Recent content by heitjer

Thanks a bunch so far! I am sure I will be back with lots of questions ones I am getting to the installation.

I have a huge advantage; between the metal building wall and the stud framing is a 6 inch space from the metal vertical beams. I can run wires later and just drop them in easily. But you got me thinking. What cable connection do I need between the garage and the house when the ELK moves to the...

The flexibility of moving the Elk M1 Gold later into the house and building on this convinced me. I am purchasing the Elk M1 plus M1XEP. With this hurdle out of the way I would like to clue you in the cost - just FYI: Slab $13k, Building $21k (Garage Doors and Insulation included), Erector...

Thank you so much for your fast reply! That's a system I had looked at a few month back, its on the higher dollar side. Security Store has 20% off on this but still.... 1x ELK-M1GSYS4 1x ELK-M1XEP 1 x SD30W Siren 2 x PS-434A - Skylink Motion Detector 2 x Visonic GlassTech...

Here is the setting: Metal Garage Building (40x44x16), three bays, one bay is framed in for workshop, restroom & kitchen ( I wanted to post picture but I am not allowed) Rural area, dirt road, off normal path Openings: 3 Roll Up Doors, 2 Man Doors, 4 Windows Available: Power, Water Connection...

This is confirmed! In addition to the door sensors I also have 2 x Glassbbreak Sensor 1 x Heat Sensor 1 x Smoke Senor 1 x Carbon monoxide Sensor 1 x Siren These are wired with 4 wires (except the siren with 2). I noticed on some that they have a resistor across the lines. Do you see any...

I have been searching for a few days and I feel a little bit overwhelmed right now with all the different technologies. I have an old (7+ years) Brinks system that is not in use anymore. Rather than going with all the wireless battery operated sensors I am trying to figure out if I can connect...