Alarm system?

Proc · 30 Jun 2021 at 10:48

Anyone with a Texecom system, what did it cost to get installed, if you don’t mind me asking?

Just had a quote for a Texecom Ricochet Mesh system with 3x door contacts, 4x PIR, Hybrid Panel, keypad and siren for £714 inc VAT. The Smartcom panel for app control is another £125.

Just seems quite expensive, though I’ve never had to have an alarm fitted before, which is why I ask.

Robert · 20 Aug 2021 at 17:03

Boundry alarm looks good, believe they’re going for police accreditation/whatever that’s called.

Psycho Sonny · 20 Aug 2021 at 18:09

WJA96 said:
£400-ish.

I looked at a fairly small system for a 5 bed house and it was £550 for the basics tbh to make it secure. A lot of the cheaper options were out of stock. Like i had to get the kit with the motion cams rather than PIR sensor and then add additional sensors individually.

2004typer · 20 Aug 2021 at 18:27

Captain Chaos said:
I use a Texecom Premier Elite. Notify on trigger etc. Very impressed with it to be fair.

Just had one of these fitted myself - the app is very good, like the recipes section (odd name lol), but I've got a few set up to notify me if certain sensors activate (i.e. if somebody knocks on the window my phone will ping to say a shock sensor has been activated), so hopefully might give some additional early warning before somebody gets in.

2004typer · 20 Aug 2021 at 18:30

Proc said:
Anyone with a Texecom system, what did it cost to get installed, if you don’t mind me asking?

Just had a quote for a Texecom Ricochet Mesh system with 3x door contacts, 4x PIR, Hybrid Panel, keypad and siren for £714 inc VAT. The Smartcom panel for app control is another £125.

Just seems quite expensive, though I’ve never had to have an alarm fitted before, which is why I ask.

Probably not comparable but I had a mate fit for me so, £650 for Texacom Premier Elite, Separate Keypad, Bellbox, WiFi Box, 5 Shock Sensors, 1 door contact, 4 wireless PIRs.

WJA96 · 21 Aug 2021 at 14:37

Psycho Sonny said:
I looked at a fairly small system for a 5 bed house and it was £550 for the basics tbh to make it secure. A lot of the cheaper options were out of stock. Like i had to get the kit with the motion cams rather than PIR sensor and then add additional sensors individually.

Is that £400+VAT? I always quote +VAT, because that’s how I cost everything up.

Psycho Sonny · 21 Aug 2021 at 15:14

WJA96 said:
Is that £400+VAT? I always quote +VAT, because that’s how I cost everything up.

Oh right so similar price then. Was £550 including vat. Looks like price I'm being quoted is reasonable then as it's got 2 cameras within the kit.

Infiniteey · 1 Nov 2021 at 21:33

Ordered an Ajax kit and I will attempt to install it myself. I've watched a few YouTube videos and the process seems pretty straight forward.
But if anyone has installed one of these system before (or any security kit) can give any pro-tips or things you wish you knew, it would be much appreciated

eviled · 1 Nov 2021 at 22:24

Texecom premiere elite here, all wired with relay to a master blaster Klaxxon siren.
Very reliable
£800 installed (3 door sensors, 7 PIRs, 2 keypads, 3 sirens)

WJA96 · 2 Nov 2021 at 02:42

Infiniteey said:
Ordered an Ajax kit and I will attempt to install it myself. I've watched a few YouTube videos and the process seems pretty straight forward.
But if anyone has installed one of these system before (or any security kit) can give any pro-tips or things you wish you knew, it would be much appreciated

Keep the boxes. Much easier to scan the barcodes from the boxes than inside the covers in the units themselves.

Infiniteey · 2 Nov 2021 at 09:26

WJA96 said:
Keep the boxes. Much easier to scan the barcodes from the boxes than inside the covers in the units themselves.

Ahh great idea, thank you. I think it would be a good idea to take a picture of each one and save them to my Google drive too just in case.

Infiniteey · 2 Nov 2021 at 19:26

Kit arrived and installed. Installation was very intuitive and easy. I think having some prior experience with a domestic alarm system does help a bit as I've ending setting mine up so it works similar to my parent's system that is donkeys old. I only have the outside siren to install but I will wait for better weather.

Notifications on my phone are very quick and precise. I know almost immediately which sensor has been triggered, and who has armed/disarmed the alarm. I am very impressed so far. Thanks to the people on this forum for the recommendation

foreright · 4 Nov 2021 at 07:59

What did that lot cost you?

Infiniteey · 4 Nov 2021 at 18:18

foreright said:
What did that lot cost you?

£789 inc VAT.

Incidentally just had some Verisure guys knocking on houses on the estate. Humoured them and they said it would probably be £800 for kit and installation, and +£40 a month for monitoring :eek:

£15 · 15 Nov 2021 at 19:10

Did you buy online, or have to go via an installer? My mum's property was broken into Saturday night and I want to get her an alarm. She's on her own and it'll offer us all some piece of mind and hopefully a deterrent to returning scrotes.

Infiniteey · 15 Nov 2021 at 21:40

BadMojo said:
Did you buy online, or have to go via an installer? My mum's property was broken into Saturday night and I want to get her an alarm. She's on her own and it'll offer us all some piece of mind and hopefully a deterrent to returning scrotes.

Bought mine online. You can google CCTVdirect

£15 · 15 Nov 2021 at 22:45

Thanks

Infiniteey · 15 Nov 2021 at 23:19

No worries. Hope your mum is ok.

SimonR · 16 Nov 2021 at 10:31

+1 for Ajax. I do quite a bit of work with them.

SimonR · 16 Nov 2021 at 10:33

If you have any questions on Ajax Kit feel free to ask. I have most of their Kit either installed or on test.