Re: Ademco Panel

["Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

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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> >
> >