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Alarm advice

  • 14-02-2015 4:01pm
    #1
    893bet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,118 ✭✭✭


    In the middle of new build and working on electrical spec before first fix.

    Fancy a simple alarm with just 3-6 PIRs or similar. I understand a perimeter is better but I am looking to keep cost low and my alarm needs are low as

    1) Relatively secluded spot up a cul da sac with strangers being rare.
    2) Dad living next door
    3) In laws will be living in a purposely build granny flat adjoining house so the house will very rarely be empty (for the next ten years at least)!

    With that in mind can anyone recommend a suitable, cheap alarm I can purchase and my sparkie install. As said 3-6 PIRs that is simple to wire in.

    Thanks


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  • #2
    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,602 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    893bet wrote: »
    In the middle of new build and working on electrical spec before first fix.

    Fancy a simple alarm with just 3-6 PIRs or similar. I understand a perimeter is better but I am looking to keep cost low and my alarm needs are low as

    1) Relatively secluded spot up a cul da sac with strangers being rare.
    2) Dad living next door
    3) In laws will be living in a purposely build granny flat adjoining house so the house will very rarely be empty (for the next ten years at least)!

    With that in mind can anyone recommend a suitable, cheap alarm I can purchase and my sparkie install. As said 3-6 PIRs that is simple to wire in.

    Thanks

    I appreciate that your intention is to keep the price down but IMHO you would be best wiring for perimeter protection. This should not cost much. At a future date when the funds are available perimeter sensors can be added.

    The problem with just using PIRs is that the intruder has to be inside your home to activate them. In addition you will not have the option of setting the alarm while at home.

    I will move this thread to a more appropriate forum.


  • #3
    893bet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,118 ✭✭✭893bet


    Would you hot every single window then? Or just ground floor? Or what process would you use to select?


  • #4
    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    At a minimum alarm ground floor and any other accessible windows.


  • #5
    altor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,752 ✭✭✭✭altor


    893bet wrote: »
    In the middle of new build and working on electrical spec before first fix.

    Fancy a simple alarm with just 3-6 PIRs or similar. I understand a perimeter is better but I am looking to keep cost low and my alarm needs are low as

    1) Relatively secluded spot up a cul da sac with strangers being rare.
    2) Dad living next door
    3) In laws will be living in a purposely build granny flat adjoining house so the house will very rarely be empty (for the next ten years at least)!

    With that in mind can anyone recommend a suitable, cheap alarm I can purchase and my sparkie install. As said 3-6 PIRs that is simple to wire in.

    Thanks

    If you are on the first fix I would have the windows wired up for the alarm now. If you decide later to add them to the system it will be cheaper to add wired devices as opposed to wire free.

    www.altor.ie



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