Re: How much effort should I put to hard-wire?

["Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

Eric Stauffer wrote:
> I am in the midst of designing an alarm system for my residence. I have
> four exterior entrances (front, back, two sets of french doors) and one
> to the garage I would like to alarm. This is an circe 1920 house so
> installing the switches may not be a walk in park. How much effort
> should I put into hard-wiring the switches before I look to RF? I do
> have a basement will (nearly) full access to the areas below the doors.
>
> Thanks,
> Eric

Hi Eric,

I just thought I'd let this thread play out a little before I posted
what I presume has become most obvious to you by now.

Robert Bass is a trouble maker and a fraud who just happens to take up
space in this Newsgroup of alarm installers. He's an unlicensed former
installer who is only interested in defaming installation companies so
that he can convince end users who come here for advice to buy
equipment from him. He posts unrealistic, vague, and actually wrong
methods of installing alarm equipment, so that it will appeal and seem
realistic to anyone without any experience.

As you might be able to guess, there's not a regular participant in
this group that is not targeted by Bass's arrogance and nasty conduct
when he is opposed. If all of this isn't enough of a thorn in the side
of the "regulars" here, the very fact that this man is a convicted
felon and responsible for the death of someone, only adds to his
incredible lies and misdirection about his experience and background in
this industry. Additionally, through the years in Usenet he's caused
similar and the same constant upheaval in other Newsgroups. His stated
favorite pastime is going real life with people who oppose him by
calling their employers and telling lies about them putting their jobs
in jeopardy. And you know what the amazing thing about all this is?
It's all documented in Usenet. Doing a google search under his name in
an aviation group from years ago shows that he was actually cast out of
a Newsgroup for lying about people to their employer, stealing
proprietary information from someone, and trying to have someone pilots
license revoked by lying and saying they were flying while intoxicated.
Add to that the countless times he's been caught lying along with his
bad BBB rating and numbers of complaints from disatisfied customers, in
this group.

I could take the time to poke numerous holes in his recommendations
about installing door contacts but all of the truly experienced people
here can already see them. Just beware of anything this persons says,
does, or may try to convince you to do. At this point you've barely
seen a smidgen of the chaos and distruction of this group that this
nasty jerk causes here, and has, through the years.