Re: Problem With ADT System - Need Advice

[Matt Ion <soundy106@xxxxxxxxx>]

tourman wrote:

> Cats ARE a major cause of false alarms. The two rules of thumb whenever
> you use pet motions are 1- Don't mount the motion where the cat can get
> within six measured feet of the device, and 2 - Don't aim them at
> stairs where the vertical motion of an animal running quickly up the
> stairs can fool the motion into thinking it's "looking" at a human.

I'll second that.  The DSC system that came with our townhouse has a PIR in the
living room, mounted a good 10' off the floor in a corner (ceilings are 16').
It's impossible for a person to cross through the living room without tripping
it, but it's high enough that it's not yet in three years had a false due to our
four cats.  The one set of stairs within it's "view" has a 'pony wall' along its
side, so people going up them are picked up, but cats aren't.