Wireless Home Security Alarm System
December 1, 2009 by admin
Filed under Home Security Systems
Product Description
This comprehensive alarm system is packed full of features and is functional in any home or business setting. The best part about this system is that there are no monthly monitoring fees and it is easy to install. When t… More >>
Wireless Home Security Alarm System
This is a fine, reliable, complete home alarm system.
You may have to purchase a few more sirens…aside from that, everthing’s included.
For the money, you will not find a more feature-packed system!
Rating: 4 / 5
Installed it without much trouble – however, since then, we’ve had problems with interference from my computer/monitor and the signal from the front door module. If my computer/monitor are on, the light at the control panel stays lit for the front door, preventing arming of the alarm.
Second, the other day I had a box on the counter and unknowingly sat it on the control unit and bumped the selector switch from RUN1 to INSTALL. We walked around doing things for a couple minutes before I realized it, past the motion sensors. Now the system wont arm and will require an entire fresh install. That’s just poor design.
Overall the price was great, but in the end you get what you pay for. Beware.
Rating: 2 / 5
I did a lot of research before I bought this system and I have been very pleased with my purchase. I wanted a basic system that would call me if I had a breach in security that I could monitor myself. The X10 system fits the bill. I was a little apprehensive after reading mixed reviews. After installing the system and testing it exhaustively I think the problems most people have are due to poor installation. I started installing about 11am one morning and was done by about 4:30 that afternoon. I live in an older home and had to put some thought into the window/door sensor install. After all the sensors were installed I tested and had not failures. The remotes installed with the console with no problems. Positioning of the motion sensors is critical if you do not want false alarms. My system has been up and running for some time with no false alarms or hardware failures of any kind. I added 2 panic buttons at strategic points in my home, an extra powerhorn and an extra lamp module and it all works perfectly. People that have given poor reviews for the powerhorns must have bought a defective one because the one I have is LOUD. Programming the numbers for the console to call was a breeze as was recording the message you want played. I like the fact that once the system calls me I can listen in to what is happening in my home. I would recommend this to anyone wanting an easy to operate self monitored system for their home!
Rating: 5 / 5
The X10 alarm system is a joke. Looks like a kids toy. My guess is any positive review was submitted by the manufacturer. Horns don’t work, motion detectors don’t work, the light module works every once in awhile. The “seller” does not supply a phone number and the manufacturer won’t do anything except refer you back to the “seller” who has yet to respond to my emails. I’m boxing mine up to day and sending it straight to Amazon so they can see what kind of junk they are peddling on their site. This system was made in China…by the night crew. Totally a waste of time and money.
Rating: 1 / 5
Let’s look at the best part about this alarm system…the price. You do get a lot for $199, however you do get what you pay for.
The noise horns are horrible, they won’t scare a mouse. Setup is not as easy as they claim to be. It took me a long time to set mines up and there was a lot of nailing and drilling.
What appealed me to this package was the sensors. It’s very important to have motion sensors inside a house but the sensors were the most disappointing part about this security system.
I installed the motion sensors just as indicated, however you could dance around them and they would not detect any motion. At first I though that particular one was damaged so I tried the other one and the same thing. They do work, but it would only detect motion after like a minute. Meaning that if someone broke into your property they could bypass the motion sensors. I was walking up and down left and right on front of both sensors and only afte 45 seconds is when the red light lit up and the alarm sounded off.
This system can alert people that you program in the console that the house that is being protected by this unit is being broken in. However, when mines call out the only thing the people hear is the last few words of my recording…so making the recording useless.
If you looking for something for windows and doors, then this is it. IF your looking for total proctetion that this is not for you.
X-10 is not really a trusted name. I’m sure you can remember all those annoying pop ads and using women to sell their products. When X-10 offers a better (or at least one that I can plug into my power outlet and actually stay on) sensor I will remove this negative product review.
X-10 can do better, much better.
Rating: 1 / 5