Re: First Alert FA1220C

[mleuck <m.leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Jun 8, 9:40=A0pm, nick markowitz <nmarkow...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Jun 8, 8:59=A0pm, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Client of mine is moving into a beach house that has a First Alert
> > FA1220C. Anyone know what the equivalent Ademco panel that is? =A0( I'm
> > not too familiar with either of their products)
>
> > Is it a propritary panel? That is ... can it be programed to call my
> > central station if I have the installers programing code? =A0( I haven'=
t
> > called the other alarm company yet to see if they'll give it to me)
> > Can it be defaulted? Can I get tech information if I'm not a First
> > Alert dealer? Is there a First Alert division and tech support or is
> > it just a standard Ademco panel that's private labled?
>
> > TIA
>
> It is equivalent to vista 20P you can program it to your central
> station and programming is basically the same =A0unless it is a Guardian
> Protection panel which has all kind of extra lock outs

No it is a Vista-40 clone, totally different animal as far as
programming. Slight chance it may not work with standard Ademco
keypads but otherwise not proprietary