Hi,
I recently installed a house alarm with wireless key; When I arm/disarm the alarm, the external speaker/screamer is chirping.
What do you think of this? should I just deactivate it, to ensure no one knows when I'm entering/leaving the house?
Alarm Chirp (Activate or to Deactivate)
BigLeviathan on 10/11/2016 - 09:15
Poll Options
- 0Leave the chirp on, no one would notice as it's too insignificant
- 15Turn off the chirp, as it takes too much attention for neighbour/potential burglar
Comments
Turn it off. It's like the boy who cried wolf. Whilst it's only a chirp and not the full alarm, if people hear it chirping several times a day, they might not take any notice when a burglar sets it off for real.
The only reason for the chirp is so that you know the alarm has recognised you have armed/disarmed using the remote.
Often the chirp is accompanied with a flash of the strobe.
Disable the chirp if you can see the strobe as it otherwise serves no purpose than to annoy your neighbours.
Thanks guys, do you know whether this chirp can be 'moved' to internal screamer? the installer that I'm dealing with said cannot :(
Should I find another installer?
Ps: the alarm model is Hills R8
Option 3 - leave the chirp off because it's annoying to your neighbours.