Yale wireless alarms - Any good?

Andy_Hamilton

I move into a new build next week and I'm considering an alarm.
Has anyone fitted a Yale wireless alarm?
How long do the batteries in the bell box last?
Are the sensors prone to false triggers?

Screw fix are doing them for £65 instead of £150 at the minuteso it could be a realy cheap option.

tsb

I've fitted a yale one for myself,but only had it in for 6 months so can't really tell you how long the batteries will last.What I can tell you though is,I've never had any problems with it from day 1 and was so simple to fit.

gk172

We have had one for about 3 1/2 years now and i think the batteries are going now as we get a double bleep when we put the alarm on but the house is still secure, we have had one false alarm when the entry timer started going off but we have never found out what caused that, hubby searched the whole house that night and couldnt find anything to breach it - possibly a spider or moth

Andy_Hamilton

one false alarm in 3 1/2 years is good enough for me.
I have heard that people can jam the signal to break in but the house is just a 3 bed terrece. Even the box n the wall would do the same.

ifti

we've had ours for around 1 and half years now and its been spot on.
no probs what so ever. i think the yale wireless ones are the best wireless option for the normal DIY'er

gk172

Andy_Hamilton wrote: »

one false alarm in 3 1/2 years is good enough for me.
I have heard that people can jam the signal to break in but the house is just a 3 bed terrece. Even the box n the wall would do the same.

Dont know how they can jam the signal we bought the pack with 2 door entry and 2 room scanners (not sure what there called:o ) so as soon as the door is opened it triggers the countdown either with the beam being broken or door points open. Also if the kids kick a ball against the wall that can trigger the alarm as the box is tamperproof;)

Networkguy

Also have a look at the BT systems as well. I understand it is made by the same people who do the Yale one and there are some good deals on eBay right now on them.

Andy_Hamilton

With Screwfix selling them for £65 I think it's stupid not fitting one, the kit on offer includes the 2 room sensors and 2 door sensors.
In my street there are 5 houses with the yale alarms fitted and 2 with the builders choice, this was more than 5 years of insurance!

pinkpie

does anyone have the hSA3500 communicating alarm?

I've been looking at these yale alarms for a while and saw that some ring out.

I'm probably being thick but would that affect your internet if it's plugging into the phoneline too?

Katgoddess

I like the sound of the wireless system. Does it come with instructions of where to place the sensors etc. We have 3 doors on the ground floor so I take it we would need another door sensor. Do you need to cover every window and door on the ground floor? Do you need a PIR thing for every room? What about the first floor?

Thanks

Gambler

Anybody know if you can fit a PIR in an integral garage. It will get very cold in there with draughts etc.