Re: Problem With ADT System - Need Advice

["Roland" <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Bosch DS835i has proved to be a good detector for us over time. The pet
immunity feature is not something I fool with often since I don't do that
much residential work. Even if you decide to adjust these detectors to a
faretheewell for pet immunity, once you move the furniture you could be back
to square one. Perhaps a change on the loop response time and/or the cross
zoning as others have suggested would be better. If you have a Vista 20P
there is a cross zone timer and a loop response time adjustment. I don't
know if ADT is up for that or not.
<aworkinprogress2112@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> Happy Holidays all!
>
> Thanks to Crash Gordon, Tourman and Frank Olson for your assistance.
> I've been checking your responses from time to time over the past few
> days and now that the big holiday is behind me I'm going to put some
> time into trying to get this resolved.
>
> Here's the deal: The motions are Bosch DS835i Microwave Intrusion
> Detector with Pet Immunity.  In the room I've had two false alarms from
> the closest thing to the motion is a couch.  The back of the couch is
> just 4 1/2 feet from the motion and at the height of the couch, about 3
> feet from the floor.  In the room I have had one false alarm from the
> closest thing to the motionis again a couch.  This time the back of the
> couch is 6 feet from the motion and again 3 feet from the floor.
>
> I guess my questions at this point are:
>
> 1) Are these distances of 4 1/2 feet and 6 feet too close to warrant
> trying a less sensitive motion such as those mentioned by Tourman or by
> Frank Olson?
>
> 2) Does this system have the "double trip feature" Tourman recommended
> or the "cross-zoning" Crash Gordon mentioned?  My Google research tells
> me this Safewatch Pro 3000 is really an Ademco Vista 20P in disguise.
> The double-trip idea sounds like it might reduce false alarms and may
> be effective when the house is empty but that it might run the risk of
> missing someone coming in during the night and heading straight up to
> my bedroom having only tripped the motion once.  I like the idea of the
> cross-zoning and would be willing to pay to have two additional motions
> installed, one to work with each of the two 1st floor motions.
>
> When I say willing to pay I don't want to sound like someone looking to
> get something for nothing.  I specifically brought up my concerns about
> the two cats at the time of installation and the furniture is in the
> exact same place it was when the system was installed.  I was assured
> that the placement and the type of motion detector would prevent false
> alarms so I tend to think they are partly to blame for the situation.
> I have no complaints about ADT yet, other than the current situation,
> they have been very accomodating.  I guess their resolving - or not
> resolving this problem will be the true test.
>
> Thanks again for your assistance and I look forward to more of it!
>
> Take care.
>