Re: Installing alarm system on a 'prewired' house

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Before you buy an alarm, buy a radio tracer then you can find all the wires.

Be aware that some prewire companies install contact plugs...they may look
like contacts but aren't.



"Zen" <lordzen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1138607241.724686.279700@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Hello,
|
| My house had the alarm 'prewire' option and most windows and doors have
| a magnetic contact in them. Also, in one of the closets near the
| entrance, there is a bunch of wires and 2 power outlets.
|
| In the closet, there are 7 white wires, 7 slight thicker gray wires and
| 1 green and 1 blue wire. I'm trying to figure out what these wires are.
| My guess is that there are 7 white and 7 gray wires because the house
| has 7 hardwired zones and the green wire is for the keypad and blue
| wire is phone line. Can anyone tell me what these wires are? Also, I
| couldn't find wires for a keypad anywhere else in the house. Does that
| mean I'll have to install the keypad inside the closet next to the
| panel or should I extend the cable for the keypad so it can be
| installed elsewhere?
|
| I'm considering buying a Ademco Vista-20PS with the 6270 graphic keypad
| and installing it myself, hopefully it won't be that hard.
|
| Any information would be greatly appreciated.
|
| Thanks.
|
|