New Alarm - Can I go part wired/part wireless?

[xreyuk]

Hi All,

Want to get a new alarm for the house. Currently have 4 hardwired sensors, with a hardwired bell.

I would like to add an extra sensor but wondered if any modern systems are able to be hardwired for the most but add a wireless sensor?

 

[GalaxyGuy]

Yes, panels that support both hardwired and wireless are called hybrid panels. Texecom, Galaxy and others support this.

You can also get bolt-on wireless receivers with dedicated sensors that wire into a standard zone, but they are not as good, as they're not integrated, so diagnostic type information is not passed to the panel CPU.

 

[EightyTwo]

Yes you can. Also, you used to be able to get single wireless PIRs with a matching receiver that you could connect to any standard wired zone - Visonic used to do them. I don't know if they still do...

We'd use a Scantronic i-ON30 with a radio expander for this kind of installation but others may recommend something else.

 

[xreyuk]

Thanks for the information guys.

I'll take a look tomorrow at some options. I only need the one wireless PIR.

 

[dwaddell]

what control panel do you have at the moment you may be able to add to that rather than replace it