[Closed] Yale alarms - any experience?

I've had/fitted one in the last two properties I've lived in.

They work pretty well tbh and they can lower you house insurance if they are inspected/checked yearly (I got burgled and needed an alarm for insurance)

You can also link up multiple alarm boxes so you can have a siren at the front and rear of the house; and you can modify one as a sound bomb for inside if you want. Plus you can get smoke alarms and remote keypads etc which are useful.

Downsides, you need to change batteries every 18->24 months (but it tells you that the batteries are low); it only calls one phone number at a time (only supports a single phone line) and you need to physically secure the alarm box or else someone can walk into your house and unplug it and it won't call you (alarm will still go off though).

Definitely recommend them, I've got mine and Camera's so if it calls me I can check the cameras and see what's going on (again insurance requirement) all via my smartphone.

As far as the garage idea, I wouldn't use the PIR incase animals get in and set it off, although you can get pet friendly PIRs, but I haven't used them. I would use the door sensors so if someone opens the door (or forces it) the alarm will go off and the box will call you. 7M distance will be fine, mine can talk to a siren box ~ 20M away.

If you do get one, spend the time labelling the PIR and door sensors on the config menu or else you will have no idea which sensor tripped the alarm.

Cool cheers! The only issue I had with the door sensor for the garage was that the roof will be the weakest entry point 🙁 All the rest sounds good. Im fitting the alarm box in a central cupboard tucked under the stairs. Im getting one keypad, the remote, portable battery one with the panic button on, so we can take it upstairs with us at night. So there wont be a box on display anywhere as such.

http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/psa-yale-wireless-alarm-at-screwfix

Cheers Neilwheel. Got it last night, but at the full price 🙁 will fit tonight after work.

The only issue I had with the door sensor for the garage was that the roof will be the weakest entry point

Re-inforce the roof using Builder's Band - screwed into walls and into roof panels. Would make prising the roof panels off much harder.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/builders-band-20mm-x-9-6m/38619

We've got a Yale wireless alarm and have never had any problems with it. I've also just built a timber garage in our front garden and have put one of the PIR sensors in there. Works a treat. In fact I keep forgetting it's alarmed and have set it off twice. At least I know it works I suppose.

Fitted one to my old house, was pretty happy with it especially as it has the range for sensors to be fitted in my detached garage.
The only problem I had in 6 years was with the bell box being on a wall that faced direct sun light, as on a really hot day the alarm would go off for no reason. Moved the bell box to a shady wall and the problem stopped.

Happy with mine. Bell boxes and control unit want new batteries every 12-24 months but on a typical weekday the alarm is set for ~18 hours a day. PIRs aren't that sensitive because of battery conservation but the door switches are spot on. I think I've only changed the pir batteries once in 8 years (hmmm, maybe there's something to this!) and never on the door switches. Overall it works well.

I used to sell them in the big DIY chain I was a manager in and we never got any returned faulty. Always known as a quality product to me.

Had one in my old house and i'd agree with the 147 reviews giving 5***** on screwfix. The best part is the dialler which will call mobile, then work phone, then family member etc until it gets through and will tell you which zone is going off.

I had the PIR wireless contact on my shed too and worked fine over 100meteres away from control box.

Great peace of mind to know you'll get a phone call if your shed goes off.