Hi all,
I recently purchased a new (to me) home that currently has a Moose Z1100 installed. The house was built in 1990. There are hardwired sensors on every door and window on the main level and I would prefer to reuse the hardwired sensors. Based on my research, it sounds like the Elk M1 would be a good system to upgrade to so that is what I've been researching.
I'm interested in replacing the 3 current motion detectors in the house with glass break sensors as well as adding a few additional glass break sensors. I also need to replace 3 smoke detectors and would like to add carbon monoxide detectors to the system.
Here is my current list of components to buy:
ELK-M1GKS - M1 Gold Control Kit with Keypad (No Enclosure)
ELK-SWB28 - 28" Structured Wiring Box
ELK-M1KPNAV - Navigator Touch Screen Keypad
ELK-M1BBK2 - Recess Back Box for M1KP2
ELK-M1KPAS - Arming Station
ELK-M1XIN - 16 Zone Hardwired Input Expander
ELK-M1XRFTW - Transceiver for ELK Two-Way Sensors
ELK-6010 - Keyfob
ELK-6040 - Glassbreak Sensor
ELK-6050 - Sound All Smoke Detector
ELK-M1XEP - Ethernet Interface
My main questions are:
1) I have never installed an alarm system before. Is this upgrade going to be over my head?
2) What glass break sensors do you recommend? (wired and wireless)
3) What smoke detectors do you recommend? (wired and possibly wireless)
4) What carbon monoxide detectors do you recommend? (probably wireless but could potentially run wiring)
5) Are there other components that I'm missing or should consider?
6) What are my best options for monitoring?
Thank you in advance for the help!
I recently purchased a new (to me) home that currently has a Moose Z1100 installed. The house was built in 1990. There are hardwired sensors on every door and window on the main level and I would prefer to reuse the hardwired sensors. Based on my research, it sounds like the Elk M1 would be a good system to upgrade to so that is what I've been researching.
I'm interested in replacing the 3 current motion detectors in the house with glass break sensors as well as adding a few additional glass break sensors. I also need to replace 3 smoke detectors and would like to add carbon monoxide detectors to the system.
Here is my current list of components to buy:
ELK-M1GKS - M1 Gold Control Kit with Keypad (No Enclosure)
ELK-SWB28 - 28" Structured Wiring Box
ELK-M1KPNAV - Navigator Touch Screen Keypad
ELK-M1BBK2 - Recess Back Box for M1KP2
ELK-M1KPAS - Arming Station
ELK-M1XIN - 16 Zone Hardwired Input Expander
ELK-M1XRFTW - Transceiver for ELK Two-Way Sensors
ELK-6010 - Keyfob
ELK-6040 - Glassbreak Sensor
ELK-6050 - Sound All Smoke Detector
ELK-M1XEP - Ethernet Interface
My main questions are:
1) I have never installed an alarm system before. Is this upgrade going to be over my head?
2) What glass break sensors do you recommend? (wired and wireless)
3) What smoke detectors do you recommend? (wired and possibly wireless)
4) What carbon monoxide detectors do you recommend? (probably wireless but could potentially run wiring)
5) Are there other components that I'm missing or should consider?
6) What are my best options for monitoring?
Thank you in advance for the help!