NY Alarm Equipment: Wireless Home Security System

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Item Description

Mace 80355 Wireless Home Security System

Client Evaluations

What I liked:
- Price of the kit
- Simple to install and operate
- Integrated phone call unit
- Range of the sensors
- No false alarms
- WIndow/door sensor can very easily be modified to manage two or even more wired magnetic sensors. All you need to have to do is connect the new dispositives in serie with the existing one
- I can call the manage unity with my mobile phone and disarm the alarm prior to get house when I'm not with the remote control
- My telephone rings within 9 seconds soon after the alarm is triggered
- The manage unity saves a history with the data and zone of the five last instances it was triggered
- Operates with 9V batteries
What I dislike:
- Only one particular remote manage
- Not extremely loud. I can barely hear it outside my apartment if the front door and the space door (exactly where it is installed) are closed Issues get far better if I install it close the door, but this way someone can effortlessly smash it or unplug the phone cable in a handful of seconds. I'd rather to have an external siren
- Manual have two distinct procedures for remote operation of the alarm. The appropriate is the second one particular in the end of the manual exactly where you should really press a number + to operate the control unity
- Added accessories (in particular the remote control) can be high priced and challenging to get
- Window/door sensor could be smaller
- There is a smal screw in the back of the control unity that entered inside it by way of a smal hole the initially time I opened it to insert the battery. It was a discomfort to get rid of it later
- I'd like to have a keyboard outside home so that I can disarm the alarm without having the remote control.
- I did not uncover how to disarm zones without having deleting the sensor from the manage unity database
What was a plus (features not informed in the manual or in the item description):
- Window/door sensor have a glass break detector. It triggers the control unity with impact
- WIndow/door sensor have a switch to locally play an alarm sound even if the control unity is not armed.
- Control unity have 4 wire connections in the back: 1 for external siren and three triggers (1 ordinarily closed and two typically open for added sensors)
Updated on 02/26/2011
Right after 6 months, the 9V battery of the motion sensors are over. The battery of the window/door sensors are nevertheless OK.
Updated on 6/17/2011
The control unity alerts you when the battery of the sensors are as well low. If you do not repair, it can give false alarms.
I removed the batteries from the motion sensors and connected to the 9V output in the manage unity. Everything is operating fine and I do not will need to replace the batteries each 6 months any longer.

This evaluation contains the Mace Dwelling Security unit PLUS the optional external speaker.
I bought this technique about a month ago. It came with each an instructional DVD plus written instructions. Both were pretty straightforward to follow. It can take a couple of tries on some of the items to be programed considering it will revert back to the key menu if you take too extended but this is not a challenge. Generating certain the detectors are properly set up is a must otherwise it won't arm effectively. Make certain the door/window sensor is no even more than 1/4 inch apart. If either is set up incorrectly it will tell you on the lcd to please close and offers the sensor quantity that is not right (included motion detector is 1 and door/window sensor is two). It really is wise to double check telephone quantity entries,delay occasions, etc upon completion. I have the door/window sensor situated in my outdoor shop about 125 feet away past 3 walls from the most important control and it functions fine. I've employed motion detectors ahead of and they can be a trouble since they will detect pets or even rodents. It really is greatest to find them in narrow areas (such as a narrow hallway) to minimize the risk of a non human triggering it. The alarm is incredibly loud and can be heard throughout my home but given that I live in a rural region and also wanted to defend my detached shop, I chose the external alarm. I would say that when set up it may perhaps have an beneficial range of about 200-250 feet, depending on neighborhood noises. This hopefully would scare away intruders but not positive my neighbors (about 900 feet away) would notice it.
My only complaint concerns the directions. Through my initial set up I had difficulties arming the system and had to call client support. The instructions indicated that troubleshooting information and facts was obtainable on their web page but there was none. I was in a position to get a troubleshooting guide from tech help and he indicated that hopefully this would be put on their internet site in the future.
Also, the directions for the external siren indicated there are 3 distinctive versions of computer software developed more than the years that needed diverse programing techniques and the serial number of the main control unit indicated which version I had. This proved to be incorrect and once again I had to call tech support to get the right programing procedure. The very good news is that Mick at tech help was excellent. He responded easily to my calls and walked me by means of the couple of minor issues I had. For me, it's not just about a wonderful price (I paid about $72 including shipping for the Dwelling Security package and about $42 for the optional siren) but buyer assistance and I rate both at A+. Once again, my only challenge was with the directions and hopefully these will be corrected by Mace. I decided it nevertheless earned five stars based on the excellent help they offered.
I researched a quantity of alarm systems and located this unit to certainly be an terrific acquire based on it is quality and attributes and I am particularly happy with it.