I would like to know if anyone tell me who provides 12v Heat detectors, I have had no problem locating 12v smoke detectors ( like the Menvier which includes remote power reset, but unable to find 12v Heat detectors).

Finally, is there a preferred Panel which would provide the following:

1, More that 10+ zones with future expansion

2, seperate main panel with remote set/unset panel

3, E/E zone to chime

4, The fire zone to be groupable ( ie 4 different fire detectors on different zones providing 24hrs 7 days monitoring) plus 4 PIR's and 1 PA.

5 Not to complicated, have run in cables already just require the panel !!!

Thanks

Texecom have recently launched a series of 12v heat detectors called the Exodus range. These are specifically for security systems and there are a range of sensors, some that operate at 64 degrees others that detect smoke using an optical chamber. I have recently installed some in my own house and I can report they are pretty good and fairly cost effective compared to mains powered smoke detectors. I also believe Menvier do a similar type of sensor.

Take a look at the Texecom website under new products for more information on the Exodus fire sensors.

As for control panel, I would probably go for the Texecom Premier 816 which has 6 independant partitions (useful for garages, extensions, and protecting parts of the house), upto 16 zones (using an expander of which with the 8 that initialy come 4 can be used for 24hour fire zones, 1 for PA, 1 for EE and rest for PIR's), upto 6 remote keypads and intergrated modem for either remote configuration or local computer configuration (saves messy programming) and can enable the system to be connected to a remote monitoring centre in the future.

I should be a sales rep for Texecom as I allways seem to be plugging their products, well they do appear to know what they are doing when designing products!

Hope this helps.

More for engineers that haven

B) sounds intresting who supplys them?

Adrian B)

I seen them , May be under CPC catalogue supplier ( part of farnell group)

i will have a look when i get back to the office Adrian im of this week laying on a beach with me laptop

Its alright for some!!!

Be carful using laptop on beach though, dont get sand in it... and if abroad, watch out for the £300 phone bill when you get back.

D - at sunny air conditioned office in York....