Re: Should I have the alarm keypad installed in the coat closet?

["tourman" <robercampbell@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Feb 24, 12:50 am, anonymous <nos...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
There several  reasons why this is not a good idea. Perhaps the
biggest problem this will create on a day to day operational basis, is
that people entering the home will not hear the entry delay, and this
will often cause false trips of the alarm. I can almost guarantee this
will be one of the end results of hiding the keypad. Now depending
upon the setup with your monitoring station, this could cause false
police dispatches.

I would strongly suggest you NOT do this, based on my own experiences
with takeover systems where this was done. I have had to move several
keypads because of this

R.H.Campbell
Home Security Metal Products
www.homemetal.com

>
> I'm going to have a fairly basic hardwired residential alarm system
> installed in my home. I'm thinking of having the installer mount it
> inside the coat closet by the outside door, instead of out in the open
> on the wall by the door, for two reasons: (1) This should prevent our
> young children from playing with it. With its buttons and lights, Im
> sure they'll want to play with it. If we mount it a bit out of their
> reach, they'll get a chair. If we mount it higher than they can reach
> with a chair, then my wife won't easily be able to reach it, and it will
> probably look strange anyway. (2) I've read that sometimes uneducated
> burglars, upon breaking in, immediately destroy the keypad or rip it off
> the wall, because they think it will prevent a call to the police. That
> would cost me money. If it's in the closet, I suppose they're less
> likely to find it or bother with it. What are your thoughts? Thanks for
> your time.