Re: Help on alarm

[JoeRaisin <joeraisin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Angelo71 wrote:

> Hi all,
> I am planning to install a Paradox Digiplex in my three floors house. I
> have some questions for the experts...
> 1.	Can dual tech pir/motion sensors be installed in the same room one
> opposite to the other or this is likely to be a cause of false alarms?
> In a long rectangular room I have facing windows in the short sides and
> I was planning to put a sensor at the opposite corners, just above each
> window.

How long is this room?  I would try to stick to one detector.  Less
expense and unless you plan on cross zoning your protection won't be
compromised.

> 2.	My basement has four windows at garden level, all with iron exterior
> shutters and bolts. I plan to, specially in the summer, leave all the
> windows opened  and the shutter closed. Is it worth to contact the
> windows or the shutters? The only use I could make of contacts would be
> that before going to sleep or leaving the house, I could easily check
> if I am forgetting shutters opened. The basement will have DGP2-70 or
> maybe DGP2-60, since I do not have pets living in the house.
> 3.	in the basement I also have a 2.30 tall and 2.60 meters wide glass
> sliding door, giving access to the garden; the frame is made of iron,
> the glass is bullet-proof and very thick. The installer said that this
> glass if repeatedly beaten with an heavy hammer, the point beaten would
> crush but the whole glass would not break in peaces, so it would not be
> quicker for a burglar to open himself a passage than breaking a
> standard bricked s wall. Which sensor I should I use to protect it? I
> am not sure about glass sensors; I do not think they would of any use
> since I leave windows open; maybe an acoustic/vibration detector to
> detect tampering attempts on the shutters and the bullet-proof glass
> could be more useful. I saw the Paradox 950 safe protector, that should
> "react to the frequency spectrum of vibrations caused by surface
> breaking, cutting, and heavy knocking by grinders, electric arc
> welders, and oxyacetylene torches. It also reacts to knocking, filing
> and drilling on the protected surface"; its installation manual says
> it should be installed directly on the  protected surface; what if I
> just put one in each wall?
> 4.	I plan to put some DG85 sensors in the garden for extra perimeter
> protection; I am afraid that sensors could detect cars or people
> outside the fence. The fence is made of 4 centimetres wide iron bars,
> with 10 cm

. of space between each bar. Anyway, I am planning to cover
> the fence with ivy, but this will take some time.
> Thank you
>