Hi folks
thinking about a wireless or hybrid intruder alarm system for my parents' house. It's a 1950's 3-bed detatched, and has no wiring at all for an alarm, that's why I'm thinking wireless.
I have heard that the latest 868MHz systems are pretty good/reliable; plus they seem to be more user-friendly (remote-control fobs like a car alarm; pendant panic-alarm buttons; etc). Additionally, some seem to be USB-enabled which means that they ought to be easier to configure & debug, rather than having to rely on a single-line LCD display on a keypad. But it's the user-friendliness and proximity-tag or key-fob that we need.
What do people think of wireless systems ? The specs seem to suggest that the batteries in the sensors last about 12 months, which I guess is fine. Sensors aren't cheap though (40STG for a door/window magnetic sensor, compared to 3 quid for a normal one for a wired system :-/ )
Considering the Homelink 75 from Cooper/Menvier (good brand in wired alarms) or the Visonic Powermax (I don't know the brand but it seems to get great reviews), or a Europlex system (Irish company but I doubt they sell to the general public)
http://www.diy-alarms.co.uk/catalog/...cPath=21_22_68 (Homelink 75)
[broken link removed] (Visonic Powermax)
[broken link removed] Europlex Signet
Any ideas welcome !
Frank
PS. I'm pretty good with security stuff, so anyone that says "call a professional in" gets nil points [broken link removed] I have a 4-cam CCTV system running from a PC and internet-enabled; have installed a Menvier TS690 wired alarm in my own house, pretty straightforward. What I'm not ofay with is running new cable: just would have no clue about how to do it neatly - s'why I'm thinking "wireless". Plus I believe the Eircom Phonewatch systems are wireless
thinking about a wireless or hybrid intruder alarm system for my parents' house. It's a 1950's 3-bed detatched, and has no wiring at all for an alarm, that's why I'm thinking wireless.
I have heard that the latest 868MHz systems are pretty good/reliable; plus they seem to be more user-friendly (remote-control fobs like a car alarm; pendant panic-alarm buttons; etc). Additionally, some seem to be USB-enabled which means that they ought to be easier to configure & debug, rather than having to rely on a single-line LCD display on a keypad. But it's the user-friendliness and proximity-tag or key-fob that we need.
What do people think of wireless systems ? The specs seem to suggest that the batteries in the sensors last about 12 months, which I guess is fine. Sensors aren't cheap though (40STG for a door/window magnetic sensor, compared to 3 quid for a normal one for a wired system :-/ )
Considering the Homelink 75 from Cooper/Menvier (good brand in wired alarms) or the Visonic Powermax (I don't know the brand but it seems to get great reviews), or a Europlex system (Irish company but I doubt they sell to the general public)
http://www.diy-alarms.co.uk/catalog/...cPath=21_22_68 (Homelink 75)
[broken link removed] (Visonic Powermax)
[broken link removed] Europlex Signet
Any ideas welcome !
Frank
PS. I'm pretty good with security stuff, so anyone that says "call a professional in" gets nil points [broken link removed] I have a 4-cam CCTV system running from a PC and internet-enabled; have installed a Menvier TS690 wired alarm in my own house, pretty straightforward. What I'm not ofay with is running new cable: just would have no clue about how to do it neatly - s'why I'm thinking "wireless". Plus I believe the Eircom Phonewatch systems are wireless