If you are happy to install yourself & everything works fine & that give you the security you want thats fine.
You are not highlighting the profits being made by installers though. As an installer we must use equipment that conforms to the standards. We do not have the luxury of buying the cheap diy stuff.
An alarm is all about making you feel safe in your own home. If a DIY system does that for you then the system is doing the most important part of its job.
For me the most important thing is the protection of my family. I have a monitored system ( which I pay for the same as everyone else) If I pay monitoring fees for the next 20 years & never require Garda response i'm happy its money well spent. If in the 21st year I press a panic button & get the Garda response that we may need, I would consider the 5000-6000 I have spent on monitoring money well spent.
To each their own I have no problem with people installing their own syatems. I was meerly pointing out the risks to be aware of. Its very easy when filling out insurance forms to tick yes to having an alarm without thinking of the consequences.
You are not highlighting the profits being made by installers though. As an installer we must use equipment that conforms to the standards. We do not have the luxury of buying the cheap diy stuff.
An alarm is all about making you feel safe in your own home. If a DIY system does that for you then the system is doing the most important part of its job.
For me the most important thing is the protection of my family. I have a monitored system ( which I pay for the same as everyone else) If I pay monitoring fees for the next 20 years & never require Garda response i'm happy its money well spent. If in the 21st year I press a panic button & get the Garda response that we may need, I would consider the 5000-6000 I have spent on monitoring money well spent.
To each their own I have no problem with people installing their own syatems. I was meerly pointing out the risks to be aware of. Its very easy when filling out insurance forms to tick yes to having an alarm without thinking of the consequences.