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

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

"tourman" <robercampbell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Oct 26, 9:08 pm, "Mark Leuck" <m..le...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > "alarman" <thatsallfol...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >
> > news:X4aUi.26380$oC3.739@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > > Roland Moore wrote:
> > > >I have said and will say again that the Bosch TriTech units would be
far
> > > >better detectors for you to have.
> >
> > > I used to use those when they were Detection Systems. They were not so
> > hot.
> > > I am still replacing units with inoperative microwave components. DS
knew
> > > about it, and shipped them anyway. We're done.
> > > js
> >
> > The DS835 with the flashing LED?
> >
> > Mr Campbell loves that one :)
>
> RHC: Detection Systems for a long time shipped units out to the field
> with faulty microwave components AND THEY KNEW ABOUT IT...turned me
> right off !! However, the company was bought out by Bosch as I
> remember, and the new Bosch combination PIR and microwave units are
> splendid devices.

I still run into them from time to time, customers never knew the flashing
is a problem although it was my understanding the microwave didn't fail but
the motion's firmware thought it did

> DSC motions I won't touch at all....far too cheap and far too "hot"
> with a propensity to false alarm too easily given any environmental
> oddity....IMO.

Errr Bravo 1? <snicker>