"Dave" wrote

What happens to a burglar alarm (just a stand-alone one, not centrally
monitored) when mains power is off for days? I know that the internal
battery will obviously discharge but does it actually trigger the sounder
at any point, or does it just die quietly?

We're going away for two weeks, during which time the house is being
rewired and I don't want the neighbours being disturbed by a shrieking
alarm.

TIA

As others have said +
Do you have instructions for the alarm/bellbox?
My bellbox is an Odyssey model - this can be forced into "hold-off" mode by
testing the strobe 3 times in 30 seconds.
In hold-off mode, the box doesn't sound when the lid tamper circuit is
broken - handy for not blasting your ear drums up a ladder.

Phil