Smart home alarm
Bought new on eBay saving £’s. Felt confident with the Yale brand and support network. Fitting the wireless PIR's, Keypad, hub and external siren was physically easily but set up was a bit daunting (and I’m not afraid of technology). All the components already set up on the system but there are quite a few minor inputs required. However, within the 3 hours allowed online the system was working using the phone app to arm and disarm.
The keypad did cause me some difficulty in that it would arm but not disarm, making for a quick opening of the phone app to silence the siren. After consulting 'troubleshooting' I found I’d not 'initialised' the keypad. This done I still had the same problem and the help desk quickly ran me through it. Turned out I needed to press the disarm padlock before the numeric code!
Yes it is a little complicated. Maybe a bit confusing, but I’m much happier with my security now. Should the alarm be disarmed while out, or intruders activate it, I get an immediate notification on the phone. We have a cctv camera system (not Yale) too by which we can remotely view by smartphone.
I was complacent about security until next door but one was burgled just before Christmas and ransacked, losing all their presents and more. They did not have an alarm.
Now, after that wake up call, we can rest easy in the knowledge that our home is no easy target for the opportunist burglar or thief.
I recommend this system without hesitation and only give 4 stars as I suspect some buyers would baulk at the complexity. Don’t, there is good back up support at hand.
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