Re: DIY'er Questions - Any Help Appreciated

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Boy, would that pager annoy the burglar while he's beating you over the =
head with your own baseball bat.




"Bob Worthy" <securinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message =
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| "Vacu Flo" <sodom@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| > I'm just a homeowner.  We moved into a house with an existing =
system, no
| > monitoring company.  We decided to keep it that way, and added an
| > auto-dialer.  We programmed it to call us at work and leave a =
message,
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| How often do you pick up your messages? Getting your messages on =
Monday
| morning must be like rubbing salt into the wound when you were broken =
into
| over the weekend.
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| > also page us.
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| How does it work when you have a police emergency? The intruder is =
there and
| you and your wife are shivering in the corner or a closet, but
| wait!!!!!!!!everything is going to be fine honey, I hear my pager =
going off.
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| So far it's worked like a champ.
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| On false alarms
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|  Here's the one we bought.
| > I believe we also had to purchase and install a relay.  They can =
provide
| you
| > with the tech support you need.  It wasn't difficult.
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| Just a waste of time and money
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| >
| > http://norcoalarms.com/detail_pages/ad2001.htm
| >
| >
| > <nafhsuramai@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:1119101563.362737.207870@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > > I am in the planning stages of installing my own home alarm system =
and
| > > have some questions I am hoping some of the professionals in this =
group
| > > can help me with.
| > >
| > > 1. An alarm technician my company does business with spoke highly =
of
| > > Ademco.  From reading this group I know many of you use Ademco as =
well.
| > >  Of all the current model Ademco's which one would be most highly
| > > recommended or conversely generally have the least problems =
associated
| > > with it.  I am currently researching the Vista 10, 15 & 20 but I
| > > don't understand the main differences between them.  From what I =
have
| > > learned I would need an Ademco 6139 or 6160 keypad to program any =
of
| > > these panels.  What are the main differences between these =
keypads?  I
| > > am more interested in whichever is easier to read and less =
confusing
| > > for my wife to be able to understand.
| > >
| > > 2. If not Ademco I am open to any suggestions regarding other =
systems.
| > > My goal is to keep this system as simple as possible.  I don't =
plan
| > > to have the system monitored.  I am basically looking to know if
| > > someone has broken in when I am home so I can be ready to defend =
myself
| > > and my family.  If I am not home I'd imagine the alarm would =
likely
| > > scare most burglars away and I have plenty of neighbors who are =
almost
| > > always home who I would hope would make the call for me.  I would
| > > however like the system to have the capability to dial my cell =
phone so
| > > I would know it had been tripped.  Is this something most panels =
would
| > > already have or something I'd need to add on.
| > >
| > > 3. In keeping with my intention not to have this system monitored, =
once
| > > the alarm is tripped how long is the typical cutoff time for the =
system
| > > to sound until?  If memory serves me correct when my neighbor's =
alarm
| > > has gone off when he was not home his alarm sounded for around =
five
| > > minutes.  After this period of time is the system inactive, active =
and
| > > able to detect a different zone other than the one that was =
tripped or
| > > are all zones active again including the one that was tripped?
| > >
| > > 4. Which systems (or which Ademco systems if any) have a voice =
alarm
| > > where when the alarm is tripped the system announces something =
such as
| > > "the police have been notified" or something similar.  I would
| > > suspect this is an effective feature and I would think in the =
middle of
| > > the night it would be better to be woken up to that rather than an
| > > ear-piercing siren.
| > >
| > > 5. How do security systems differentiate a security alarm signal =
from a
| > > fire alarm    signal?  Is the same "audible tone" generated when
| > > either is activated or are they distinct?
| > >
| > > 6. The house is a cape style home with two finished levels and a =
full
| > > basement.  The basement is wide open, measures 24' x 34' and the
| > > only entrance points are two small ground level windows and a =
steel
| > > bulkhead all along the same wall.  I am wondering if the approach
| > > should be switches on all three, a beam sensor across all three or
| > > simply one motion for the whole basement and maybe reinforce the
| > > entrance points (i.e. bars on inside of windows.)  My focus on =
this and
| > > really all parts of the system is highest reliability and on =
minimizing
| > > false alarms.
| > >
| > > 7. While it would be great if I had the time and money required to
| > > alarm every window in the house I unfortunately have neither.  I =
have a
| > > rear sliding patio door I believe would be a likely point of entry =
for
| > > a thief and I'd like to protect that with a glass-break detector =
for
| > > the door and a motion detector for that room as a back-up to the
| > > glass-break detector.  Assuming I use a motion in that room I =
would
| > > want it armed at night.  If I were to go in that room at night =
however
| > > I would set it off.  Is it possible however to use a =
dual-technology
| > > peripheral for this one room and wire/program the system so that =
the
| > > glass-break detector is on a 24 hour zone and the motion detector =
is on
| > > an "away" zone or would I need to use two different peripherals =
for
| > > this?
| > >
| > > As some general information I will be installing the system myself =
and
| > > I will be using 80% hardwired devices and limiting my wireless =
devices
| > > to those areas where running wire to them is either impractical or
| > > impossible.  I plan to purchase the equipment from ADI through a
| > > neighbor who has an account there.  I am asking these questions =
here
| > > rather than of him since he deals with ADI through his work as a
| > > commercial surveillance system technician and has very little =
knowledge
| > > of security alarm systems.
| > >
| > > As professionals I value your opinion and appreciate your input.  =
I
| > > will check this thread for replies but if you would rather e-mail =
a
| > > reply please feel free to do so.
| > >
| > > Thanks again.
| > >
| > > -Steve
| > >
| >
| >
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