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Just realized I should have picked wireless over hardwired for my own house
Been installing alarms for about 7 years now. Always pushed hardwired systems to customers because that's what I know and trust. But when it came time to wire up my own place last month, I went with a wireless system instead. Reason being I live in an older house built in the 70s and the walls are full of some kind of fireproof insulation that's a nightmare to fish wires through. Took me 3 weekends just to run 2 zones. I finally gave up and grabbed a Honeywell wireless panel off a supplier in Denver. Been running smooth for 2 weeks now. No false alarms, battery life shows 2 years plus. Kinda made me think I've been overcomplicating things for my customers who just want something simple. Any other installers here have a house that made you switch your go-to approach?
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seth_nguyen19d ago
Man, that's such a relatable situation. I had a buddy who does low voltage work and he swore by hardwired everything for years. Then he bought this brick ranch from the 60s and the walls were basically solid firestop material. He tried to run one wire for a door sensor and it took him half a day. He eventually just gave up and went full wireless on his own house too. Said it was the best decision he ever made for his own sanity. It really makes you rethink what you push on customers when you hit those old house problems yourself.
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