Having my garage converted and need to remove my scantronic entry/exit key pad in order to plasterboard and plaster behind it then replace. Owing to current lockdown can’t get an engineer can anyone help?

Karen, March 2020

caution if you open the keypad ,after you close it ,it will require the engineer code to reset it(if its been fitted by a pro) and he has progg it as such

GTS, March 2020

Hi Karen, you've not said which model of remote keypad you have, but in general, most keypads will need to be released from the bottom edge and swung upwards to allow you to unclip the top edge from it's fixing tabs.
To release the bottom edge you will either have two little screws to take out or loosen on that bottom edge or there will be two slots that you insert a flat screwdriver into and prise open to unlatch the hidden fixing tags. Remember that your alarm will start sounding as you open this keypad as it thinks it is being tampered with, so be ready to enter the code on the main box. Once this keypad is removed, you will find the wall fixing screws on the backplate.

Rupert, March 2020