Low battery message on Keypad

[Ziggy]

Yesterday while eating dinner my gemini keypad beeped and when I looked
at the message it said low battery. The battery is about 2-3 years old
and we have not had any power failures.

What can cause this?

Thanks Steven

 

[jewellfish]

Steve,

Nothing lasts forever, although 2-3 years is a bit short for the
lifespan of a battery.

Have your alarm company out and replace it or pick one up at Granger,
etc. (12volt 5-7 A/hr)

Regards

 

[Ziggy]

Thank you

Normal battery life is 3 to 5 years.

 

[Robert L Bass]

Yesterday while eating dinner my

gemini keypad beeped and when
I looked at the message it said
low battery. The battery is about
2-3 years old and we have not had
any power failures.

What can cause this?

As others have said, typical battery life is about 3-5 years. You can have your alarm company service it or replace it yourself.
The battery which your alarm company provided is probably either 4.0 or 7.0 Amp Hour, 12 Volts. Regardless which one you have,
install a 7.0 Amp Hour replacement battery. The cost difference is miniscule but the larger battery will last significantly longer
during a power outage.

12 Volt, 7 Amp Hour batteries retail (online) for about $15 to $20. Alarm companies usually charge a service fee for replacing the
battery which can range from around $35 to $70 or more plus the price of the battery itself which might be higher than retail.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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[Crash Gordon]

A low battery.
They don't last forever.


| Yesterday while eating dinner my gemini keypad beeped and when I looked
| at the message it said low battery. The battery is about 2-3 years old
| and we have not had any power failures.
|
| What can cause this?
|
| Thanks Steven
|

 

[Rich]

Time
You should change batteries every 3 year.
I date mine with a magic marker.
Time flies.

 

[Jim]

As others have said, typical battery life is about 3-5 years. You can have your alarm company service it or replace it yourself.
The battery which your alarm company provided is probably either 4.0 or 7.0 Amp Hour, 12 Volts. Regardless which one you have,
install a 7.0 Amp Hour replacement battery. The cost difference is miniscule but the larger battery will last significantly longer
during a power outage.

12 Volt, 7 Amp Hour batteries retail (online) for about $15 to $20. Alarm companies usually charge a service fee for replacing the
battery which can range from around $35 to $70 or more plus the price of the battery itself which might be higher than retail.

As usual ...... you're a whore!!!!!!!!

 

[Petem]

Ziggy be careful with this "gentleman"

while his offer seem ok,what he doesn't tell you is that if you play with a
monitored system,you could revoke the contract between you and your alarm
company...

of course,nothing could happen,but if you open your box and in the next few
week your panel refuse to work properly when it should have created an
alarm,the insurance company of the alarm provider will use the fact that you
opened the box to prevent them paying you,if the panel/installation was
faulty because it was your fault..

Be careful and ask your alarm company about this,they could even send you by
post the battery or offer you to pick it up,but at least the will tell you
how to do it,this will prevent them of telling you,that you used the wrong
battery type or such bad excuse...

 

[FIRETEK]

But there's a distinct advantage to having the system serviced
professionally. For one thing, not all "do-it-yourselfers" are fully
conversant with operating a meter and most wouldn't know how to properly
trim (or check) the charger (not that a lot of the ASTTBC registered fire
protection technicians that I've seen know how to do this either).

12 Volt, 7 Amp Hour batteries retail (online) for about $15 to $20. Alarm

companies usually charge a service fee for replacing the

battery which can range from around $35 to $70 or more plus the price of

the battery itself which might be higher than retail.