Prem 48

[davetherave69]

hi is the texecom premier 48 a good alarm panel to put on my house i see that it can do home automation has any one used one of these before and how good is it with regards to the home automation. or would i be better of saving my money and just use a texexcom veritas insted any help would be great thanks

[barooga]

hi is the texecom premier 48 a good alarm panel to put on my house i see that it can do home automation has any one used one of these before and how good is it with regards to the home automation. or would i be better of saving my money and just use a texexcom veritas insted any help would be great thanks

Surelyy the same answers would apply as last time you asked??

[Guest Dave the alarm man]

hi is the texecom premier 48 a good alarm panel to put on my house i see that it can do home automation has any one used one of these before and how good is it with regards to the home automation. or would i be better of saving my money and just use a texexcom veritas insted any help would be great thanks

proper commerical type panel, like everything else requires more module, inputs & relay to perform the task which is secondary to the function of alarm

[BestGear]

hi is the texecom premier 48 a good alarm panel to put on my house i see that it can do home automation has any one used one of these before and how good is it with regards to the home automation. or would i be better of saving my money and just use a texexcom veritas insted any help would be great thanks

Hi

Yes, its a good panel, although not many on here would vouch for it as the Texecom range is supplied through a wide range of distribution and retail partners. (granted, the Premier is not a DIY marketed (or really suitable) panel unless you are competent...ooops better not use that word.. )

The Premier range do support X10, through an interface though - you get a cable from texecom to connect it up. You can assign events to x10 commands, so pir motion could switch a light on for example. I would go for a Premier in place of a Comfort panel anyday - ask here for views on Comfort and I can imagine the replies...

I use a Premier 168, with heaps of PIR's (one in each room of the house), so I have occupancy detection. This can switch lights on and off as required. I also have smokes and CO heads too. If my better half leaves the kitchen light on, it can switch it off if no occupancy is detected (no PIR activity) after a set time... I do this thorugh Homeseer.

All this stuff feeds into Homeseer, and nearly all the zones appear as Homeseer devices, where you can script and get stuff easily working.

There is also a neat ( and cheap) relay board that you piggy back into the Premier... useful to swicth stuff if you dont go the PC route.

Make sure you get a UDL cable to programme the panel, as the RKP route would cause you great pain. (not impossible, just a PITA)

Hope that helps - its a start

DJ

[InspectorGadget]

Hi

Yes, its a good panel, although not many on here would vouch for it as the Texecom range is supplied through a wide range of distribution and retail partners. (granted, the Premier is not a DIY marketed (or really suitable) panel unless you are competent...ooops better not use that word.. )

The Premier range do support X10, through an interface though - you get a cable from texecom to connect it up. You can assign events to x10 commands, so pir motion could switch a light on for example. I would go for a Premier in place of a Comfort panel anyday - ask here for views on Comfort and I can imagine the replies...

I use a Premier 168, with heaps of PIR's (one in each room of the house), so I have occupancy detection. This can switch lights on and off as required. I also have smokes and CO heads too. If my better half leaves the kitchen light on, it can switch it off if no occupancy is detected (no PIR activity) after a set time... I do this thorugh Homeseer.

All this stuff feeds into Homeseer, and nearly all the zones appear as Homeseer devices, where you can script and get stuff easily working.

There is also a neat ( and cheap) relay board that you piggy back into the Premier... useful to swicth stuff if you dont go the PC route.

Make sure you get a UDL cable to programme the panel, as the RKP route would cause you great pain. (not impossible, just a PITA)

Hope that helps - its a start

DJ

Hi,

I have just fitted a Premier 48 at home, I would like to ask you a couple of questions..

How do you find the Smoke detectors ? I was advised that it would cause false alarms and not to go that route. Have you had any false issues with the smoke detectors?

I will lookup homeseer, but if you dont mind I would like to know what you bought to set this system up.

Thanks