Re: Simons motion sensor battery life?

[Frank Olson <use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

jobs wrote:
> Looking to put together a very simple and inexpensive security
> solution. Thinking about a Simon 3 wireless with a single motion
> sensor and smoke detector with NextAlarm monitoring.
>
> Two questions.
>
> 1.How often will I have to change batteries on the  on the motion
> sensor and smoke detector?

Smoke alarm batteries should be changed once a year unless they're
supervised by the system (which will give you a low battery warning).
Typically a Lithium battery will last you about two years in a PIR
(depends on how much dancing you do in front of it), and about four
years in a smoke.


>
> 2. Is Nextalarm monitoring reliable? Will my insurance company
> (citizens in Florida) okay there certificate? Do they nickel and dime
> you later on in any way?
>

"Nextalarm" wouldn't be my "first choice".  What you want is a company
that will also service the equipment locally.  If all you're after is
the "insurance discount" though, then things like SIA trained operators,
local guard response, and a layered security system that incorporates
door and window contacts, and glass break detectors to protect your
loved ones, etc. wouldn't interest you anyway.  You just might have to
cough up a whole dollar a day for that kind of service and response.