I don't know if you were monitored by A*T before but IMHO, all the brands you mentioned overcharge for what they provide. If you have more than two doors and a motion sensor, the sensors' cost usually add up to more than the Lynx panel. This would allow you to keep all your door, window, and motion sensors, etc, just as they are.
#Removing adt keypad upgrade#
(Ademco was bought by Honeywell sometime in the 2000's, I think, so many people now refer to it as a Honeywell Lynx.)Īre you looking for a way to continue being monitored now that you've given up your POTS line? If you are, your most practical way is to upgrade your Lynx panel to a contemporary revision that supports cellular and/or internet monitoring. Yes, your panel is one of the Ademco Lynx series.
If it's a Safewatch 2000, for instance, it's actually a Vista-20SE and any keypads, RF Receiver, wireless sensors, etc could definitely be used on an updated control panel for iP reporting-or for cellular reporting, no upgrade would even been needed. Can you give us a model name/number off the control cabinet or from a diagram inside the control cabinet door? If you want to use internet or cellular reporting to a monitoring station, you may need to upgrade your control panel, but it's possible you can still keep your existing keypads and other peripherals, which sometimes cost more than the control panel.ĪDT doesn't make alarm equipment, they put their label on manufactures' equipment.
Second, getting rid of your landline doesn't necessarily mean you have to get rid of your existing ADT system. All smoke sensors that are part of the home alarm system are powered from the control, at 12V DC and don't have batteries. If they chirp with a smoke battery is low, they aren't part of your ADT system. all have tons of negative reviews in addition to folks who like them.)įirst and foremost, if all your smoke detectors have a 4-wire plugs and batteries, they are probably line-voltage (120VAC) smoke _alarms_ and not connected to your home alarm system. (*It's hard to decide from only info because ADT, AT&T, Lifeshield, Simplisafe, etc. What I don't want to do is replace the alarm and somehow compromise our fire detection.Īny suggestions/ideas would be appreciated! If they're currently connected to the ADT system and we remove that, will that harm the fire protection functionality in any way? Is there any way to integrate the current wired detectors with a newer mostly-wireless home automation system? Not sure what I'm going with yet, but if I go for a self-install system*, I'm wondering about the fire alarms. I need to replace the current ADT system as we're getting rid of our landline. I'm assuming the smoke detectors are wired to the ADT system for them to call if there's a lengthy alarm. The smoke detectors in the house all have both a four-wire power plug and a battery as well. When we bought our house in 2004, it had a circa-2002 Adt alarm system with an Ademco controller.
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