Geoff Gardiner Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Hi all - First post on the new website (hopefully). My current shed alarm has taken to triggering for no reason so I am looking to replace it. What are others using for shed security and alarm systems - any recommendations? Cheers. Geoff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 I've got a wireless PIR connected to the house system. Last year I had a spate of false alarms when I'd left a sheet of EPS foam underlay hanging loose from a shelf, the sheet was flapping around in a draft during spells of high winds. Cured by a) moving the foam and b) sealing the source of the drafts with a dose of expanding foam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Laughton Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 PIR installed and the system serviced / checked every year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Smith 14 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Get one of these will scare them half to death and the whole estate will hear it https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bisley-Security-Burglars-Intruders-Galvanized/dp/B0049ACMC6/ref=asc_df_B0049ACMC6/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=218073864227&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9700714768416927900&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007064&hvtargid=pla-424593922463&psc=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Gardiner Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 wow....... Trouble is it would go off every time I entered the shed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Manuel Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Dedicated alarm system with magnetic contact on all windows and doors plus a PIR detector in my "log cabin" workshop and adjacent garden tool store. I'm thinking of adding a smoke / fire detector after reading horror stories about LiPos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich too Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Yep, same here, shed and garage linked to house alarm. It’s all wireless these days too ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engine Doctor Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 A cautionary tale . Never take false alarm lightly. I had a car alarm keep going off so at 2 am after half a dozen Alarms I locked the car with the alarm switched off. Just what the thrives wanted. The car was a BMW 635 CSI . The thieves stole the both the back and front screens leaving all the brightwork spread over my lawn ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hall 9 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 There are plenty of cheap and surprisingly functional alarms out there. I have one that is armed/disarmed via a keyfob. If it detects entry it can send texts and phone numbers as configured. My daughter recently fitted a front door CCTV system that pings her phone if movement is detected near the door and provides a video on her smart phone. A combination of the two would give some peace of mind. ....... although mine phoned me whilst I was on holiday on Tenerife, so some plan to have local help is required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Gates Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Our sheds are covered by house CCTV with suitable warnings displayed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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