having a rant about the house wiring laws!!

Re: having a rant about the house wiring laws!!

Caro Laithwaite VN — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:43:35 GMT

And the other thing about this is that if they have problems moving and are sitting other end of the lounge when the phone rings they can press the button once and the unit connects to the phone and acts a s a loud speaker so that the person doesn't have to try and get to the phone in time. When the conversation is finished the button is pushed and the unit resets

Re: having a rant about the house wiring laws!!

Fiona Leathers — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:58:21 GMT

My dad has a MECs (Mobile Emergency Crews) tag round his neck - if he sets it off, they phone the house, if he doesn't answer the phone then they send round one of their drivers, who has keys & they'll let themselves in to find out what's wrong. If they speak to him on the phone, they'll then phone one of their contacts (mum, me, brother etc) to tell them that he has set the alarm off & what was wrong. They have 3 sets of keys and about 5 contact numbers to phone if there is any problem.

I think it is an amazing service - run by the council and totally free, the only cost is getting all the extra keys cut. We used the service for my Gran before she died & they would drive past her house through the night to make sure she was still in the house, as she had a terrible habit of wandering off through the night and leaving the front door open.

However, Dad has set it off cos he's locked himself out of the house after a night at the pub and cos no answer on the phone, they come rushing round....not quite the emergency they were expecting!!

Re: having a rant about the house wiring laws!!

Haley Thomas — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:49:01 GMT

Is there not a nearby neighbour that you could trust with a key? that your mum could phone if she is on her own?

Re: having a rant about the house wiring laws!!

Caro Laithwaite VN — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:07:58 GMT

It is there is a 300mtr radius that the alarm works in so you can go into the garden and are not trapped in the house. Can use it for any reason that you need help even if you get a scare in the night or need fire or police or power cuts as there is battery in the base unit.

There is an small alarm you hang round your neck but if you prefer there is l think a wrist one. All you do is press the button and it send a signal to the base station and onwards

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Shane — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:37:49 GMT

That really sounds like such a good service!

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:41:07 GMT

Under new regs all circuts all circuts need to be rcd protected as they are this when a lamp blows chances are they will take out an rcd. This is not a requirement but a result of the rules.

With regards to keys they have a mobile warden who meets the family and person they are looking out for at the start and you give them a key. it is then security tagged with a code so even if stolen there is no way to know whose is whose. You also have 2 named people and all 3 have access so no need to get a key to anyone as they have it.

GSD could make life aquward though but keys are not a problem.

Re: having a rant about the house wiring laws!!

albatross — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:05:18 GMT

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Has she not got an emergency alarm on her neck if not get social to arrange this for her then she can get help from the call center they can at least flick the switch.

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Problem is :

a) someone would need key to get in

b) bigger problem - they'd have to get past Kidu our black GSD to get to the trip box

Re: having a rant about the house wiring laws!!

Caro Laithwaite VN — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:44:04 GMT

Has she not got an emergency alarm on her neck if not get social to arrange this for her then she can get help from the call center they can at least flick the switch.