Upgrading Yale EasyFit Alarm to “Smart”

[teamboxer]

hi there

Has anyone managed to successfully add a Yale Smart Hub to their existing EF EasyFit series alarm system...??

Looking to do this, but the manual suggests that the EF series equipment is not compatible with SR series devices......the Smart Hub is an SR device.

HOWEVER, the Yale web shop suggests you CAN add one to EF kits.....

“This HUB can be used to upgrade your existing Yale EF-Series alarm system to a Smart Home Alarm System. Simply replace your control panel with the Smart HUB and re-learn your existing components to complete the upgrading of your system”

Basically the conflicting info is confusing, so I’m just wondering if anyone has added one??

Thanks again in advance...

 

[WatashiFR]

Works perfectly fine. I purchased a hub to go with my connected door locks, then proceded to replace my old alarm with Yale SR and EF devices (I purchased the SR-320 and EF-KIT1 plus two fobs). Only issue I'm currently facing is the keypads (EF-KP) which don't seem to want to arm/disarm, but I'm still figuring that out.

 

[teamboxer]

Since posting this I have purchased and installed - all working fine.

Had the same issue with the keypads - you need to make sure they are in Slave Mode - which is explained on Page 22 of this manual
https://www.yale.co.uk/Yale/Yale_co_uk/Alarms/Smart Home Alarms/SR Alarm Manual A5-2018-V2A.pdf

Good luck!

 

[WatashiFR]

Thanks, there seem to be contradictory instructions all over the internet, even on Yale's own website (default pin 0000 vs 1234, press 3 vs press 4 for reinitializing a keypad, etc.). Both my keypads now work, except now I have a "ghost" keypad in my app and no (obvious) way of removing it...