Re: Keypad height

["Robert L Bass" <no-sales-spam@bassburglaralarms>]

Take another look at a typical light switch.
Mine are 38" from the floor to the top of
the switch plates.  With the bottom of the
keypad 8 to 10" above that, the LCD
display will be roughly 50 to 52" above
the floor.  The average American woman
is about 5'4" tall.  That's 64".  If her eyes
are 4" below the top of her head that
puts them at 60", or 8" to 10" above the
display.  Standing a foot or so back she's
at a perfect angle to read the display and
the keypad is at a perfect height to use it
without raising her arm at the shoulder.
Watch women use a keypad for a while
and you'll see what I mean.

I've experimented with this quite a bit and
found that's the height most women prefer.
If the lady of the house is taller or shorter
than average I adjust the height accordingly.
[Note: Perhaps I should say I *used to*
since the usual suspects are sure to make
an issue of the fact that I quit installing a
few years ago]

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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> only if you have little people for clients...
> thats waaaayyyy too low.  especially if
> you have to program from the keypad...
> you'd be on your knees for an hour with
> a Napco.
>
>|>  What is the standard keypad height for
>|> mounting an LCD Ademco Vista keypad.
>|> I'm 6 foot tall.
>|
>| Most LCD keypads are designed to be
>| easiest to read while looking down from
>| above the unit.  I always preferred to install
>| them a few inches above the light switch
>| next to the door from the garage, the front
>| door (when appropriate) and the master
>| bedroom door.