Re: Wireless Motion Sensor goes off when A/C set to higher temps

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Is she at
smdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
smdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
smdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
smdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
smdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
smdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
smdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
smdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
smdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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"Everywhere Man" <alarminstall@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1158002730.568260.201350@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| She wanted to know something about RFI but via email only at
| smdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
|
| Once again that email address is smdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  and she wants
| emails ONLY concerning RFI.
|
| Paul from Belgium should email her at smdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx to
| discuss RFI.
|
| She was also concerned with the possibility that the NSA may have
| somehow altered her system and would like further information sent to
| her at smdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
|
| Whatever you do make sure smdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  receives her info
| via email only.
|
| Doug L wrote:
| > I didn't have time to read the post, whats the problem again?
| >
| > Doug
| >
| > --
| >
| > "smsdavis" <smdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:1157993105.256241.184640@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > > Ok.  I'm going to apologize.  Although I studied engineering many
years
| > > ago, I am NOT interested at all in studying alarm systems and how they
| > > work and I am a woman.  SO, please bear with me but perhaps one of you
| > > geniuses could help me with a problem we have.
| > >
| > > Each and every time we leave town we turn our A/C up to about 80 or
| > > possibly higher.  Would have to ask hubby the exact temperature but he
| > > doesn't wish to cool the house while we're gone.
| > >
| > > When we do this after we leave town and usually when we're out of cell
| > > phone range our alarm system starts going off.  It is ALWAYS the
| > > wireless motion sensor in our front hall area.
| > >
| > > Now, we have a maintenance contract with our provider and they have
| > > sent several people out none of whom seem to know what they are doing
| > > in this area and all of whom have their own theories.
| > >
| > > The first one said there was a known problem with that motion sensor
| > > not working properly with our old motherboard.  So he replaced the
| > > entire motherboard of the unit.
| > >
| > > We left town and again had to call and have the system ignored while
we
| > > were gone as the problem started happening again.
| > >
| > > Today someone came out and said he suspects it is the sunlight coming
| > > thorugh the window causing the alarm to go off.  I said if that were
| > > the case then it should be going off even when we're in town and gone
| > > during the day.  He said, no the A/C would cool it down and keep it
| > > from going off.  However, there would stil be a temperature difference
| > > on the stairs regardless of what the AC is set at.
| > >
| > > I asked him if there was a specification from the manufacturer with
| > > operating temperatures to which he replied "NO".  As an engineer I
| > > really doubt anyone made an electronic device and did NOT specify
| > > operating temperatures.
| > >
| > > So, I'm trying to figure out WHY this keeps occurring.  Is this unit
| > > truly BAD?  Is it the sun?  Is there an operating temperature and
| > > perhaps we need to set the A/C to not go past that limit?
| > >
| > > Please, feel free to email me anything that might be helpful to
| > > smdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx as I really don't have time to check for
| > > answers but I really need to have a reliable system.  Paying for
| > > monitoring when we have to turn off half the sensors in the house is
| > > ridiculous and I don't have much confidence in the techs they keep
| > > sending to my house and from what little I've read it seems you guys
| > > know much more about these sytems than do the techs they keep sending
| > > out.
| > >
| > > Thank you so much for anything you can do to shed some light on this
| > > problem.
| > >
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