Stop mounting motion sensors right above the furnace vent

Had a service call yesterday where a customer's system was false alarming every night at 2am because the warm air rising from the HVAC register was triggering the PIR, and the installer just shrugged and said it was a faulty unit - anyone else run into this with forced air systems?

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grant72816d ago

Is one false alarm really that big of a deal? Sounds like the customer freaked out over nothing.

taylor_fox16d ago

Maybe it depends on the situation, but getting emergency services to show up for nothing is kind of a waste of everyone's time. I mean, false alarms can cost money too if the city fines you or something. Idk, it's not like someone screaming fire in a crowded theater is no big deal either. Seems like people get worked up because they paid for security and want it to work right. Just one guy's take on it though.