Can anyone tell me more about the alarm? Why does it go off and will it turn off when power returns?
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There will be a few reasons why your alarm may go off. Upon initial set up the system will test itself and check the battery, During this time you may hear the alarm. If everything checks out okay the alarm will stop and the battery will be on charging until needed. During regular operation you may hear the alarm because the system continues to do checks sporadically, about once a week. During a power outage the alarm will sound informing you that the system is on battery backup power. When the power returns the alarm will shut off. If the system finds any trouble such as the battery dying or the battery depleting itself during a power outage the alarm will go off more rapidly. If you receive a constant alarm that means that there is an issue with the battery, or you have overloaded the system with too many devices, which will not allow the unit to function on battery backup power. I hope you find this your question.
994048
When there is a brownout or power outage it squeals.When the power comes back on it goes quiet.
994049
When the device is supplying power (you are on battery) the green LED illuminates.The LED is not illuminated during the beeps.The Back-UPS beeps 4 times every 30 seconds until utility power is restored or the Back-UPS is turned off.Another beep warning is when the Back-UPS battery is near a total discharge state. This occurs when the Back-UPS battery has approximately two minutes of remaining runtime. When this occurs the Power On LED flashes once every second while the Back-UPS beeps once every second.There is also a setting in Configuration->Notifications that allows you turn off all alarms or set the alarms to activate during designated hours only.Hope this answers your question(s). When the device is supplying power (you are on battery) the green LED illuminates.The LED is not illuminated during the beeps.The Back-UPS beeps 4 times every 30 seconds until utility power is restored or the Back-UPS is turned off.Another beep warning is when the Back-UPS battery is near a total discharge state. This occurs when the Back-UPS battery has approximately two minutes of remaining runtime. When this occurs the Power On LED flashes once every second while the Back-UPS beeps once every second.There is also a setting in Configuration->Notifications that allows... » Read More When the device is supplying power (you are on battery) the green LED illuminates.The LED is not illuminated during the beeps.The Back-UPS beeps 4 times every 30 seconds until utility power is restored or the Back-UPS is turned off.Another beep warning is when the Back-UPS battery is near a total discharge state. This occurs when the Back-UPS battery has approximately two minutes of remaining runtime. When this occurs the Power On LED flashes once every second while the Back-UPS beeps once every second.There is also a setting in Configuration->Notifications that allows you turn off all alarms or set the alarms to activate during designated hours only.Hope this answers your question(s). « Show Less
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Hi, it goes off with a steady beep if the power fails and also "chirps" when the battery starts to get low (my old battery lasted years before this happened). The alarm will go off from a power failure when the power resumes.
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If you install the included powerchute software, you can configure alarms to sound at all times, or you can choose to have alarms silenced during a selectable window of hours, or when the PC is in hibernation. I've got 3 of these devices, and the two on my PCs are set to alarm 24/7. However, the only time they've ever sounded is when I first turn them on there is a short beep, and during a real power failure. Not all all intrusive.
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Evidently the CP free software "Power Panel Personal Edition" enables the shutting off of the alarm. I say "evidently" because I'm running this UPS as backup for my NAS (a Synology DS-213) and router, not a computer....and I couldn't do it anyhow, because all our computers are Macs, with which this software isn't compatible. The NAS has limited software showing the basic functioning of the CP685AVR, but not really much in the way of controls. The few times the power's gone down, I haven't heard the alarm, but all that stuff is in a closet, so it may not even be audible when this happens. I'll have to yank the plug sometime just to see what it does. Evidently the CP free software "Power Panel Personal Edition" enables the shutting off of the alarm. I say "evidently" because I'm running this UPS as backup for my NAS (a Synology DS-213) and router, not a computer....and I couldn't do it anyhow, because all our computers are Macs, with which this software isn't compatible. The NAS has limited software showing the basic functioning of the CP685AVR, but not really much in the way of controls. The few times the power's gone down, I haven't heard the alarm, but all that stuff is in a closet, so it may not even be audible... » Read More Evidently the CP free software "Power Panel Personal Edition" enables the shutting off of the alarm. I say "evidently" because I'm running this UPS as backup for my NAS (a Synology DS-213) and router, not a computer....and I couldn't do it anyhow, because all our computers are Macs, with which this software isn't compatible. The NAS has limited software showing the basic functioning of the CP685AVR, but not really much in the way of controls. The few times the power's gone down, I haven't heard the alarm, but all that stuff is in a closet, so it may not even be audible when this happens. I'll have to yank the plug sometime just to see what it does. « Show Less
136734
The best person to ask this would be your mechanic. The wiring is made to connect with the alarm and disconnect manually. As I am using it now I have to press it manually. Perhaps your mechanic knows how to inter-connect the two. Sorry I was not more helpful.
361438
Hi, It sounds like you had a power failure or lighting strike to the system. This happened to me and the alarm continued to sound-off. The only way to stop the alarm from ringing is to disconnect it from the main power source. Rotate the entire alarm counter-clockwise until it is unsecured from the base. There is a socket plug connector to the power source. Unplug. If this the only unit in the house that is sounding, it is defective and needs to be replaced.
1488646
Once the alarm is triggered it is on for the duration. The alarm has an auto shut off feature so after it goes off twice it automatically shuts off until you rearm it to prevent draining the battery.
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if you are doing everything right there should be no alarm. i did find mine going off if the probes were not fully pudshed in at the meter end. hope this helps. the proper funtion for where vyou have the probes plugged in need to be the right selection .. like slelecting amps while pugged in to volts or visa versa ,will cause an alarm .
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You probably should contact PumpAlarm.com as they have excellent customer service. That being said, I will give you my opinion. I would assume that even if the back-up batteries die, which they will over about 2 days (I know this), that when the power does come back on, the unit will re-activate and tell you that the power has come on at a specific time. What you lose if the back-up batteries die, is getting a message about the water level, or whatever it is you are trying to monitor, if there is a problem during the power outage. I believe that when the power comes back on, and IF there was an issue with water where it should not be (or whatever) you would then get a message about that issue.
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Happened to me at 1 am a few times! It is alarm. I don't have it handy or I could give more details. The instruction sheet should help you out though. Good luck :)
154440
After recent power outage time and both alarms settings return to a proper times. Was it extended? I dont know. I wasn't at home.
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Yes, the alarm is AC power. The battery is only meant for the possibility of a power outage. The battery only last for the 36 hours after the alarm is triggered, but I don't know how long the battery last if it is not sounding. Since there is only pull on the battery after the trigger, I am guessing that the length of the battery life is as long the battery itself. I have one more thing to tell you. This thing is pretty loud when it goes off if you haven't heard it yet, so you'd definately be able to hear it...probably in your neighbors basement!If you have anymore questions, don't hesitate. Yes, the alarm is AC power. The battery is only meant for the possibility of a power outage. The battery only last for the 36 hours after the alarm is triggered, but I don't know how long the battery last if it is not sounding. Since there is only pull on the battery after the trigger, I am guessing that the length of the battery life is as long the battery itself. I have one more thing to tell you. This thing is pretty loud when it goes off if you haven't heard it yet, so you'd definately be able to hear it...probably in your neighbors basement!If you have anymore questions,... » Read More Yes, the alarm is AC power. The battery is only meant for the possibility of a power outage. The battery only last for the 36 hours after the alarm is triggered, but I don't know how long the battery last if it is not sounding. Since there is only pull on the battery after the trigger, I am guessing that the length of the battery life is as long the battery itself. I have one more thing to tell you. This thing is pretty loud when it goes off if you haven't heard it yet, so you'd definately be able to hear it...probably in your neighbors basement!If you have anymore questions, don't hesitate. « Show Less
1982996
It alerts me when opened or closed no matter what. Not sure if power is lost.
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You can set the time that the power is off before it calls the power off alarm (i.e. 1 hour, 90 minutes, 2 hrs., whatever); you can set the temperature at which it will call for temperature alarm (50 degrees, 45 degrees, 40 degrees, etc.); and, you can program it to call up to 3 different numbers for an alarm. There are some other functions too, if I recall, that I do not use them, but you can read about it from the product descriptions.
822535
Same here....the alarm is way too sensitive......I ended up pulling the battery and using the lock without the alarm
1540514
Correct, if the wired alarm is unplugged then it stops sounding BUT the wireless siren continues sounding. The main panel is wireless and has a 72h backup battery, if main panel gets unplugged from electricity then it works on battery, if panel is also turned off then alarm stops working, I recommend you hide main panel, mine is on a second floor ceiling so it's hard to reach. Even if the alarm gets unplugged or destroyed you will get a call or a SMS as soon as it star sounding (if configured). Hope this works :)
44731
As soon as the skinny magnetic part is returned to the original position next to the buzzer/battery unit the alarm turns back off. It is a simple magnetic switch. The power switch on the side is for on/off only.
1512646
The alarm goes off for about 60 seconds (I've never timed it. I seems to last a long time.) It's plenty of time for me. If you want to go take a shower or something, though, you could miss it, I suppose.
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I lined it up, opened the door. When the alarm went off, I took the backing off and stuck it permanently. It works perfectly. Someone opened my door one night and I heard the alarm from upstairs. The intruder left promptly. Also, it alerts when children leave or enter the house, or leave the door open.