Re: Alexor experiences???

[CH®IS <sh@xxxxx>]

"mleuck" wrote...
>
> I've had one for about a year now, haven't had any issues although I'm
> not a fan of the non-standard battery and plastic control box.
>
> Never cared for the Allegro, too limited and not a big fan of the
> wireless dialer

The panel batteries haven't been too bad, but the DTIM batteries were a pain
to find up until the past year or so.  Naturally they couldn't use a
standard battery, where would they put it?

Plastic panel seems odd, but I guess there's nothing to put in it anyway.
As long as it's DSC plastic and not GE plastic it should be ok.

The limitations of the Allegro can be a problem at times, like when you want
a real siren or a second keypad.  I would be a big fan of the wireless
dialer, except that half the Allegro's we've installed have had issues with
the dialer.  This is not where the biggest reliability issue should come
from.  Many of them were recalled and many more still have problems,
especially after changing the battery.

As long as it's installed properly and the dialer works it's not a bad
system for residential use (it is even rated as a commercial panel?
hopefully not).

- Chris