Re: Where to place smokes/heat?

[canyonblue@xxxxxxxxx]

Ratchet442 wrote:
> These are the standards which every installer should live-by and prosper
> greatly. Or ignore these standards and die-by them and get their
> hind-qaurters sued off.

First... thanks for all the *great* replies, It basically reaffirmed my
decision to go with 3 smokes and 1 heat.

My "extensive" system is 22 windows on the main floor, 4 in the
basement, 4 doors, 2 motions, 3 smokes, 1 heat, 1 CO2, 1 Flood, 3
panels, celluar backup, 1 or 2 two-way voice boxes, 1 box for calling
into the alarm to check status/arm when out. Might not be extensive for
some but for me it is. I interviewed a bunch of companies including
ADT, but ADT is undercutting the next lowest at nearly $900 and is
including some equipment I didn't even spec for with other companies
(because it is non-essential... but nice) such as the two voice and
outside call in features. ADT is also going to sell me the system
outright (as opposed to their usual lease) and write in the contract
they will provide the master unlock code after the contract is up so
anyone can mointor the Ademco box *without* having to provide a new
master box. It is not an ADT reseller either and I have been talking
with the sales folks and the regional sales manager for weeks and they
"claim" (and frankly, I believe it) that they are sending one of their
best installing teams with more experience then the rest because of the
nature and size of this residential install. They fully admitted they
would not send certain teams because they would not trust some of the
install details I am requesting to them. We'll see how it goes, but
frankly they really have been supportive of my questions, have a great
install price, and are within 5 dollars of the lowest mointoring cost
anyone has offered me.