MX5Ireland

Folks,

Anyone know a trustworthy individual in the house alarm business ?

or

Also anyone ever install a wireless house alarm ?

Cheers

Spideog

SURE DO IF HE STILL DOES THEM, WHERE ABOUTS ARE YOU

Careful robin, I think it's illegal to have someone install an alarm as a "nixer" similar to having someone not registered work on your gas, certification from the ISIA will be needed by your insurance company. I do know a guy from the northside all the same, wouldn't be too far from yourself.

John

leamyj wrote:Careful robin, I think it's illegal to have someone install an alarm as a "nixer"

Really? Illegal? Why would it be illegal. Ill advised possibly but illegal seems harsh

It's illegal because the job MUST be certified by licenced iperator. It could, if not certified, also affect your insurance . This law was brought in to protect home owners from dubious lado's offering their services. However, strange as it may seem, you can install your own system and the wireless type is very straight-forward to install.

Maplins, wireless alarm bits (a mix of shock/magnetic/motion sensors), a phone dialler (to ring/txt you when it goes off), job done.

http://maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=house%20alarm%20wireless&source=15

Wireless cameras in the eaves can be handy too.

Neat bit of kit, price looks very good and think of the savings on installation costs.

Fitted a yale wireless system to my gaff 3 years ogo & to my mothers last year. Its easy enough and compares well on features such as tel dialer (prefer if this was simm and not on the fixed tel line as too easily cut but same set up as eircom use ) excellent smoke alarm. It can be set/reset and interrogated remotely etc. More importantly neither of the systems have given any nuisance false alarms unlike several of my neighbours who got so called professional guys in. The biggest prob was price as the basic sys only included 2 pirs & 2 door contacts and each additional was @€35. So with smoke alarms and extra pirs i ran to @ €550. My house ins is under 400 without alarm so i couldn't see point in telling them to get a tiny discount and offer them a get out . Oh I got me some back up ...a very friendly 45 kg (and growing) bernese dog who DONT like strangers.

Thanks again lads - few ideas here - might consider the diy job in the future if the quote to sort my current problem is too excessive

Spideog

DaStig wrote:
Yeah, it would invalidate your insurace in the event of a claim if not done by a certified co.

Stig, where does it say this in the legislation? Surely then all anyone has to say is it was a DIY job to be covered?

just curious really, I know you have insider info on this!

[quote="shenab Surely then all anyone has to say is it was a DIY job to be covered?

just curious really, I know you have insider info on this![/quote]

Would a DIY job not invalidate as well? This is hard to follow It's not as though I can give myself a certificate of smashingness or whatever they want

From my reading of the legislation you can fit your own alarm no problems without breaking the law.

If you hire a "man who can" you can be prosecuted, as can he unless he(she) is certified!

As for the insurance companies who knows. When I was getting quotes I was asked do I have an alarm fitted .. not do I have an alarm that conforms to NSAI spec blah blah or ISO xxxx or was installed by a PSA certified installer .. as it was installed prior to this legislation.

I suspect they can do/say as they want. Its open to interpretation and I would say the insurance companies would have small print specifying that it ha to be installed maintained by a certified company .. I don't really know .. hence my question to DaStig!

Just curious really. I guess you just say you don't have an alarm in this case?

It would appear voomvoom may have the best solution - DIY - inform them you have no alarm and bring the dog to the vet to have his teeth sharpened !!

Spideog