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

["Roland Moore" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Blue line detectors are nearly the same as the regular DS835i units. The
only difference is the blue swoosh (like a Nike logo) and the ability to add
a camera, a light, or a buzzer to the Blue Line unit. Also, in the U.S.
these Blue Line units are restricted to Bosch Dealers. As far as the
wholesale costs go, the units are priced nearly the same as the regular
DS835i units. I don't know what the exchange rate is for the U.S. dollar to
your local currency, but a normal retail price should be about $55.00 USD
each.

"eddy" <eddyweddy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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!!