Alarm System Deals & Offers

Are there any ceiling down lights that can work with the sensors and gateway to come on/off automatically?

It's a two vertical flat pin plug. I use a travel adapter. It's fairly low profile

Does this come with a UK socket adapter or do you have to buy one separately?

If you're adding Zwave devices to Smartthings, usually pair without problem, and it's local processing. If you're adding Zigbee devices, you might need a custom device handler, the community provides, this page lists the Xiaomi devices https://github.com/bspranger/Xiaomi/tree/master/devicetypes/bspranger You add custom devices through this page using the login details setup for your ST (UK and euro zone) https://graph-eu01-euwest1.api.smartthings.com/. Xiamoi devices are cloud based processing. ST community pages are there to help.

Thanks for the info, do the Xiaomi sensors and samsung smartthings hub work together?

It's £20 what did you expect? Armed police support? A chopper overhead maybe?

Unplug it and it still goes off :)

Going to pick a couple of these up tomorrow for my sheds. seems to be a good price, would I be best to use the pir or door sensors.?

No reason why not, I've just bought 3 of these to break down and add to my G5 system.... cheap way of getting additional sensors, remotes etc.... Great deal, heat added. 8)

Nothing wrong with working in McDonald's. Anyone working there has my respect. Better that than be a benefit muncher.

Used to be available for £89.99 but £99 seems the norm now.

Cold, maplin sells it for £87.20, on eBay 20% sale this detector was sold for £83.20

Thanks I got some

you can say that again

£99 on Amazon as well and has been for a while. This isn't a deal.

Just confirmed that ES is the new stock... so by far the best price out there on the Risco gear. (y)

Google Smanos alarm, there are many options and models. I went with the X.500 - pricing varies a lot, often discounted through places like Maplin.

Don't bother jumping in the car. They'd be long gone by the time you got back.

TBH i've only been looking into it these past few weeks since the Screwfix deal on the Yale. I have a detached house, with a dog... so the Risco one ticks all the boxes for me as all their PIRs are pet friendly, and you have to pay extra with Yale for that, it has mult-zones and multi PIN access, and also it comes with the fob which again Yale charges extra. Im going to add another door sensor, 2 more PIRs, a siren box for the rear of the property and maybe the smoke alarm (on top of the FireAngels i already have just for notification)... with all that, combined with CCTV, im sure thats the best i can do without going silly money through professional install. Risco seemed to get good reviews on most of the sites i looked at, im sure i read somewhere that their PIRs are made by Bosch, but dont quote me on that. Good reviews here: Risco Owner Reviews The electricshowroom link i gave seems to be the cheapest out there, but i am going to ring them and see if it is the older style as TLC Direct definately stock the new one, plus new addons. It worked out around £80 more expensive for the bits i needed from TLC, but id sooner pay the extra if required knowing its the latest versions if ES only have old stock. I work 10 mins from my house, so the free notifications via app will benefit me as i can jump in the car and be home asap if needed, false or not... baseball bat in hand (y)

Thanks for the response. Can you recommend any for a detached house. Any links please for the one u recommend based of features etc

29 quid on ebay, still good value

I've got one and for £20 it's great, got one in summer house and my normal shed is around 6 m away, so might actually buy this for additional sensors to pair up.

This is fantastic for £20 got one recently, amazon is £54.99 and Maplin was £39.99 before xmas, I got one for xmas.

Just tried from at least 30m worked perfectly

on the maplin website it states it has a 80m operating range. Think i will get one from homebase and give it a go, seem worth it for £20 https://www.maplin.co.uk/p/response-miguard-a105-alarm-kit-a77ut

Good to have as a deterrent or added layer but I'd stick with wired systems personally. The wireless ones can be easily blocked by carrying a relatively cheap device... Which kind of defeats the object of it. You can get a wired system (obviously minus installation) for this price like the texecom premier elite system. Alot better security wise. And can also have iot integration (one way only so no risk of people disarming it via access to your network/WiFi etc) Just something to bear in mind. Edit: not knocking the price or putting the deal down. But just wanted to make people aware of the potential downsides. Alot of people would of done their own research anyway but thought I'd put the message out just in case it helps the odd person. Price is good for this but would spend the money on other options myself. :-)

I got the cheaper kit for about £100 on eBay. Very happy with it. Simple, does the job, the app is decent and it has a few nice features. I wish they'd thought about further IoT integration features though (it would be easy for Yale to add) but with a bit of messing about I have it triggering IFTTT/Stringify actions that can then switch my lights on and off if out. There is some SmartThings code out there which I also rewrote in Python for checking status, arming and disarming from 3rd party apps.

£216 with the B&Q Diamond club. :-)

alternative cheaper system, with decent reviews: https://www.y-cam.com/product/protect-home-bundle/

Telecommunicating system uses is traditional (with a physical control panel), but can call you via your landline. This is a wifi connected app controlled system.

Specs. https://www.abus.com/eng/content/view/full/38647

Seems the rate in uk ...not sure why German prices so high ..thanks

CORRECT on both! As an easy to self-install security alarm it is great. The app is crap plus it is unclear if it is going to be supported after next year or if they will introduce charging or if anything like HP - just discontinue web server support and not inform anyone. Google / nest are rolling out security items, amazon may also do the same, this may be a better option as both companies are likely to continue support for a few years.

Installed it today. All went well and working as it should.

You need the server for when you use the app when your out and about. The box connects to yales server, I suspect continuously. It’s like these home cctv cameras. You don’t tend to connect directly to the camera but through the cameras suppliers server then to the camera.

Yes, there’s a backup battery.

Well, went for it! Thanks for the info everyone. Except those who talked about the server stopping - I don’t like the sound of that! Surely, he says with only a little bit of knowledge, if the box connects to my router, the app connect directly like my NAS and Hue lights, don’t they?! Why the server?

The PIR Was in the corner of a room and the window was on the wall the PIR was mounted to, however, I can only assume that the PIR reflected off the metal fridge through the window and caught the Amazon delivery driver! (Backed up with CCTV Footage for the time of activation).

Have you tried changing the sensitivity?

I upgraded the kitchen to pet friendly PIR and it didn't pick me up at 6 foot so swapped it out and the 2nd didn't pick me up either think I'm going to try walk on the ceiling next. I've got a bungalow so have the windows fitting with door/window detectors as well . I turned the sounder off in the house as it's that loud and if it goes off during the day with the dog by himself.

What sensor did Amazon trigger? A PIR pointing at a window?

Yes.

Nice, got the alarm so I'll be getting one of these too :D

Not very encouraging reviews in respect of the app on playstore and no UK integration with Alexa. If this was waterproof I could see the attraction.

Look at the link to see its previous prices on Amazon, It has never been so low

how does the siren get its power? I've currently got a solar/battery siren and it needed taking down and manually recharging every 4-6 months. in the end I bought a power pack and connected to the mains!

Great price

I guess you fit these for a living. My experience with 2 yale alarm systems in 2 different houses, is only 1 false alarm in 10 years Works every time I test it. No reduction in house insurance but no monthly fee or annual service either

​costing how much?

Please don't waist your money on these outdated diy systems. They are using old technology and are not very reliable. Once you start getting faults and false alarms you will stop using it. Your insurance company will not accept it as an alarm system either. The fact it comes with sticky pads to put the devices up shows how long they expect it to last. Get a system professionally installed by an SSAIB or NSI approved installer. It will save you money long term with the discount you will get from your insurance company. You can also control a lot of the systems via a smartphone and receive notifications.

no problem. I have been learning Spanish and, although I would like to think I am fluent, I know that to a native I am just another stupid foreigner :) More than once I have looked a Spaniard in the face and thought, I may as well have not said anything, he really doesn't even want to try and understand what I am saying. Online is the same as real life, there are always some morons out there who vote BNP and like to fly their flag whilst punching a foreigner in the face at a football match, but don't worry not everyone is the same, atleast we are trying to talk to other people! :)

Order cancelled!

Not available , everywhere I search . Why dont they build websites that just list everywhere it is available?

Fantastic - now learn about 'paragraphs'.

What a perfect response! You are most probably right - a brave 'keyboard warrior' on here, a nobody out there in the real world. Putting other people down to make yourself feel better, just shows off your own inadequacies.

People comparing this to things like the Response and Visonic alarms are missing the point. Those are both good conventional alarms but this is a Smartphone app-enabled alarm system with remote functionality for under £180! If all you want is to press buttons on a panel when you enter/exit the house then great. But this allows way more control from any location with an Internet connection. I have the Yale EF Telecommunicating alarm and it's a superb system (connects to regular landline so no worries about 2G/GSM). I'd much prefer a 'smart' alarm like this, though, but the lack of an internal sounder was a dealbreaker. If you can live with that, it's a great deal.

Cooking nicely, good price that!

@jaydeeuk1 inspired me to find a new DiY alarm for my house - I've posted my potential purchase below for a HUKD roasting...X) https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/yale-smart-home-alarm-view-control-kit-plus-sr-340-plus-costco-2693272

Looks alright, internal alarm is good. Won't work if the UK shuts down the 2g network in 2020 (already happening in US) Vodafone were planning on shutting down 2g network later this year, september/october time. So that ruled out any of the 2g based sim card systems for me, no point if they have less than 3 years life in them

What about YALE WIRELESS PREMIUM GSM BURGLAR ALARM KIT from screwfix ? Model B-HSA6500 @£199 http://www.screwfix.com/p/yale-wireless-premium-gsm-burglar-alarm-kit/8612g#product_additional_details_container It uses a gsm sim and q&a indicates it has an internal alarm

I could not get the coupon code to work "PHONE25". Also, if you use a code it will invalidate topcashback, however topcashback do mention a 5% of everything code that would work together. Looks a good system :)

Did she really?

​that's like saying my aunt fannie gave it me for nothing

You paid over the odds, got mine from a car boot for a tenner

Yes that's the one . The control box is 6" square but mine is behind a sofa, and a difference is it will ring you

Are you referring to this? So the controls small enough to hide away? What's the difference between the versions 6200 n 6400??? http://www.screwfix.com/p/yale-premium-wireless-alarm-kit/54473?kpid=KINASEKPID&cm_mmc=GoogleLocal-_-Datafeed-_-Security%2520and%2520Ironmongery&cm_mmc=Google-_-Product%2520Listing%2520Ads-_-Sales%2520Tracking-_-sales%2520tracking%2520url&gclid=COzOweGb3NICFRMTGwodqgULOw#product_additional_details_container

so - am i buying this or not lol - i can easily set things like this up and i dont have a hard telephone line in the house - my old wired alarm system doesnt work and needs a major overhaul - is this any good? hard to find proper reviews on it

I did think long and hard about whether to keep the wired system, but it currently shows "mains fault - check" and we don't even know the code (we inherited the system with the house). We have a cat, so need pet sensors in some of the rooms, and the house needs a bit of modernisastion which will happen bit by bit. So we'd have to get an alarm engineer out now to sort the current problems and then several more times as we knock through walls and need to resite the PIR's etc. In my previous house, the cat often set off the PIR in the living room when she jumped on the window ledge and knocked the vertical blinds. It started to happen so often that I stopped setting the alarm altogether... I know that pet sensors aren't always the best, and I figure with the wireless system it's easier to tinker around and move PIR's if the cat consistently sets them off. In the long run, if PIR's aren't going to work in those rooms, I can just disable them from the system myself and rely on window/door sensors. I can also take them off easily to re-plaster, decorate etc etc. The cat is ageing and in a couple of years I can easily upgrade my PIR's, probably to the fancy camera ones that take a piccy of the intruder that has triggered the alarm. The reviews on the internet are mixed, but it took me less than an hour to program the system (I've yet to site the PIR's) and I found it pretty straight forward. I've also saved the hassle and stress of researching and finding a decent alarm engineer for a fair price that I could trust - the internet is a minefield. With the app I have the ability to arm / disarm the alarm while I'm at work, and the notifications from the app and the text messages are pretty awesome tbh. It makes the wired alarm I used in my old house feel antique. Yes, I will have to replace the batteries every 1-2 years but that's a minor hassle for the cost that I paid for the alarm and I'd rather do this myself than pay an alarm engineer to come out and service. Total £350 which included the main system, the extra keypad and a further 3x pet PIR's.

The devices of this system give you a low battery indication, just as you point out for smoke alarms, before they stop working and as you are right to point out some people will just ignore or remove them. Can't beat the Darwin model. However these are standard over the counter, unlike the professionally installed systems, so you can change them yourself. Completely agree that a wired system is more reliable in that you don't have that worry about flat batteries and is also cheaper to run in the long term but for a retro fit or expansion then wireless probably wins for most people.

Don't rip out the old wired system wiring. Wireless systems are great but you can't beat a wired system. How many people replace batteries in smoke alarms as soon as they start to warn they need replacing? Just take them out then forget. Not everyone but some do. It's the same with wireless alarms, unless they are serviced and batteries swapped regularly they won't be as good as a wired system.

Had one for three years with no major issues. Found it easy to set up and the app has never been an issue, reliable and easy to use. Most time was spent fitting the bell box out of harms way.