Re: PIRs for house with ceiling heating & cooling vents and "pets"!

[Frank Olson <use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

eddy wrote:
> On Oct 26, 10:40 am, "alarman" <thatsallfol...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Hi alarman,
>>> Yes, some of the PIRs are actually quite close to the heating ducts.
>>> The people who did the install are a Melbourne company called Insec
>>> securityhttp://www.insec.com.au/(Yes I am in Australia) . I have
>>> already called them. So hopefully they can do something. However, the
>>> guy I spoke to is trying to get me to accept that this is the way it
>>> is, and that I should never ever let my heating come on when the
>>> alarms are armed. If he is correct, I might have to get some highly
>>> paid heating technician or electrician to figure out how to ensure the
>>> heaters can  be totally disabled!
>>> On the idea of dual tech PIRs, if I understand the theory correctly,
>>> is it because of the microwave element that this technology might be
>>> less vulnerable to alarming when the heaters come on?
>> Yes, that's the idea.
>>
>> Oh, and your alarmco is full of shit. Get them to replace the PIR's they
>> installed incorrectly, with dual-tech units, or move them. I lean toward the
>> dual techs.
>>
>> --
>> js
>>
>> - The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
>> ( Also, the harder they bite, punch, and kick.)
>
> Folks,
>
> Update on the drama with my system. The company has agreed to replace
> the DSC pirs with Bosch Tritech units (They also call them blue line).
> The bad news ... they cost a lot more. Even if they are not charging
> me labour, its still working out to an additional AUD$660, thats 6
> units in total. As expected, the family are not supporting me on this
> one.  Yes, I did complain and kick up a fuss, but they are standing
> firm on the fact that they are only charging me the difference in the
> cost of my originals and the new units.  What I can't figure out is,
> pirs in general seem to cost a lot more here in Aus than say in the US
> or UK. I took a look at Bass's online store ... for 6 units, without
> shipping, it's still only a third of what I am spending here. I have
> called around a few other local companies, and they are all charging
> way above US rates, in fact the cost I got from my installer is
> cheap ... hmmm, maybe I should get them shipped from the US!!


That may seem like a good idea.  The only thing is that you'll have to
find a friendly local company to install them.  You can try some of the
online stores here:  http://www.yoursecuritysource.com/buyingonline.htm.