Have another question re 880
It supposedly has
�4x �burglary zones (1-4) 3k3 on delay
� � � � � � � � � � � and
�4x �24 hour zones �(5-8) �6k8 on Instant(tamper)
Have 6 x �PIR's for in house
�Can I make those 24 hour zones be on delay
or do i double up PIR's on the 4 burg zones.
I did try to convince my daughter to get
it installed professionally.
Any help appreciated ...Ian-
Ian, I'm not familiar with the panel that you're working with but by
virtue of your questions, I do think that you may have taken on
something that may cause you to do a not so good job. You're asking
questions that are at the very basics of alarm installation. It's good
that you're asking questions but the concern is that the questions
that you're not going to know that you should be asking. I'm going to
try to give you an example of what a can of worms your question opens
so that perhaps you'll consider either reading more about the
application of alarm equipment or get a professional in to do it.
Here's just a portion of what a part of your question leads to.
First of all, you should never put more than one motion detector on a
zone. How would you ever know which one was being tripped should you
have false alarms? Secondly, it doesn't seem likely that it's going to
be a good idea to have so many motion detectors in a residence. Which
raises the question are you only trying to protect the house when no
one is home? And if so, why? If you're going to have a security system
shouldn't you be protecting it when the most valuable things are in
it ..... like, when it's occupied, at night, or when your daughter is
home alone? Actually, the only real value of an alarm system when
you're not at home is that it will (hopefully) cause an intruder to
leave quicker and (hopefully) cause them to not be there when your
daughter gets home. Fourth, Motion detctors are the major source of
false alarms, why would you not want to install more stable protection
such as door and window contacts which would give you an alert as
someone is trying to get in, rather than waiting for them to be inside
before they are detected? The earlier the detection the more likely a
deterrent. And with perimiter detection, it's much easier, convenient
and more conducive for your daughter to arm the system when she's at
home.
In my opinion, your questions indicate that you would do yourself a
great favor if you did a lot more research by reading, or called in a
professional. I don't think you're going to get all the facts by just
asking questions here. We'll answer specific questions, but to take
the time ( as I did ..... a little bit above) to make sure you
understand the basics, each time you ask a question, is not going to
happen. As no one is going to take the time to give you an education
in the basics of alarms installation each time your question indicates
that you don't have enough information to begin with. If it's truly
important to try to protect your family, I'd suggest you do it right.
Just my opinion.
