I thought the new wireless sensors were just a fad until a job in Phoenix changed my mind

I was fully against them, thinking they'd drop signal constantly, but a big retrofit job last month forced me to use a full set of Ajax wireless contacts. The range was solid through concrete block walls, and the battery life on the motion detector is still at 100% after 60 days. Has anyone else had to eat their words on a tech they swore was junk?

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stone.barbara4d ago

Yeah, I was right there with you. I used to tell customers wireless was for toys, not real alarms. My big moment was with a set of wireless smoke detectors. I installed them as a last resort in this old building with plaster walls, fully expecting callbacks every week. That was two years ago. Not a single false alarm, batteries still good. Felt like a real idiot, but a happy one. Sounds like @danielgonzalez and I had the same kind of humble pie.

danielgonzalez4d ago

We had the same thing happen with a DSC PowerSeries Neo system last year. I was sure the wireless glass breaks would be a headache, but they've been flawless for nine months now. Totally changed my mind on the whole wireless thing.