Help needed - Vista-20P sets to Fault every time I trip door sensor.

check sensor for proper loop if using a magnet it should be loop 2 if using a contact with wire use loop 1 and that should solve problem. panel should fault than go back to normal.

Also check to see if you mounted the sensor upside down...I have done that a few times myself. If you open the transmitter, you will see the glass reed switch on the side. Ademco has marks on the outside of the transmitter for proper alignment. Sometimes the serial number label cover those alignment marks.

Jim Rojas

nick markowitz wrote:

If you install the transmitter upside down, does that mean that you have to install the receiver upside down as well?

RW

Only if you live in China, or any other country opposite the globe. To test this, you simply flush a toilet. If the water circles counterclockwise, then you must install your receiver upside down for proper alignment to the earth's gravitational field.

Jim Rojas

Funny you should mention the toilet. I just tested the gravitational field in my bowl just now and its working perfectly. I was able to ascertain this when the turd dropped and splashed water all over my butt. I hate when that happens.

RW

Nick, thank you for the tip. Changing loop value to 2 worked.

That's the best example of "Bathroom" humor I've ever seen.