RE: Visonic PowerMax+ System

["John" <jpm.egroup1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I bought one of the VP1000s a few weeks ago since we are starting some
work
to the house & will not be in residence overnight... wanted
notification if
someone was in the property / there was a leak / fire (extra sensors not
sold by BT).

Found it odd that savacentre was so much cheaper than the BT web site.  Was
actually cheaper to buy another complete system than to buy a couple of
individual sensors and a key fob.

The alarm monitoring seems to work OK.  You can also phone in to switch the
alarm ON / OFF if you have forgotten (although the instructions for this
ar=
e
not in the manual that comes with the BT Alarm).

The wireless magnetic door sensor actually works all the way to our
externa=
l
garage, so you don't need to go outside to check if the main garage door is
open or not.

I had not appreciated about the rfxcom interface... will have to look up
th=
e
details on this (could be very useful).

-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Craig
Sent: 10 October 2007 13:06
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Visonic PowerMax+ System

> I want to take the plunge and buy a Visonic PowerMax+ system and have
> seen a company on eBay selling a complete kit for =A3199.00 inc. VAT
&
> delivery. The kit comprises of the main panel, external siren, door
> contact, 2 x pet friendly PIR's & 2 x key fobs.

I would also take a look at the BT VP1000, that can be found a lot cheaper
(no external siren though), eg:

http://tinyurl.com/367wsw <http://tinyurl.com/367wsw>=20

It is basically the PowerMax+, but rebadged. There are some limitations, eg
X10 is disabled by default, default setup for the BT home monitor service,
but there are solutions to these.

If you want HA/X10 integration with Visonic/BT I would suggest the rfxcom
device that can decode the RF from the sensors. (see mini review on
automatedhome.co.uk)

I was very skeptical about wireless alarms (reliability/wireless
range/battery life/etc). My VP1000 has been installed for nearly 3 years,
n=
o
issues, and still has all the original batteries in the PIRs & door
sensors
:)



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