We lost power for several hours a few days ago (springtime in Minnesota for you), resulting in the FC display. Thanks to this video, I'll be unscrewing the power plug and taking the battery leads off to reset the system. Thanks Tom1
Very good, thank you. Utility company changed our meter (routine they say) and we got this FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE fault. Still waiting for ADT to call back BUT THIS FIXED IT. Thanks again.
Your keypad didn't have a "ready" light on because it was telling you that there is a problem with zone 22 (check 22 message). If you didn't fix the problem with that zone, you'll get the same error message within 12 hours. An easier method, other than fixing the problem with that zone (replacing the battery, checking make sure the cover plate is closed properly, etc.), would be to bypass it. To bypass a troubled zone: Master code+6+22 (the instructions are on the flap of your keypad)
I discontinued my monitoring system and set booby traps. Coming through any door there a spring loaded 2x6 loaded with deck screws with the heads cut and trebles cut through. It has the strength of a pre 1989 Mike Tyson upper cut and is wired in garage door engagement chip. For the windows I jackhammered the slab and dug a huge mote around the walls and put Sabor tooth tigers, Great Whites, and Cayman. And for my mother in law using a Face ID chip I found a ejection seat from an old James Bond movie and McGuyvered it in the foyer with no hole in the ceiling. Should save a few bucks a month. I leave everything unlocked at night and have a sign in my yard saying”Free 80” 8K TV” at the door it says “Welcome neighbor. Just walk on in and take it all, we ain’t home!” So I’ll let u know
@02:45 It's usually best to reconnect the battery BEFORE plugging in and switching on the power supply. Some mains wall warts supply higher than 12V when first plugged in, and you need the battery already in circuit to "absorb" the extra volts.
Hi, the numbers i use the most dont work anymore even if i press them hard. Can this problem be fixed? Or do i have to buy another one? Do u have a video on how to fix the keys? Also, i see that some say Ademco like mine, but some say Honeywell, but they look the same. Does the brand matter? Or i can buy the Honeywell even though mine says Ademco?
@@TomLeeman the thing is that i dont have their service anymore. I stopped it years ago. I just have the alarm that goes off but no service. Just the sound to deter burglars. So if i call ADT i dont think they will do anything for me if im not their customer...
If you have to, you can’t call them and they will send out a tech to set up your alarm or fix it but I think they charge you. Good luck. Thanks for watching happy holidays.
Tom - I bought a house with an ADT system but don't have the code to reset it. I want to use the system unmonitored. Is there a way for me to be able to do this???
ADT is all proprietary and they usually work either through the Internet or on their own frequency system they install an antenna but you would need is the original code if you wanted to try to set it so that you could just use the alarm otherwise it’s fairly loot useless to you you could call ADT and see if they could help you set up the pad or reboot it it’s a extensive process Once they got you running then you could turn off the service and just use the internal alarm good luck thanks for watching
Do you unplug the transformer it’s probably in the garage next to your garage opener if you have one and then open up the panel there’s a 12 V battery in there pull the two leads off of it and you’ll stop the alarm
I’m a realtor and my client bought a home that has an ADT system. How do we stop the system from calling ADT so the alarm system an be used unmonitored? We were given the 4 digit code at closing. Keeps getting a FC code (Failed Communication)
Iirc fc means adt is not getting any signals from the system. Also if the system was already in the home when your client purchased, odds are the system is out of service anyway. Which could also explain the fc error. Moral of the story: can't arm system normally unless system is being monitored by adt (in service)
Mine was in the garage on the ceiling and it was screwed in, so you may have to look around by your box or your main terminal wherever that is somewhere in that area. You should find a plug that is a large plastic box which I think is a transformer and you have to unplug that and then you have to undo the terminals on the 12 V battery to take all the power out of the system.
Thanks, if only they would start putting a kill switch in the damn panel or have a secret code that temporarily kills the electric supply from the key pad. I know, crazy idea, but a guy can dream, right? 🤓🔫
Bro this has been an absolute nightmare. There’s no code you can just type in Jesus f****. I’ve wasted an hour doing this trying to add a zone and ADT help is useless
If you have a zone you need to add a technician as to come out they will plug it into your system. They have a special tech that they use. You’re gonna have to call them and have them come out. Good luck. Thanks for watching.
@@TomLeeman thanks man. They told me it was good to add just reboot system. Things been unplugged for an hour and it won’t die. Thing is like the terminator.
We lost power for several hours a few days ago (springtime in Minnesota for you), resulting in the FC display. Thanks to this video, I'll be unscrewing the power plug and taking the battery leads off to reset the system. Thanks Tom1
You are welcome good luck with your alarm system and thanks for watching
Thanks, I just started working with ADT and this helps a lot 🙂
You're very welcome!
Not much training?
Very good, thank you. Utility company changed our meter (routine they say) and we got this FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE fault. Still waiting for ADT to call back BUT THIS FIXED IT.
Thanks again.
Glad to hear it worked. Save yourself a service call.
My ADT prof. stole from me
Your keypad didn't have a "ready" light on because it was telling you that there is a problem with zone 22 (check 22 message). If you didn't fix the problem with that zone, you'll get the same error message within 12 hours. An easier method, other than fixing the problem with that zone (replacing the battery, checking make sure the cover plate is closed properly, etc.), would be to bypass it. To bypass a troubled zone: Master code+6+22 (the instructions are on the flap of your keypad)
Excellent tips and notes thanks for watching
how can i use the alarm without having the monitor service. adt seemed to turn it off after i cancelled.
@@TomLeeman how can I use the alarm with having the monitoring system? I tried what you recommend in your video and it keeps displaying "not ready."
I discontinued my monitoring system and set booby traps. Coming through any door there a spring loaded 2x6 loaded with deck screws with the heads cut and trebles cut through. It has the strength of a pre 1989 Mike Tyson upper cut and is wired in garage door engagement chip. For the windows I jackhammered the slab and dug a huge mote around the walls and put Sabor tooth tigers, Great Whites, and Cayman. And for my mother in law using a Face ID chip I found a ejection seat from an old James Bond movie and McGuyvered it in the foyer with no hole in the ceiling. Should save a few bucks a month. I leave everything unlocked at night and have a sign in my yard saying”Free 80” 8K TV” at the door it says “Welcome neighbor. Just walk on in and take it all, we ain’t home!” So I’ll let u know
I did it! Thank you so much for your video. It was very helpful.
Excellent glad to hear you. Got it all working thanks for watching.
@02:45 It's usually best to reconnect the battery BEFORE plugging in and switching on the power supply. Some mains wall warts supply higher than 12V when first plugged in, and you need the battery already in circuit to "absorb" the extra volts.
Good tip!
@Tom Leeman how can I use the alarm with having the monitoring system? I tried what you recommend in your video and it keeps displaying "not ready."
Check and see if you have some dead batteries in your sensors it’ll tell you what zone on the pan good luck thanks
@@TomLeeman thank you. All zones are ok.
Hi, the numbers i use the most dont work anymore even if i press them hard. Can this problem be fixed? Or do i have to buy another one?
Do u have a video on how to fix the keys?
Also, i see that some say Ademco like mine, but some say Honeywell, but they look the same. Does the brand matter? Or i can buy the Honeywell even though mine says Ademco?
You may have to call ADT if you need a new keypad
@@TomLeeman the thing is that i dont have their service anymore. I stopped it years ago. I just have the alarm that goes off but no service. Just the sound to deter burglars. So if i call ADT i dont think they will do anything for me if im not their customer...
@@TomLeeman do u know the answer to my last question in my original text up here?🤔 I would love to know if u know!
Adt should hVe techs to come out and help tbeir elderly long time customers who are unable to climb up to reach
If you have to, you can’t call them and they will send out a tech to set up your alarm or fix it but I think they charge you. Good luck. Thanks for watching happy holidays.
Tom - I bought a house with an ADT system but don't have the code to reset it. I want to use the system unmonitored. Is there a way for me to be able to do this???
ADT is all proprietary and they usually work either through the Internet or on their own frequency system they install an antenna but you would need is the original code if you wanted to try to set it so that you could just use the alarm otherwise it’s fairly loot useless to you you could call ADT and see if they could help you set up the pad or reboot it it’s a extensive process Once they got you running then you could turn off the service and just use the internal alarm good luck thanks for watching
Adt should use this. If not fir my brother I would never have looked in my garage. Glass break? I need that
I know you got a find where they have the block plug-in good luck thanks for watching
great, how do you turn the alarm completely off, without having the code. Mine now says ready, but it chimes when power goes off.
Do you unplug the transformer it’s probably in the garage next to your garage opener if you have one and then open up the panel there’s a 12 V battery in there pull the two leads off of it and you’ll stop the alarm
I did a reboot but my system boots back up on Armed and I don’t have the code. So again alarm starts. Any tips?
You may have to call ADT and reprogram thanks for watching
I’m a realtor and my client bought a home that has an ADT system. How do we stop the system from calling ADT so the alarm system an be used unmonitored? We were given the 4 digit code at closing. Keeps getting a FC code (Failed Communication)
I don’t believe you can use this alarm system on monitor you have to be hooked up to ADT to use it thanks for watching
Iirc fc means adt is not getting any signals from the system. Also if the system was already in the home when your client purchased, odds are the system is out of service anyway. Which could also explain the fc error.
Moral of the story: can't arm system normally unless system is being monitored by adt (in service)
@@TomLeemanyes you can but you need the code.
Where would my main breaker adt be ?? I can’t find anything in my home . Smh
Mine was in the garage on the ceiling and it was screwed in, so you may have to look around by your box or your main terminal wherever that is somewhere in that area. You should find a plug that is a large plastic box which I think is a transformer and you have to unplug that and then you have to undo the terminals on the 12 V battery to take all the power out of the system.
How old is this? Mine dosent look anything like this😕
This is probably 20 years old
thx?
welcome
Yes, you should know your code
C5 code ?
You should have your original code that you plug-in
Thanks, if only they would start putting a kill switch in the damn panel or have a secret code that temporarily kills the electric supply from the key pad. I know, crazy idea, but a guy can dream, right? 🤓🔫
I’m sure you could do something with the wiring, but Att has their own system with a back up battery and it stays on when the electricity goes out
You need an electric screw driver.
Yes, indeed
He needs to figure out how to edit his video.
I know right
Bro this has been an absolute nightmare. There’s no code you can just type in Jesus f****. I’ve wasted an hour doing this trying to add a zone and ADT help is useless
If you have a zone you need to add a technician as to come out they will plug it into your system. They have a special tech that they use. You’re gonna have to call them and have them come out. Good luck. Thanks for watching.
@@TomLeeman thanks man. They told me it was good to add just reboot system. Things been unplugged for an hour and it won’t die. Thing is like the terminator.