Recommendations for house alarm system

CuppaCocoa · 13-02-2012 12:26pm #1

Our house has just been renovated and our builders have put in the wiring for an alarm system. We have had a quote for installing an alarm system with six zones. I thought it was a bit high at €750 considering the wiring was already done

. Monitoring is extra.

Can anyone p.m. me some recommendations for a more reasonable price or am I being unrealistic?

Thunderbird2 · 13-02-2012 1:49pm

What exactly are you getting for that price?

CuppaCocoa · 13-02-2012 1:57pm

Thunderbird2 wrote: »

What exactly are you getting for that price?

Keypad, magnetic contacts and enertia window and door sensors. Personal attack button at the door. No beams. As I said, Its already been pre-wired.

KoolKid · 13-02-2012 6:29pm

Seems reasonable enough. There should always be at least one beam on every system. Can you tell us what system you are getting and how many inertia sensors and contacts are on the system.
You should always get at least 3 quotes and always ensure you compare like with like.
Also ensure you are dealing with a licensed installer.

altor · 13-02-2012 8:58pm

lilybarlean wrote: »

Our house has just been renovated and our builders have put in the wiring for an alarm system. We have had a quote for installing an alarm system with six zones. I thought it was a bit high at €750 considering the wiring was already done . Monitoring is extra.

Can anyone p.m. me some recommendations for a more reasonable price or am I being unrealistic?

Without knowing how many windows and doors are being covered it is hard to know if you getting a good price or not. If you can provide this then we can give you a price range of what you should expect to pay.

Thunderbird2 · 13-02-2012 9:59pm

What they said ^^

altor · 13-02-2012 10:12pm

Thunderbird2 wrote: »

What they said ^^

Better to know what he needs

KoolKid · 13-02-2012 10:16pm

lilybarlean wrote: »

We have had a quote for installing an alarm system with six zones.

I just noticed this. What system is he putting in ?
8 or 10 zones would be the norm now.

altor · 13-02-2012 10:19pm

Might just be the number of zones he needs.

Thunderbird2 · 13-02-2012 10:19pm

altor wrote: »

Better to know what he needs

I was just using what koolkid and yourself said so i didnt have to type !

:P

Thunderbird2 · 13-02-2012 10:20pm

altor wrote: »

Might just be the number of zones he needs.

Just what i was thinking:D hmmmmmmm

KoolKid · 13-02-2012 10:43pm

altor wrote: »

Might just be the number of zones he needs.

I would always split up the zones to make the best use of whats available,
It gives the customer more options & makes finding problems much easier in the future.

Thunderbird2 · 13-02-2012 10:51pm

Once its not an old spec panel hes getting like the Aritech CS350 or the HKC 6 zone panel

KoolKid · 13-02-2012 10:56pm

Thunderbird2 wrote: »

Once its not an old spec panel hes getting like the Aritech CS350 or the HKC 6 zone panel

In which case €750 is way too dear.:rolleyes:

Thunderbird2 · 13-02-2012 10:58pm

The neighbour has a glitchy Aritech panel but its still going!

altor · 13-02-2012 11:09pm

Thunderbird2 wrote: »

The neighbour has a glitchy Aritech panel but its still going!

Plenty of these system going strong. If maintained they will get plenty more years out of them. The sensors and cables uses cant keep up with the panel in some homes.

Thunderbird2 · 13-02-2012 11:15pm

The cable to the pir must be bust..... The beam was changed but it still sets off the alarm the odd time... Apparently its the same prob as the old one

KoolKid · 13-02-2012 11:17pm

Double up the pair for the zone & bring them back as 1 single cable.

Thunderbird2 · 13-02-2012 11:35pm

I never even hinted that i looked at it.... Your good

altor · 13-02-2012 11:48pm

Thunderbird2 wrote: »

The cable to the pir must be bust..... The beam was changed but it still sets off the alarm the odd time... Apparently its the same prob as the old one

Not the PIR so

Thunderbird2 · 13-02-2012 11:51pm

It only started to happen after the house was done up... At first i thought it was the paint that was covering the PIR.. But then i noticed that it was activating at the same time every day.. Checked the heating timer incase the wire moved onto a hot pipe.. But the time was well off.. Then there was the creepy idea of someone actually being in the house because it was empty at the same time every day( could be as i wasnt checking!) But since the beam was changed it randomly goes off (only when set)same sensor. But as i said it is a glitchy panel as when i put it into engineer mode it wiped itself of all settings( freak out moment!)

KoolKid · 13-02-2012 11:54pm

Another process of elimination would be to swap the zones in the panel. Just to eliminate a problem with the input.

Thunderbird2 · 14-02-2012 12:04am

Tried that, re - wired everything. Zone one which was the front door was also the back windows tamper circuits, i think its time could be up

altor · 14-02-2012 12:04am

Thunderbird2 wrote: »

It only started to happen after the house was done up... At first i thought it was the paint that was covering the PIR.. But then i noticed that it was activating at the same time every day.. Checked the heating timer incase the wire moved onto a hot pipe.. But the time was well off.. Then there was the creepy idea of someone actually being in the house because it was empty at the same time every day( could be as i wasnt checking!) But since the beam was changed it randomly goes off (only when set)same sensor. But as i said it is a glitchy panel as when i put it into engineer mode it wiped itself of all settings( freak out moment!)

If the PIR is activating at the same time every day then it is an environmental issue. Try a dual tech

Thunderbird2 · 14-02-2012 12:11am

no harm giving it a go. I could swap ... Buy a dual tech and swap .. I need another ID beam anyway... Like the idea of having plenty of beams! . Would there be anything against that?
Would the panel defaulting its settings not be a cry for help?

KoolKid · 14-02-2012 12:13am

I would be looking to solve this problem before replacing the panel.

altor · 14-02-2012 12:15am

Thunderbird2 wrote: »

no harm giving it a go. I could swap ... Buy a dual tech and swap .. I need another ID beam anyway... Like the idea of having plenty of beams! . Would there be anything against that?
Would the panel defaulting its settings not be a cry for help?

The more the better once you can arm and disarm the system to get around the house. What do you mean by the panel defaulting its settings?

Thunderbird2 · 14-02-2012 12:24am

When i went to do a quick walk test( because of some vandlism ) . Checked all sensors . Left the menu then checked the arm settings and the beam tripped after it was part set... I never went near the zone menu and i didnt rush through the menus.i had to go back into zone attributes and turn back on ''PG'' this has happened twice

altor · 14-02-2012 12:46am

Thunderbird2 wrote: »

When i went to do a quick walk test( because of some vandlism ) . Checked all sensors . Left the menu then checked the arm settings and the beam tripped after it was part set... I never went near the zone menu and i didnt rush through the menus.i had to go back into zone attributes and turn back on ''PG'' this has happened twice

That is a strange one. Are you sure you did not press no when you exited the menu :rolleyes:

Thunderbird2 · 14-02-2012 12:49am

I went straight into walk test in maintenence tested the sensors then left engineer mode

altor · 14-02-2012 12:51am

Thunderbird2 wrote: »

I went straight into walk test in maintenence tested the sensors then left engineer mode

Strange one then :eek:

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