wireless house alarms
Discussion
Hi All,
I know that its been covered before but I'm after a house alarm as one of our neighbours got broken into the other night.
Criteria is:
Ideally I would like a wireless alarm to prevent the need to redecorate.
Our house is 3 stories, ground floor being garage, office and utility whilst 1st and 2nd are living space. Therefore I would like to have at least a dual area set-up.
Now, there seem to be a few products on the market but does anyone rate some above the others? and if so for what reason.
Any advise would be appreciated
Many thanks
I know that its been covered before but I'm after a house alarm as one of our neighbours got broken into the other night.
Criteria is:
Ideally I would like a wireless alarm to prevent the need to redecorate.
Our house is 3 stories, ground floor being garage, office and utility whilst 1st and 2nd are living space. Therefore I would like to have at least a dual area set-up.
Now, there seem to be a few products on the market but does anyone rate some above the others? and if so for what reason.
Any advise would be appreciated
Many thanks
Dave_ST220 said:
ADT do wireless, at a guess it would be monitored & insurance approved?
I believe they do, but again I think it might be quite expensive.Also you should see the wired installation (and I use that last word very loosely) that ADT have done on the place I am buying......cables run along the middle of walls etc.
Thankfully the boys at Banhams are coming along to sort it out soon.
parents have a volumetric alarm system, which works fine as long as you close all the windows and doors before you leave, no good for leaving on when you are in the house though. Just a small black box in the hall and a box outside, open a door or window and it goes off.
Edited by Crusoe on Wednesday 22 October 16:38
J-Skid said:
Dave_ST220 said:
ADT do wireless, at a guess it would be monitored & insurance approved?
I believe they do, but again I think it might be quite expensive.Also you should see the wired installation (and I use that last word very loosely) that ADT have done on the place I am buying......cables run along the middle of walls etc.
Thankfully the boys at Banhams are coming along to sort it out soon.
That was for a 3 storey house, with only downstairs monitoring with 3 dog friendly PIRs, 2 door/windows sensors and a personnal alarm in the bedroom for my wife as I travel abroad quite regularly. I nearly threw the salesman out when he started to talk how my wife would get raped to death everytime I go away on business if I didn't pay up... been fine for the last 3 years... and the dogs are fierce enough thangyouverymuch!
I had an ADT alarm fitted and if I remember correctly, they offer you certain packages. i.e If you want more than 5 pir sensors and two door alarms, the price goes up to the next bracket. They will send a company rep around to give you quotes etc.
As for the wireless subject, I had my garage rigged up wireless to the system and it was more money than hard wire. It has worked fine though.
One fault I did find with their system though, if you have it monitored by their people, it's all done via your phone line. Anyone who knows what they are doing can cut your phone lines before they enter the house and ADT will be none the wiser, only the alarm in the house itself will sound. I'm no cat thief yet I found that out and confirmed it with by asking the guy installing the system.
If you have the need and the cash, you could also rig up a cheap DIY cell phone chipped alarm to sms your phone if your house is broken into as back up.
As for the wireless subject, I had my garage rigged up wireless to the system and it was more money than hard wire. It has worked fine though.
One fault I did find with their system though, if you have it monitored by their people, it's all done via your phone line. Anyone who knows what they are doing can cut your phone lines before they enter the house and ADT will be none the wiser, only the alarm in the house itself will sound. I'm no cat thief yet I found that out and confirmed it with by asking the guy installing the system.
If you have the need and the cash, you could also rig up a cheap DIY cell phone chipped alarm to sms your phone if your house is broken into as back up.
ADT 
If your going to get an alarm fitted by a professional, get recommendations for local companies that care for their customers.
From my experience, bar a few, most ADT installs i have seen are shocking to say the least. You have been warned.
If your going to get an alarm fitted by a professional, get recommendations for local companies that care for their customers.
From my experience, bar a few, most ADT installs i have seen are shocking to say the least. You have been warned.
Edited by Westy Pre-Lit on Wednesday 22 October 17:48
Sixpackpert said:
Dave_ST220 said:
Ive fitted 4 Yale systems and found them to be fine(touch wood). Also has PIR and door contact in external garage and that's casued no problems. Two keypads, two live sirens, auto dialler,5 PIR's, 6 door contacts, came in @ £360 IIRC.
+1My neighbours also have keys and will telephone me the instant it triggers. He's also a mad old sea faring retired bugger who'd probably clear the building with a machete or similar before I got there anyway. Tidy.
I have fitted 100 Yale alarms systems ranging from a basic system with a siren , 2 x pir , 2 x door contacts and a remote keypad fully fitted for only £160.
I also do the telecommunicating alarm allowing arming and disarming by mobile and alarm/smoke alarm activation to your mobile.
Out of over 100 systems fitted I have had only one equipment fail which was a siren that Yale replaced without any querries.
There are obviously no charges or monitoring fees for the alarms. I only charge £30 plus any battery replacements for a yearly check.
I have been totally impressed with their versatility and reliability.
It depends what you need though. If your insurance require Nacos or siaa then you will have to pay much more.
I have had 100% customer satisfaction and only minor problems mostly to do with positioning of pet friendly sensors..those damm cats jump everywhere..
A typical telecomm system from me would be 1 x siren, 1 x dummy box , 2 x pir , 2 x door contact. 1 x telecommunicating control panel. all fully fitted for only £275.
extra pir's are £29.99 and ungrading pir's to pet friendly is just £7 extra per sensor.
I can also add a gsm module that converts incoming and outgoing ptsn to gsm. This is ideal for homes without a phone line or empty properties where the phone is disconnected. This just requires a working sim card. I just put a £10 pay as you go in although you have to make sure you make occasional calls out so your sim doesn't expire. This is done by simply doing a test call out from the control panel.
I did one system for one paranoid guy who wanted a sensor in every room of his five bed three story house. He ended up with a control panel, 13 PIRS yes thirteen. a smoke alarm , siren , keypad controller and two remote keypads and it still came in under £600.
Obviously you could buy the stuff and fit yourself I would give you free tech advice if you had probs although Yale do that anyway and are pretty good although only 9-5.
I also do the telecommunicating alarm allowing arming and disarming by mobile and alarm/smoke alarm activation to your mobile.
Out of over 100 systems fitted I have had only one equipment fail which was a siren that Yale replaced without any querries.
There are obviously no charges or monitoring fees for the alarms. I only charge £30 plus any battery replacements for a yearly check.
I have been totally impressed with their versatility and reliability.
It depends what you need though. If your insurance require Nacos or siaa then you will have to pay much more.
I have had 100% customer satisfaction and only minor problems mostly to do with positioning of pet friendly sensors..those damm cats jump everywhere..
A typical telecomm system from me would be 1 x siren, 1 x dummy box , 2 x pir , 2 x door contact. 1 x telecommunicating control panel. all fully fitted for only £275.
extra pir's are £29.99 and ungrading pir's to pet friendly is just £7 extra per sensor.
I can also add a gsm module that converts incoming and outgoing ptsn to gsm. This is ideal for homes without a phone line or empty properties where the phone is disconnected. This just requires a working sim card. I just put a £10 pay as you go in although you have to make sure you make occasional calls out so your sim doesn't expire. This is done by simply doing a test call out from the control panel.
I did one system for one paranoid guy who wanted a sensor in every room of his five bed three story house. He ended up with a control panel, 13 PIRS yes thirteen. a smoke alarm , siren , keypad controller and two remote keypads and it still came in under £600.
Obviously you could buy the stuff and fit yourself I would give you free tech advice if you had probs although Yale do that anyway and are pretty good although only 9-5.
Edited by mark69sheer on Wednesday 22 October 19:06
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