Re: Garage Protection with Pets

[Crash Gordon® <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I believe the 20P can use cross-zoning, although I've never done it with =
this particular panel. You install 2 motion detectors in one area, then =
program them as cross-zoned with each other. A trip on one will not =
cause an alarm unless the other one also trips within a certain time =
frame (usually programmable in the panel). Then with a little creative =
pir placement you're all set.


"Foo Bar" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message =
news:JbIse.3590$NU5.2790@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Another newbie question here.
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> House is a combo wired/wireless with an Ademco 20P panel. I have a=20
> problem protecting the attached 2 car garage. The main garage door, =
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> door to the house and the back door are mag contact protected. The=20
> problem is that we have cats and sometimes want to bypass the back =
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> to let them go in/out while away for a short time. Thus I need some =
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> of "space" protection to pick up someone who may enter via the=20
> bypassed/open back door. I first tried an Aurora PIR mounted just =
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> the open rafters. Unfortunately, with small cats, if they climb into =
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> rafters, they are close (and hot) enough to simulate a 40lb critter. I =

> pulled the Ademco and replaced it with a microwave/PIR combo unit. =
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> better but still managed to false once. I guess I could be very =
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> in locating the PIR and masking out the usual location that the cats=20
> might be in, but I am hoping one of the pros can suggest a more=20
> cat-proof volume protection sensor.
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>          -Bill-
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