Alarm design advice for 3 bedroom house

[sixwheeledbeast]

Well all the Texecom Premier stuff is hybrid so supports wired and wireless anything, if that helps.

I would have thought Pyronix would be cheaper but I suppose it's depends if you get what you want from a Texe kit.

[EDinMK]

Well i might be 

If you know where to go  

 

I was thinking this kit here

Texecom Ricochet Kit 2 32 Zone Wireless Kit with Sounder

 

adding 

 

2 x Texecom Premier Compact Wireless Pet Detector [PW-W]

3 x Texecom GHA-0001 Micro Contact-W White 868Mhz

1 x Texecom Ricochet DP-W Personal Panic Attack button

 

you are right it does start racking up

I am hoping this kit will have an inbuild dialer or app or something for alerts ...not much info

also confused about the sounder ...its Wireless although some sites suggest it can be wired by 

arsing about with a "22k resistor" or something

 

Its never easy !

 

Would pyronix save me £££?

 

[norman]

39 minutes ago, EDinMK said:

you are right it does start racking up

For less than the cost of a mobile phone you are protecting your most valuable asset!

[EDinMK]

not sure what phones u have Norman ...but I am 52

not into these smart jobbies ...just get a nice cheapy that wont break my heart if i drop it off a ladder !

 

So you think the above is "ok" on price ? or do u think i woul dbe better with a Pyronix ...

not sure exactly how the alerts work on both of them ...doesnt look like the old "diallers" they used to have i am guessing?

 

Also I dont want to be lumbered with a wireless box ...I looked about and someone said they do one that can be "wired" as a workaround

why dont they bloody still STOCK wired boxes ..I mean how hard can it be to have some terminals 

 

Where this box is going i dont want to be arsing about ...I mean tamper wont be necessary as you would need to 

Spidermans climbing coach to get to it !

 

 

[datadiffusion]

On the average UK house (what is it, 250k now?) I have literally no idea why anyone would think anything under a grand was 'too dear'.

As norm says, it's a fraction of the house value and peanuts compared to all the frivolous (and ironically desirable to burglar) stuff most

people hapilly fritter their hard earned cash on. Most, not all, agreed, for various reasons.

[norman]

17 hours ago, EDinMK said:

not sure what phones u have Norman ...but I am 52

I've not had a personal phone since the 90's but do have expensive 'work' phones the latest costing c£800 and I've just ordered a TV for a similar amount, have a look around your home and as most I'm sure it won't take long to tally up a fair few K.

 

The main thing I chose to protect is the family, having said that I guess the plus side of any break in would be the knowledge I'd saved a few hunred squid...

[james.wilson]

Just as above my alarm

2 wired sabs

Internal sounder

14 rf shocks on all windows / doors

5 wired quads

2 rf dualrec

3 rf door contacts garage and log cabin

6 external pirs on alarm (lighting and notification) 

7 external cameras 4mp

8 tb storage 

Oh and a dp3 webway

And a hkc WiFi module

[EDinMK]

2 hours ago, datadiffusion said:

On the average UK house (what is it, 250k now?) I have literally no idea why anyone would think anything under a grand was 'too dear'.

As norm says, it's a fraction of the house value and peanuts compared to all the frivolous (and ironically desirable to burglar) stuff most

people hapilly fritter their hard earned cash on. Most, not all, agreed, for various reasons.

 

well its not the house value..its what you paid for it in the first place, which was a small mortgage 30 years ago

we dont have all that hi tech stuff and we dont have kids and so we dont plan to ...dearest thing is probably the telly

which was £400 2 years ago

 

its more for a safety thing than anything in all honesty ..if they came in here what could they take? ...the TV and the food mixer LOL

i got a few power tools in the shed ...but nothing big name and with £200 at Wickes you could replace them all with new ones 

its just burglars dont KNOW this and we just want to keep them out of the house !!! ..its the mess and upset. I mean if I am in bed and the dog starts barking

I will reach around the back of the wardrobe and bring out my old 40" Katana ...I used to collect them

 

So bearing in mind it will cut right through a frozen lamb leg ...its more to keep ME out of trouble as well as THEM !

 

 

 

[al-yeti]

1 hour ago, EDinMK said:

 

well its not the house value..its what you paid for it in the first place, which was a small mortgage 30 years ago

we dont have all that hi tech stuff and we dont have kids and so we dont plan to ...dearest thing is probably the telly

which was £400 2 years ago

 

its more for a safety thing than anything in all honesty ..if they came in here what could they take? ...the TV and the food mixer LOL

i got a few power tools in the shed ...but nothing big name and with £200 at Wickes you could replace them all with new ones 

its just burglars dont KNOW this and we just want to keep them out of the house !!! ..its the mess and upset. I mean if I am in bed and the dog starts barking

I will reach around the back of the wardrobe and bring out my old 40" Katana ...I used to collect them

 

So bearing in mind it will cut right through a frozen lamb leg ...its more to keep ME out of trouble as well as THEM !

 

 

 

Ok so go Screwfix or b&q and get a Yale fix it yourself end of story really 

 

Your story has been done here so many times 

 

Dinner is in the dog yeah?

 

You want it for safety

You have dog

And something behind your 40" katana behind wardrobe 

 

Oh and your a light sleeper yes? So protecting yourself is easy ......

 

No offence old chap of course 

Edited December 3, 2019 by al-yeti

[EDinMK]

thats what i did Al,

 

but the Yale is a Shiece of Pit!

it doesnt have a wired sounder

and it doesnt have the range of accessories 

and its not for me 

 

 

I guess i will just hunt about ....I mean there ARE bundles out there ..but when i add the accessories 

they are doubling up ...scantronic, Pyronix  etc etc

 

 

just frustrating for a DIY fitter is all 

 

Listen if i had spare cash ..ofc i would get a REAL fitter to do it for me ...

..I am not daft .....just a little

 

 

 

....well, skint

 

tx for your help, and no i am NOT a light sleeper, i could sleep through WW3

but the dogs won't...say hello to Trevor