Installer fitting wrong alarm

[dagoof]

A bit of an awkward one, I discussed and agreed with an installer to fit a Texecom R8 alarm system - he's done initial cabling and due to return but have just found the panels etc he's about to fit and it's a Honeywell Accenta Mini system. He's a friend of a friend, so it's a bit awkward but he's obviously trying to pull a fly one.

The requirements on the system aren't massive - it's just dial out, a few PIR's and a couple of panic buttons. I've tried reading up about the Honeywell, seems like it's ok but some reliability issues? Other than being, what, a third of the price (?) what would I be loosing over the Texecom?

Why do folk always have to try and screw each other over?

 

[sparkymarka]

Price is the same ... nothing in the panel price ...not much in the panel spec either .... so I don't see how he can be pulling one on you ?

 

[dagoof]

Sorry, my mistake, it was the Premier24 (which is around 3 times the price?).

Looks like I'd lose at least the key-fob facility? And is the reliability as good as Texecom?

 

[sparkymarka]

Did he know he was fitting a premier 24 ? As that is a big step up in price !

 

[dagoof]

Yes, it'd been discussed at length!

 

[sparkymarka]

Have you paid him ? If not don't ...

 

[dagoof]

No, not yet - I wanted to get some info on if this (Accenta) might be a viable option at a lower price.

 

[BIANCO]

The Accenta is a very common basic alarm the sort of an electrician will fit not a proper alarm engineer. Its one of the cheapest systems out there. I wouldn't worry about reliability there is not much to go wrong with them.

I wouldn't bother fitting one myself as you can pick up something like a euro mini for not much more which it far better.