I wouldnt say ion is a diy panel by any means, but the one the diyer has best chance of grasping, support is 0898 type no if your not touchpoint though. Wireless good if you just want to add a fob or two, no good for detector use being 1 way.

Siemens the better, not tried hkc.

Edited March 14, 201412 yr by datadiffusion

Paul, get the Galaxy G2 and Galaxy Guy's SelfMon app. If you can't stretch to getting a professional in to install, then get your sparky friend to do it. Just ensure that he runs alarm cables separate to mains, sites detectors in sensible places(not looking out of windows, above radiators etc). I personally wouldn't site the panel above the entry door, as I think they should be in a discrete location, but it's up to you. Don't forget to run a cat5 cable from your router to the panel too, for the Ethernet module.