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Hi guys,
My first post here hopefully these aren't questions that have been answered too often.
I'm finishing off a new house, the developer i bought is from has put wiring in for an alarm system, and i'm considering how to best make use of it.
I'f i do decide to go for an alarm there are a few issues, firstly i'm on a very tight budget (the house build is eating up any spare money right now) so with that in mind, is it possible to mix and match components, say for example i bought some second hand sensors from ebay could i connect them to a different control panel?
The second issue is that i do have two very active (crazy) cats, and though i have seen 'pet safe' sensors i'm not convinced how well they work and the type described in the sticky section wouldn't work on our preinstalled wiring, which is placed in the top corner of the rooms.
We will be using physical security measures (security shutters on the windows) and could fit seperate window / door sensors, so if with that in mind I decide an alarm is more hassle than it's worth, can anyone suggest a decent budged fire / smoke alarm system that could tie into the existing wiring.
Thanks in advance.
My first post here hopefully these aren't questions that have been answered too often.
I'm finishing off a new house, the developer i bought is from has put wiring in for an alarm system, and i'm considering how to best make use of it.
I'f i do decide to go for an alarm there are a few issues, firstly i'm on a very tight budget (the house build is eating up any spare money right now) so with that in mind, is it possible to mix and match components, say for example i bought some second hand sensors from ebay could i connect them to a different control panel?
The second issue is that i do have two very active (crazy) cats, and though i have seen 'pet safe' sensors i'm not convinced how well they work and the type described in the sticky section wouldn't work on our preinstalled wiring, which is placed in the top corner of the rooms.
We will be using physical security measures (security shutters on the windows) and could fit seperate window / door sensors, so if with that in mind I decide an alarm is more hassle than it's worth, can anyone suggest a decent budged fire / smoke alarm system that could tie into the existing wiring.
Thanks in advance.