Hello Everyone,

Does anyone have this Alarm fitted ??
If so is it any good ??

Cheers

Gary

i think i have the hsa 3000 - the one without the 'call me when the alarm goes off' feature. I can only give thoughts as to Yale alarms generally, but so far it's been excellent. No false alarms yet, very easy install as well.

Gary,

that seems a rather strange question to ask in the DIY section as a brand new "Scooby Newbie" for their first ever post in a car related BBS????

You don't know how to disable these alarms do you ;)

mb

I'm an alarm engineer and have been for 15 years diy wireless systems are pretty unreliable better of to go for wired system they are LOADS less hassle.

i have yale- works perfect.

only had one false alarm.....the system called my mobil 2 mins after i had left the house- went back and found the dogs had got out and set it off!

Cheers lads .. keep the comments coming in as I am still undecided !!

boomer ... For your information I have been posting here for nearly 2-years on Scoobynet. At the moment my normal username Gazza_W is on my old pc and I can't remember my password and I have also moved house. So my pc is packed away.
This is a work one I am using Gazza_99 with !!!

BTW I do own a Scooby.

Gary,

i have a, er, friend ;) , who has the 3500 (See http://www.yale.co.uk/) and, er, he is very pleased!

No false alarms, a relative doddle to fit, and cute options such as leaving a wireless PIR in your car footwell just in case Mr Scum decides to make an unauthorised entry. Also panic alarms and smerk detectors can be hooked up to the same system.

He also has snake pits, rotties, shotguns and even worse - so down even think about it, even if the alarm is off ;) :D

Don't believe the RRP's on the site, as places like Homebase sell them for _muchos_ cheaper (and even less in sales).

The only downside is that the Yale website insists that you enable wankmedia-shockwave-flap to be able to see their offerings - pretty sh1te marketing IMHO :rolleyes:

mb

Got the 3000 and been in use for about 15 months - very pleased. No false alarms, easy to fit & use.

Don't think its been used in "anger" though - but we do have a ferkin big Irish Wolfhound as back-up :eek:;):D

jhdee

Fitted one of these about 12 months ago, no false alarms and batteries still going strong.

It makes me smile when "Alarm Fitters" always slag off wireless alarms, something to do with the fact that anyone can fit them and they lose business maybe!!?? I only know of one person with a wired alarm who HASN'T had a problem with it and that's a Yale. Reliability is probably more to do with the quality of the manufacturer, rather than whether it's a wired or wireless setup.

Anyway I have recommended the Yale HSA3500 to several friends and none of them have had any issues it, so as far as I'm concerned it is higly recommended.

Dan

[Edited by DJ140 - 8/21/2003 12:47:21 PM]

So how cheap can they be bought for??



In my other little job we use a portable wireless monitoring system. Up to 30 different PIR's all connected to a control panel . Has never let us down...

I'm not slagging of wireless systems at all we use the professional stuff all the time without problem we don't lose any work due to cheaper wireless stuff in fact gain quite a bit on callouts putting the stuff right after a taxi drivers passed the house and set the friggin alarm of cos he was on the radio :)

Not many taxi's where we live, so should be okay.

Yale did mention radio interference being a potential problem, but the new system is unlikely to be affected apparently, wouldn't say for definate though.

I know of 3 people who had a professional fit their wired alarms and they don't use them due to false alarms. What makes of wired systems would you recommend?

£179 for the basic system in Homebase, £35 per additional PIR, or £89 for 3 from Yale. Additional working bell box from Yale only at around £40.

Door and window contacts are £20 each and the fire alarm is £35.

The main cause of false alarms are poor quality or badly positioned sensors(pirs)the panel can only respond to what it's told no matter how good it is ,be carefull where the pirs are put eg away from drafts and don't point em at windows and they should be trouble free this also goes for wireless ones as well.wouldn,t put contacts on windows pir in each main downstairs room and one on landing is best and you should be false alarm free :D