Not a fan of putting sensors on every window like everyone says

I installed a system at a house in Austin last week and skipped the ground floor bedroom windows. Put a glass break in the hallway instead. Client was worried but it caught a test break fine. Three windows for the price of one sensor and it worked better than having 6 separate contacts. Anyone else get lazy with their installs and find out it actually works?

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cameron68423d ago

Did you test the glass break with actual glass breaking or just one of those little clicker things they give you? Because I've seen guys do that and then a real break sounds totally different, higher pitched and shattering vs just a crack. Makes me wonder if we're all just getting lucky or if these things really do pick up the frequency right. What kind of glass break did you use for that install?

bettyk5323d ago

Oh gosh, that hits home. I did something similar at my own place a few years back. Put a glass break in the living room instead of sensors on three big picture windows and honestly it picked up noises from the kitchen too. Saved me a ton of wiring headache and the clients never had a false alarm issue. It's funny how sometimes the "lazy" shortcuts end up being the clever solutions. Your mileage may vary of course but I think a lot of us overthink these installs.