contact on zone 1, but it doesn't matter if all the wires are the same colours you can soon see which wire does what from where it is connected to.

[@Petertronic]

***** I was just saying that if the colour scheme used was known, the tamper circuit could be closed by splicing into the cable, then the sensor/bell box could be opened up without tripping it. Yes it is overkill I know, and the cable would not normally be exposed externally anyway! I'm sure I read about this in a magazine article a few years ago. Thanks for responding!

[@ultimatehandyman]

pag2006 No problem, I guess that could happen in some circumstances. Thanks for the comments ;-)

[@mars6394]

Hi im just about to connect this panel up iv got 2x pir and one door sensor im just unsure about the tamper wire connections from each sensor. Do you just make a loop with the green and yellow cables from al 3 sensors and then just connect the remaining green and yellow cable into the panel thanks

[@ultimatehandyman]

Yes, you just make a loop ;-)

[@farooqshah2797]

hi if you add a New pir in a different zone , do you always add the 2 tamper wires as a loop

[@ultimatehandyman]

Yes. Thanks for the comment 👍

[@hk84]

Hi, I would avoid doubling over the conductor since it can get caught on the terminals tongue and pull the tongue out.

[@thealarmboy438]

hk84 That happened to me

[@techgeek_]

When replacing a PIR - how do you get pass the tamper protection? I believe ours needs replacing as the zone randomly causes false alarms when the alarm is set.

[@ultimatehandyman]

If you put the alarm in engineering mode (the code should be in the installation manual), you can then remove the cover from the PIR without the alarm sounding. If you don't know the engineering code manual, you can remove the cover and the alarm will go into tamper mode and the alarm will sound, but it should silence when you input the user code. Thanks for the comment

[@techgeek_]

Is that the same for replacing the battery as well ?

[@alarmmuseum]

@@techgeek_ yes

[@massimojones5789]

Hi, great video. I am struggling with the serial concept and I was wondering if you could provide any more clarity. I think I might have got it from Shabz below but think I need it spelling out :) So in the video you had Yellow on the board (Yb) and Green on the board (Gb). You had Yellow from PIR1 (Yp1) & Green from PIR1 (Gp1). You took Yb off the board and joined it to Gp1. You then put Yp1 where you had taken Yb originally from. Got that bit!! But what happens when you introduce PIR2? What happens to Green from PIR2 (Gp2) and Yellow from PIR2 Yp2)? Do you take Yp1 back out of the board and connect to Gp2 and put Yp2 back in the board? Thanks in advance!!

[@ultimatehandyman]

Yes, I think you have it there. Basically you are making one large loop with all the Normally closed contacts on that zone, so each time you add another sensor to that zone you have to open up the existing normally closed circuit, this is done by adding one wire to the existing loop (by removing one of the wires from the panel and joining it to one wire from the new sensor), then the other wire from the new sensor goes into the terminal on the panel. I hope this makes sense ;-)

[@karmatingz5797]

@@ultimatehandyman no, I'm still confused🤔 are you saying if have (for instance) 5 PIRs then those 5 wires would be twisted together with the wire in the board and so?

[@ultimatehandyman]

@@karmatingz5797 No, imagine you are making a daisy chain, you need to make a large loop. So if you had 5 PIR's you would have ten individual wires, these need joining to make a large loop. Lets say you are using green and yellow, you take green from PIR 1 and connect to Yellow of PIR 2, then connect Green of PIR 2 to Yellow of PIR 3, then green from PIR 3 to yellow of PIR 4, then green of PIR 4 to yellow of PIR 5, then you are left with a yellow and a green wire, which is terminated into the terminals on the alarm panel.

[@mattybro88]

Hi, Can I do this with the power still on? My concern with turning the power off while installing a new PIR is that the siren will be going off all the way through the install?

[@ultimatehandyman]

Yes, you can do it with the power still on but be aware that there will be 240v in the panel going to the transformer. As long as you put the alarm in to engineers mode before opening the cover it should be fine ;-)

[@shabz2597]

Hi I'm confused. If I add another pir to your panel would I take out the yellow wire in the tamper and then twist that with green wire from the new pir and put tape around this pair and put the remaining yellow wire from the pir back into the tamper in the panel? Is that what you mean by wiring in series? Hence you end up with lots of pairs of twisted green and yellow wires?

[@ultimatehandyman]

Yes, you just make one large loop with all the tamper wires then is any of the wires become open it puts the alarm in the tamper state.

[@davismaxwell4670]

Doing this will result in a tamper state, but you wouldn't know where the state has come from. To overcome this, cant you use two pair. Red 12v black 0v say blue alarm 1/n.c say white alarm 2/n.c blue goes from the panel straight to the alarm 1/n.c white goes to the tamper 1 Then you place a resistor from tamper 2 to alarm 2/n.c

[@michalhorinek595]

hi just want to ask if the little box sensor have any led light inside, thanks

[@ultimatehandyman]

+Michal Horinek I think most of them do, but with some models you can move a jumper inside to prevent the PIR from lighting up.

[@jaswirtoora]

how would you connect a third sensor ? for example another pir?

[@ultimatehandyman]

You would wire it into the next zone on the panel, but in the instance of a PIR you need to wire it up to the + and - supply in parallel. The tamper wires are all wired in series (to make a loop). You can have more than one sensor per zone if you wish as long as the normally closed zone wires are wired in series.

[@exwhyz33]

Have you installed a home CCTV system using wireless IP cameras?

[@ultimatehandyman]

I only have the one in the Garage at the moment- Installing the HomeMonitor Wi-Fi Video Camera | Indoor Camera

[@foxconNI]

Hi,Why did you use that sensor rather than a Honeywell sensor.

[@ultimatehandyman]

No specific reason, it was just for sale on the same site as the alarm panel. Thanks for the comment ;-)

[@davismaxwell4670]

If you wire them up right, mostly all PIRs are interchangeable

[@freerunner7029]

hi the cable used from pir to the c.panek ; which type of wire do you use ta

[@ultimatehandyman]

6 core alarm cable, like in this video- kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zp3Wn6JqfbmXqMU Its widely available on ebay etc. fave.co/2eMsw4c

[@itechprofessional1631]

Can we add two or more sensors in one Zone ?

[@ultimatehandyman]

Yes, you can, but you need to wire the DC power in parallel and the tamper and zone in series. Thanks for the comment 👍

[@itechprofessional1631]

@@ultimatehandyman thanks for the reply it works

[@michalhorinek595]

thanks but is not come any flashing lights, I have exactly same what u have on your video, the old sensor been flashing but the new one not

[@ultimatehandyman]

+Michal Horinek You probably just need to move a jumper on the inside of the PIR. It will tell you which jumper to move in the instructions, if you still have them.

[@eddypeters9123]

struggling at the end of the wiring you say just take out the tamper ,yellow wire my box does not have a wire in for any tamper only has pins like used staples. only wires left on my pir is green and yellow the alarm panel is a omnicron 7000

[@ultimatehandyman]

The thing shaped like a staple is a link, it bridges between the two terminals keeping the circuit closed. When you remove that link you must wire at least one tamper circuit into it or the alarm will not reset. If you wire more than one sensor you need to wire them all in series, so in effect you are making one large loop.

[@eddypeters9123]

***** so now i just need to wire the green and yellow wires in to tamper /24 hr

[@ultimatehandyman]

Eddy Peters Yes, as long as you have wired them into the tamper terminals on the PIR, or any other sensors.

[@watsonjason1981]

thats how i installed the wireless burglar alarm in my home

[@ultimatehandyman]

😂

[@Mr2018TV]

Can you use sticky back to fit it instead of drilling

[@ultimatehandyman]

+S.2018 It depends. If the sticky back becomes detached the PIR will fall and the alarm will go off. I often fix things using silicone, and sticky pads though. The sticky pads hold the item in position until the silicone cures. That might be a better option if you don't want to drill. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6rdiayBeKyEjpY

[@davismaxwell4670]

PIRs do detect heat, but thats not what sets them off. It's changes in IR. they normally have a slight tolerance, but even small changes trigger an alarm state

[@elementalmp4]

texecom medusa?

[@ultimatehandyman]

Yes, I think it is.

[@nathangatenby5744]

People who double over the cables on alarms🤢🤢