Re: Why Don't You Like DSC? (Addressed to those that don't.)

[Crash Gordon® <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Personally, I prefer programming Ademco over DSC.



"Matt" <mattmorgan64@xxxxxxx> wrote in message =
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> I LOVE DSC.
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> Look, if a guy can buy a house with a DSC panel in it, knowing
> absouletly ZERO about alarm systems, monitoring, etc - and within a
> week figure out how to do a hardwire reset to defaults, reprogram it,
> and also hook an autodialer up - AND have it all work - what's not to
> like?
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> I think DSC is a great system; maybe it's not for pro installs. But =
for
> a DYI - I can't see anything wrong with it.
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> Also, some of you know I recently had to choose between rewiring and
> reprogramming an existing Ademco (which I knew nothing about) - or
> replacing it with a DSC (which I'd rate myself as mid level in) - I
> chose to replace it.
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> Why?
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> Well, I asked the good folks in this forum for a copy of the ademco
> Vista (exact model forgotten) install manual.
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> And - one of the good people from this forum got me a copy.... one of
> the posters in this very thread, actually.
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> (Thanks, BTW)!!!!!!
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> Anyway -
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> The DSC install manual is about 1/4".
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> The Ademco install manual is about 1".
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> That fact alone scared me back to going with DSC.
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