Re: DIY'er Questions - Any Help Appreciated

["Vacu Flo" <sodom@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, compared to the monitoring we used to have, and the police showing up
90 minutes later or the next day...doesn't make much diff.

My wife doesn't shiver.  In fact, I don't even have a wife.  How fast do you
get the police somewhere?  The police in San Diego sometimes don't make it
until the next day.  Worthless.

It's nice to know when I forgot to latch the back door and it blows open.  I
didn't claim to be an alarm professional, just giving the bloke an idea.
Hold on to your skivvies.


"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,
>
> 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.
>
>
> > also page us.
>
> 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.
>
> So far it's worked like a champ.
>
> On false alarms
>
>  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.
>
> Just a waste of time and money
>
> >
> > 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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