Re: Installing alarm system on a 'prewired' house

[JoeRaisin <joeraisin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I did a takeover from ADT where they had installed 6816's (transmitters
on the slab and magnet on the jamb)on doors with wired contacts in them
and even put wireless smokes on hte back boxes with the fire wire coiled
up under it.


Crash Gordon wrote:
> For awhile there they were doing that (selling wireless) even when they knew
> the house was prewired. Dunno why, maybe they figured most prewires are crap
> (pot calling the kettle black).
>
> I did a Pro 1 take over Saturday. Prewire was by someone else ( cheap
> builder job) but there were spare wires in the box. I couldn't figure out
> why they had sold the owner 1 x 5881L reciever and 1 x 5890 pir...when there
> was an easily located wire for a wired motion detector 6 inches to the left
> of where they put the 5890! DUH.
>
> Oh yeah they also had a non-opening window in the garage wired but beanied
> off in the wall...but in the loop, and described on the keypad as being in
> the loop.
>
>
>
> "Robert L Bass" <sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:3tstt1t2i6n8hhfpg92pc6r7iudsr9hh9h@xxxxxxxxxx
> |> I had a very similar sales call once...XXX guy said they'd
> | > use a wireless system. I said why spend all that money?..
> | > the house is prewired! (I had prewired it)...the XXX guy
> | > never even looked! No brainer that I got the job.
> |
> | You really have to love those guys.  :^)
> |
> | --
> |
> | Regards,
> | Robert L Bass
> |
> | Bass Burglar Alarms
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> |
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