Recent content by Snagglepuss

Keypad 2 not really for entering or exiting the house via that door but is mainly there because we quite often have family and friends stop over and they sleep in that downstairs bedroom, They will need to be able to disarm the system before they could move into the main part of the house...

If this isn't a stupid question what can you do with the virtual keypad? If I can disarm the system with it then I could do away with the garage keypad!

This is my final plan for positions. I've left 4 Keypads in for now but will review this when i start to look at the different ways I will need to program the system. Thanks to everyone for there input :D

Thanks socdesign, Some good tips there, if I could have some pointing at windows then that would help with positioning I didn't know you could get away with that, everything i had read said don't have pirs pointing at windows! So far my plan has been put together really without much if any...

Care to elaborate, I'm only planning at the moment and welcome all advice and comments on improvement. Thanks Ian

Thanks guys!

Some real food for thought there alan333 many thanks for all your advice I would be interested in downloading an installation manual for either the panel you have or the 44 as I haven't started looking at actual kit yet and it would probably help with my planning. Do you know where I could...

Thanks for your help Alan333 I do plan on entering through the garage that's why I had a automatic roller shutter fitted I just click the fob and drive in I've moved the keypad to the RHS so I can access it through the drivers window. New plan Thinking about it the wiring would be...

Is it recommend to have every sensor (PIR, door contact, etc) in its own zone? I'm in the early planning stages but was initially thinking about keeping the number of zones to a minimum, but then I read about trouble shooting and if I had 4 PIRs into 1 zone and it triggers how to tell which...

Many Thanks for the replies i've a revised the ground floor layout after your comments and some reading yesterday, not sure if i've gone over the top!? a couple of comments: Ive had to revise the hall layout there was no pillar well not down to the floor its high level across the hall...

Hello I'm new on here after finding it googling. I'm looking to install my own alarm system I do not want to debates about the pros and cons of a DIY alarm system vs a professional installation please. I've already made the decision to do it myself. My starting point was a plan of my house...