Fire Alarm design, installation, monitoring and testing.

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Why signup costs differ for Security Systems and Companies

Signing up with a new security company where they takeover your existing equipment.

The company will need to know what brand and model number of security panel you have.

Often the security company will need to install a new cellular communicator.

It is best when you have the Installer code, the programming code and the lock code.

Some systems are proprietary and require that you install a new headend system.

GE Interlogix went out of business in 2019 so we can no longer purchase equipment so most of the time we need to install a new panel if you had a CONCORD 4 or NX8 etc…

Here are some items on the list to because when a company takes over your account we will need to test every point on the system so we need to include more time for a system with 35 points than with 6.

If we change out your panel we often will need to change out the EOL end of line resisters on each zone or point and test them so we need to include time for that.

If you have one zone with 15 hardwired smoke detectors each of them will need to be tested.

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Work sheet for signing up with Peak Alarm.  In order to price out the takeover a system or get you a bid we need to know what you have on your alarm system. If you can get a zone list that would be very helpful. A site visit may be needed to view what items you have on the system

___________________________________________Brand and model number of the alarm system

_____Phone Line or Cell (Phone line can be cut and VOIP lines do not work well with security systems)

____ Does this system tie into an AV system such as Control 4 or other system?

_____Hardwired points  _________Wireless points

_____Keypads (HW or Wireless)  Touch Screen or Numeric , LED

_____Motions ( Hardwired HW or Wireless) 

_____Door Contacts (Hardwired HW or Wireless)

_____Window Contacts (HW or Wireless)

_____Glass Break sensors (HW or Wireless)

_____WIFI Door Bell Cameras (Need good WIFI and 16-24VAC power at the doorbell)

_____WIFI Cameras tied into the security system? – You can view them on the same app.

_____Z Wave locks or wireless locks tied into the security system

_____Z Wave garage door control tied into the security system

_____Automated lights tied into the security system___________________________________

_____Water Sensors to detect leaks? ________________Other system like Moen Flow or Water Cop?

_____ Automatic water shut off valve tied into the security system?

_____Smoke Detectors (HW or Wireless)  

_____CO Carbon Monoxide Sensors (HW or Wireless)

_____Heat Detectors (HW or Wireless)

______Temperature Sensors (HW or Wireless)

______Gas Detectors such as Natural or Propane detectors (HW or Wireless)

_____120V Smoke Alarms with 9 volt battery backup

(Installed by an electrical contractor. Not monitored)

 

Note: GE Interlogix systems such as NX panels or Concord panels cannot be serviced or maintained since GE Interlogix went out of business in 2019 and we can no longer get parts.

MONITORING COSTS

Monitoring costs also can differ depending on the services that you have or need. If we have to send a guard in the event of an alarm because the police will not respond that is called Alarm Response and that is another service we can add to the monthly.

Monitoring is also added as a service

Cellular standard is also a service

Elite Control Cellular allows you to arm and disarm remotely.

Openings and Closings reports is a service

Schedules is a service if you want us to call you if your store was armed too early or too late or not at all.

Video Verification service will vary for how many cameras and if they are inside or outside

Access Control Keyless entry door hosting on the cloud is a service

If you have a full service warranty then that is a repair agreement and this is another service.