NY Alarm Equipment: Posey Wander Alarm

Price : $88.99
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Product Features

Easy-to-use and cost-effective D.I.Y. (do-it-yourself) wireless intruder alarm system kit.
Supports up to 60 wireless sensors
Transmit at 430-433MHz frequency band, wireless transmitting distance up to 300 feet
Supports up to 5 phone numbers for auto alarm call ; 1 management center protocol
Easy ¿one-key¿ armed/disarmed operation.

Item Description

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SecurityMan Air-Alarm1 is a state-of-the-art wireless alarm system kit for homes and businesses. It is user-friendly quick to use protecting properties/corporations at a minimum cost of investment. Do-It-Your-Self installation and monitoring alarm system devoid of monthly fees is a important benefit for users. The system will alert by telephone calls to owner by way of a series of enlisted telephone numbers. The owner can then dial into the host to armed or disarmed using the phone¿s numeric keypad. Air-Alarm1 system can be upgraded by adding up to 60 wireless sensors, sirens, and up to eight remote controllers.

Customer Evaluations

The purchase of this product was a knee jerk reaction/invest in to becoming broken into last fall. The choice of getting nothing at all vs getting to subscribe to an alarm service was not pleasing. A relative has a related DIY alarm technique and said they were happy with it and this supplied a middle ground.
As stated, the instructions are a small tricky to digest at very first, but as soon as you realize it, it is fairly very easy to program the unit and sensors. (The image shows the alarm getting an extendable antenna as properly as the sensors, but the unit received did not have any.)
The supplied no name batteries did not final particularly extended. The 1 motion sensor that is in a high targeted traffic region died with in 3 months and the replacement battery is not carrying out so properly (brand name). So don't be shocked if you have to replace the 9V battery twice or three occasions a year in high traffic areas. The remote manage battery is an odd ball size that I only located at Radio Shack (did not appear on line, it was basically stocked). I purchased added motion sensors and the door sensors I have not mounted however. Maintain additional batteries for the sensors about and check the sensors that they are operating.
The unit is suppose to have a battery backup, but I have yet to see how that functions. If you have to manually switch it more than, then it is pointless (only skimmed the manual). I unplugged the unit expecting it to hold "alive" and it went off. If I want it to last/work through a power outage, I could possibly as properly get an uninterrupted power provide they use for computer systems. Also, when the unit is plugged into the telephone line and you are working with it, it tends to make a beeping or chirping noise that is heard. If the telephone is plugged into the unit, it basically hangs up on you! Factory says this isn't right, but I don't want to sent it back and NOT have protection.
I purchased two units, giving a single to a friend who has seasoned many break-ins. Given that then, he has been broken into when given that it was installed. The unit did contact him and his youngsters and he named me to check his house (much less then 5 min way). He also did not use the door sensor, only relying on the supplied motion alarm. The alarm will scare persons off, but be warned, there is nonetheless time in between activating and actually acquiring someone there- at least 5-7 min or much more. If you want a faster response time, then spend for a monitored alarm service. (Or buy the external siren to alert neighbors quicker.) When I walked into my home forgetting to disarm the unit with the remote manage, it went off using the motion sensor and named me with in five-7 seconds of going off. I test my sensors at least every single 3-4 months to make certain they set the unit off and to make confident it calls me.
I have knowledgeable a single false alarm. The unit went off and known as. Upon inspection of home, the unit reset it is self (I didn't memorize all the codes for remote operation)- all doors and windows had been secure. Unit was nevertheless armed when entering (employed remote to disarm). It is unclear if it was a malfunction, or if the motion sensors detected a motion. We have never had any issues with drapes and heat vents in the past, but we suspected it. Unless an individual was trying to jimmy a sliding glass door and brushed up against the blinds developing motion(?)- but I have not tested that notion.
It was suggest by local law enforcement that an external audible siren be also implemented. The internal alarm and unit going off is adequate for 'noise' inside the household, but for an alarm to function efficiently, an external siren is recommended to alert neighbors of any complications. (I possibly ordering significantly more internal plug in sirens or a single or two external battery powered sirens.)
Would I advise this alarm? Yes and no. Does it perform... yes, but not perfectly. Are there improved out there, I'm positive there are. Do your analysis, see what is accessible. I have it already, so I'm generating do.
(Alarms are just one tool to help secure a place. It is not a substitute for not getting superior door locks/dead bolts. Subsequent step in house defense is to install cameras to record the exterior and any guests. That way, intruders 'risk' becoming identified if they try.... Multiple layers of protection will HOPEFULLY deter intruders from deciding upon your household. And yes, dogs are part of that layer also!)
PS-
Significant NOTE---- Crucial NOTE
Important: When working with an alarm system that does NOT call a safety monitoring service, DO NOT tell individuals that. It really is better to make consumers think it is a MONITORED service. If you tell "buddies" and the word gets about, the wrong consumers could obtain out. And then the incorrect people today know that they have "time" ahead of someone in fact shows up. Perfect?