Re: Ademco:PanelDumpsCentralStation

["Doug L" <vssdoug@xxxxxxx>]

Hiring a professional, in this case an electrical contractor to install the
system and hiring another company-a professional alarm company to test &
inspect the system hardly qualifies as a DIY install.


Doug L

"Robert L Bass" <robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Sounds like a commerical fire install in which
>> case a professional should be doing the job.
>
> Don't be too certain, Crash.  I have lots of DIY clients who install their
> own commercial fire alarms.  I recently won an account in Dade County away
> from ADT and Simplex (I think it was Simplex).  There were three
> buildings. Both wanted six figures for the job plus major monthly fees.
>
> The client paid ~$17,000 for materials, hired an electrician to do the
> installation for another ~$25,000 and saved over $60,000.  Not bad.  They
> hired a local alarm company to do periodic tests and inspections.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
> Robert L Bass