Re: Ademco Panel

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Most builder don't care what you put in as long as it's cheap cheap
cheap....you could put in a 2 zone panel for all they care.


"Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| R.H.Campbell wrote:
| > Depends ! In this particular home, it was set up to give decent but not
| > exceptional coverage. Most of these companies that do these
installations
| > are forced by the builder into a "lowest price possible" situation and
react
| > accordingly. Personally, I would have installed an 832 so the panel
wouldn't
| > be at capacity from day one, plus wired the windows as well, but
...hey...I
| > didn't install it. All the windows in the home are the thick, double
paned
| > crank windows and are at least 8 feet off the ground, backed up by
motion
| > detectors, so the risk factor is pretty low.
|
|
| Here's the problem:
|
| Yes the builders DO push for the least costly panel. A number of years
| ago, working for such a builder, I used a 6 burg zone panel in the
| following way. Keypad mounted half way between front and inner garage
| door. Zone one, front and garage door, entry exit. Zone two, front
| windows (6) Zone three, back of house, 5 windows, and slider door. zone
| four, den, living room, kitchen motion . Zone 5, master bedroom motion.
| Zone 6, basement windows. Fire, two smokes, on fire zone.
|
| Was home run wired for each opening, for ease of trouble shooting. Not
| the most convenient or elaborate system but it does the job.
| >
| > But the installer did a superb wiring job regardless of his bosses
ethical
| > standards. Again, credit where credit is due !
| >
| > Merry Xmas to all you guys as well. Our Xmas is coloured a little with
the
| > death of my father-in-law late yesterday; however, given that he was a
| > vegetable from Altzeimers for the last few years, it is a blessing in
| > disguise !! The Lord works in stange ways some times...
| >
| > I hope the coming year brings you all happiness and business success
that
| > exceeds your expectations !
| >
| > RHC
| >
| >
| > "Doug L" <vssdoug@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:NsUqf.13989$LB5.1442@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > > It just seems to me that a six zone panel isn't going to hack it for
most
| > > residential situations, no matter how skillfully it was installed.
| > >
| > > Merry Christmas
| > >
| > > Doug L
| > >
| > > --
| > >
| > > "R.H.Campbell" <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > > news:h_Tqf.4346$%N1.617462@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > >> Doug, this had to be the most impressive installation I had ever
seen.
| > >> The wiring in the case was picture perfect from the usual jumble of
| > >> wires. Everything was perfectly tagged and even the alignment of the
| > >> wiring going into the terminals was perfectly parallel. Whoever did
this
| > >> one was either a perfectionist or intensely proud of his work. Can
| > >> management was superb.
| > >>
| > >> Credit where credit is due...
| > >>
| > >> RHC
| > >>
| > >>
| > >> "Doug L" <vssdoug@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > >> news:xgMqf.13953$LB5.3177@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > >>> Its a six (hardwired) zone panel, how magnificent can it be?
| > >>>
| > >>> Doug L
| > >>
| > >>
| > >>
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| > >> http://www.polesoft.com/refer.html
| > >>
| > >
| > >
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