optima xm house alarm

[jonestom]

I've just moved into a bungalow with a 4 zone optima xm alarm system.
one zone is a breaker on the front door, the other 3 zones are back kitchen, back bedroom and living room.

I want to put a PIR in the garage,

1) is it feasable to just wire into one of the other zones

2) I also have a small Yorkshire terrier, I sometimes leave in the house and have to leave the alarm off, I have heard about PIR that don't detect small animals, are they any good and has anyone had experiences with the best ones to buy.

Regards
TC

 

[breezer]

no you cant, you wont know which one has gone off

pet pirs are great..........at detecting pets

leve it as it is and save money

 

[securitywarehouse]

as breezer says you shouldnt put more than one unlatching device per zone. Not to say you cant but its not best practice. Id advise against it.

re pet sensors. Im not a huge fan either but they do exist and if fitted and setup correctly you will be ok.

Out of choice id go for perimeter protection where pets are concerned 99 times out of 100

 

[jonestom]

Thanks fella's

I don't think I'd be much cop at setting pet PIR's so that's saved me wasting cash.

Also your answer on doubling up on zones has also made my mind up, I'll use the zone from the living room and re-route to the garage, as that is the unlikliest place an intruder would try to gain access (too exposed to neighbours etc)

Mind you that perimeter protection might be worth considering, is that easy to fit and set up? and do you have any experience of reliable ones?

Regards

TC

 

[breezer]

shock sensor such as shock guars and viper are the most common.

how ever being as they have to go on windows you have to hide the cable to them, easier when house being built. yes you can still hide it as in your case, but i dont like them either.

yes you can / should "set them up right"

however some one tries to break in, statrs and hits window, alsrm goes off they do a runner (desired result)

how ever to you and eveyone else its a false alarm because no one saw the window being hit.

you must also use an 8 core for eacch one so you can make them r the one which went off first latch.

2 X 8 cores on a window and in a shock sensor its not easy but can be done, or make junctions out of site

as for pir in garage, dont, change it to a duel tek if your garage is like most

 

[jonestom]

Thanks Breezer.
I'll do some research now.
Regards
TC

 

[Atilla]

Thanks fella's

I don't think I'd be much cop at setting pet PIR's so that's saved me wasting cash.

Regards

TC

its a damm site easier to set up than a perimeter system ( and a lot less likely to false alarm too) - something else to consider if your viper activates (either falsely or malicously then it should be OFF the system when it re-arms, might as well leave your doors and windows open (oh yeah - it wont detect that action either) without a secondary device to cover the same area


perimeter has a minimal use in a much larger system but as the primary means of detection ?


well I wouldnt

 

[jonestom]

Thanks atilla, I'm sure the other guys who have suggested things would agree with you but felt it was worth suggesting, not knowing what my experience was at setting it up etc;
I take all advice on board and make my decision after thorough research, the main thing is getting pointed in the right direction, to help with the decision making.
Regards
TC

 

[Atilla]

Thanks atilla, I'm sure the other guys who have suggested things would agree with you but felt it was worth suggesting, not knowing what my experience was at setting it up etc;
I take all advice on board and make my decision after thorough research, the main thing is getting pointed in the right direction, to help with the decision making.
Regards
TC

LOL - its a bit like marmite

 

[breezer]

dont think i would want to put marmite on the wall

(i know, you either love it or hate it)