Hi again,
checked the alarm (removed the fuse so i could open the door to get at the battery without setting off the tamper)
Found that the battery is not flat, but that it has been left deliberately disconnected?
The only problem i can find is that the external bell tamper is faulty, the wiring seems fine down at the box in the hall so it could be faulty up at the bell itself (ladder job).
As i still dont have the engineer code I think that I will have to contact the alarm company and get them out to look at it or to see if they will give me the code (i doubt they will) so i can carry out my own repairs. Im trying to save money here so will get quote from them and ask a mate who is an electrician to check it up for me too.
Any other suggestions are greatly appreciated.
By the way, has anyone ever heard of Task Security Systems??? they fit alarms apparently, they fitted the one in the house we bought I assume, because their name is on the bell box outside.