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

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Have them mount the keypad at 7 feet off the floor but not in the closet,
and keep a ladder in the closet instead.



nonymous" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| Hi everyone,
|
| 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.