NEED HELP TROUBLESHOOTING HARDWIRED RESIDENTIAL SECURITY SYSTEM I have had a hardwired home security system installed since the 1980's. It has worked fine all these years. Then, one day the keypad starting giving me trouble. The Keypad is a Corby model 7020 and uses a Corby 25 momentary relay. The control panel is a generic panel, made by Protection Products, Inc. and it's a Model 30-423. I can't find this control panel anywhere on the internet. This is how my system works: The Corby 7020 keypad has a green and red light on it. The green light indicates that all windows/doors are closed and that all contacts on those windows and doors are making contact. With the green light on, I can arm the system by inputting the code. Immediately the red light on the keypad turns on. I can now exit the home and go about my day. Once I return home, I enter through the door and I hear a high-pitch tone which says that I have 30 seconds to walk over to the keypad and I need to enter the code to disarm the system. One day I came home and when I entered the door, I walked over to the keypad and entered the code. The high-pitch sound turned off, but the red light would not turn off. I then armed it again, and disarmed it again. The red light just stayed on continuously. I knew that the system was actually disarmed but I couldn't get the red light to turn off at all. So I bought a new keypad. I replaced the keypad with a brand new Corby 7020 keypad and a new Corby 25 momentary relay. I tested the system. I entered the code. Everything seems to work for a few hours. However, after a few hours, the system will disarm itself. The system seems to work fine for a few hours. If I arm the system just before going to bed, by morning the system has disarmed itself meaning the green light is still on indicating all windows and doors are closed, but the red light is OFF. I can't figure out why the red light is shutting off after a few hours? If the system wasn't wired correctly, I shouldn't be able to arm it at all, and the system shouldn't be working even for an hour or two, correct??? The system works for a few hours, but then for some strange reason, after a few hours I would say like 4 or 5 hours, the system disarms itself. CAN SOMEONE TELL ME SOMETHING I MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THAT WOULD BE CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO DISARM ITSELF AFTER A FEW HOURS? THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!

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