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

["alarman" <thatsallfolksl@xxxxxxxxx>]

> 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
> security http://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.)