Re: 5834-4 key fobs intermittently stop working with 5881-ENH receiver connected to Vista 20p

[HOGAN <napinc7@xxxxxxxxx>]

Well, by the description in your above story, you appear to be a homeowner =
or a not very experienced technician since you "successfully" programmed th=
e remotes.=20

All that aside, you also mention that the unit is in the closet next to the=
 panel box. You failed to mention if the house is multi-story, or if this c=
loset is in the basement, or that perhaps there is structural materials tha=
t could be interfering with the transmission of the fobs, like a refrigerat=
or, water heater, concrete or the like. Those fobs you bought, do not have =
the power of a microwave.

There is not enough information available to come to any conclusion to your=
 dilemma.

The ideal location for the receiver is the highest spot in your house, away=
 from any steel, aluminum, or any material dense in its atomic structure- f=
obs will not work in an X-ray room since it is shielded with lead. If you d=
o not have any available location near the panel box that is free of "inter=
ference materials", then perhaps find a location close to any of your keypa=
ds, to install the receiver. The receiver uses the key-bus wiring anyway an=
d that is what keypad wiring uses. Perhaps you have a keypad that is on a w=
all adjacent to a closet where you could relocate the receiver. It is not r=
ocket science, fobs just need no interference with other conflicting wirele=
ss, and they don't work thru dense materials like steel, lead, aluminum, et=
c.

I have used a lot of wireless from different manufacturers, and it is rare =
for Honeywell keyfobs to not work properly.... except in the case of wirele=
ss interference--in that aspect they do come to the top.

Since you took the long and expensive route to keyfobs, you should investig=
ate using the after-market fobs that work on many different systems- those =
should have topped out at less that $50 for the receiver and 2 fobs... and =
they also comes with a button on the remotes that activates a small light b=
eam... way ahead of Honeywell.

The light blinking on the fobs is there only to tell you that it sent 'the =
"WIRELESS BEAM" out into the wonderful expanse of the ether. It does not me=
an that it communicated with the receiver.

If you can stand by the receiver and use the remotes, and the system consis=
tently arms and disarms, then it is either interference by dense materials =
or interference from other wireless sources.

It is best to hold the remote firmly with the left hand, and using the fing=
er of the right hand to activate the remote. Make sure that you stand flat-=
footed first. Soothing music in the background is also encouraged... no har=
d-rock.

...A little laughter helps on any day.

Hogan