The guys at AVS sent me this way.
We are having our first home built. I will be doing ll the low voltage. I've got the LAN and COAX drawn out.
Now I am trying to figure out the security system.
It is a two story house with a attached single car garage and a two car detached garage/man cave.
There are 4 bedrooms.
There are a total of 26 windows and 5 doors.
My zones are planned as followed
Down stairs windows
Down stairs doors
Down stairs Motion sensors
Upstairs windows
Upstairs doors
Upstairs Motion sensors
Smoke alarms
Water sensor (leak detection)
Garage Motion sensor
Garage Doors
From my research this morning I read that:
Smoke detectors should go in every sleeping room and one per floor.
Use solid 4 conductor 22 AWG alarm wire (BLK, RD, GRN, YEL)
Smoke sensors and the power wires for the alarm typically should be 18 AWG or better
Use normally closed (NC) circuits when possible
Since it is new construction everything will be hard wired for now.
This morning I was sure that DSC was the way to go. Then after reading through forums for a few more hours I was sure that Ademco was the way to go. I should of stopped there but I kept on researching and now it seems like the ELK system is the way to go. I can start of with a basic security system and in 900 years I might be able to afford to start adding functionality/automation.
So now to my questions.
What basics components do I need to achieve this.
I was looking at the ELK M1 Gold ELK-M1GCB Control Board
Should I only buy certain types/brands of sensors (windows/doors/smoke). Are there compatiblilty issues I need to watch out for
Will the Ethernet Interface (M1XEP) allow me to remotely monitor and receive notifications when the alarm is tripped
Thanks,
Mike
We are having our first home built. I will be doing ll the low voltage. I've got the LAN and COAX drawn out.
Now I am trying to figure out the security system.
It is a two story house with a attached single car garage and a two car detached garage/man cave.
There are 4 bedrooms.
There are a total of 26 windows and 5 doors.
My zones are planned as followed
Down stairs windows
Down stairs doors
Down stairs Motion sensors
Upstairs windows
Upstairs doors
Upstairs Motion sensors
Smoke alarms
Water sensor (leak detection)
Garage Motion sensor
Garage Doors
From my research this morning I read that:
Smoke detectors should go in every sleeping room and one per floor.
Use solid 4 conductor 22 AWG alarm wire (BLK, RD, GRN, YEL)
Smoke sensors and the power wires for the alarm typically should be 18 AWG or better
Use normally closed (NC) circuits when possible
Since it is new construction everything will be hard wired for now.
This morning I was sure that DSC was the way to go. Then after reading through forums for a few more hours I was sure that Ademco was the way to go. I should of stopped there but I kept on researching and now it seems like the ELK system is the way to go. I can start of with a basic security system and in 900 years I might be able to afford to start adding functionality/automation.
So now to my questions.
What basics components do I need to achieve this.
I was looking at the ELK M1 Gold ELK-M1GCB Control Board
Should I only buy certain types/brands of sensors (windows/doors/smoke). Are there compatiblilty issues I need to watch out for
Will the Ethernet Interface (M1XEP) allow me to remotely monitor and receive notifications when the alarm is tripped
Thanks,
Mike