Upgrading Prem Elite

[ek5932]

Hey All,

I've recently moved into a new house which had a Texecom Prem Elite 24 installed and I have been trying to expand it but have not had any luck. I bought myself a door-contact & panic button and have been attempting to attach them wireless to my system but I think I made a mistake assuming that my existing PIRs were wireless which now I'm questioning. I don't think the model I have includes the Ricochet networking technology so I'm not sure if it's possible to learn the new devices to my system? I have two available zones but looking at the PCB, the other 6 are all wired.

Is there a solution to extend my system with Ricochet support, or is there something I can do so that I haven't just wasted my money on the extra kit?

Any help appreciated.

Thanks,
Paul

 

[T1GERIII]

If it just premier elite 24 and not 24-W then unfortunately they can’t be learnt onto the system

 

[ek5932]

I've been looking on the net and have seen there's a wireless expander - can I not purchase this to be able to connect the devices?

 

[T1GERIII]

Yes by all means a wireless expander would work with a premier elite panel, obviously an additional cost though.

 

[ek5932]

Great, thanks for the info!

 

[Handymanjo]

Some of the Ricochet expander are old versions and do not support devices like smart plug.
Be cautious when buying devices of internet when cheap.

 

[ek5932]

Thanks for the heads up - I went for: https://www.alertelectrical.com/premier-elite-8xp-w-ricochet-wireless-expander.html

This looks to be what I want?

 

[Handymanjo]

If you are using wholesalers then that is fine,ebay is the issue.

 

[secureiam]

ebay caution:- versions being sold as new often several years old, out of warranty and not capable of of some functions.

That said I pulled a distributor for selling gear over 1 year old this afternoon, got it swapped out whilst I was there.......poor stock rotation guess they may blame COVID....... but 12 months isnt quite how long covid has been causing major havoc