HighTest
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I've an Elk M1G setup that I'm wondering about. I'd like to ask your opinions and either leave it where it is or make some changes but at a larger expense.
The home has a fully attached Garage where the hot water, furnace, power panel and home network center all are located. It has two seperate garage doors, a two car door and a single car door (which I've located my shop tools behind). As my Internet, phone and power terminated here, I figured why not the alarm? A successful burglar that gained access to the garage would be able to disable power, phone, internet and more from that location. I also figure that most would smash through my glass french doors or other windows on the first level of the home instead of trying to get through steel garage doors.
Due to all the chases ending here, I'd setup my main alarm panel in this location. I'd also put on a tamper switch to the case and armored NC switches on the Garage doors (one is manually locked and the other is a garage door opener with enhanced code technology). Having it close to the power panel allowed for easy addition of a dedicated circuit for the M1G.
I could go to the extra expense of setting up the main panel on the second floor master bedroom closet, but I'd need to rerun all the connections as the orignal home networking chases all go to the garage. Adding a dedicated circuit that's not off of the bedroom circuit would also be a big expense as well.
What would you do?
Am I just worrying about nothing? I know that "It takes a thief" would likely make a mockery of where it's located however wouldn't most simply do the smash and grab? Boot to the door, smash some windows, etc? At least using "wimax" based internet, cutting my hardline simply ensures an alarm event
The home has a fully attached Garage where the hot water, furnace, power panel and home network center all are located. It has two seperate garage doors, a two car door and a single car door (which I've located my shop tools behind). As my Internet, phone and power terminated here, I figured why not the alarm? A successful burglar that gained access to the garage would be able to disable power, phone, internet and more from that location. I also figure that most would smash through my glass french doors or other windows on the first level of the home instead of trying to get through steel garage doors.
Due to all the chases ending here, I'd setup my main alarm panel in this location. I'd also put on a tamper switch to the case and armored NC switches on the Garage doors (one is manually locked and the other is a garage door opener with enhanced code technology). Having it close to the power panel allowed for easy addition of a dedicated circuit for the M1G.
I could go to the extra expense of setting up the main panel on the second floor master bedroom closet, but I'd need to rerun all the connections as the orignal home networking chases all go to the garage. Adding a dedicated circuit that's not off of the bedroom circuit would also be a big expense as well.
What would you do?
Am I just worrying about nothing? I know that "It takes a thief" would likely make a mockery of where it's located however wouldn't most simply do the smash and grab? Boot to the door, smash some windows, etc? At least using "wimax" based internet, cutting my hardline simply ensures an alarm event
