Not convinced these break glass detectors are worth the hassle.

I struggle to get around 50% of them to activate and most of the ones I do activate only work if I hold the test piece (an electronic break glass simulator resembling a table-tennis raquet) right up against them.

I think I've only ever seen 2 or 3 that I've managed to trip from the extremes of the room, i.e. as far from the detector as possible.

What do the rest of you think...

Not convinced these break glass detectors are worth the hassle.

I struggle to get around 50% of them to activate and most of the ones I do activate only work if I hold the test piece (an electronic break glass simulator resembling a table-tennis raquet) right up against them.

I think I've only ever seen 2 or 3 that I've managed to trip from the extremes of the room, i.e. as far from the detector as possible.

What do the rest of you think...

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right place right time there good....but it still make me when i see them fitted in windows which have shutters..

It depends on the make and model, give us a clue?

right place right time there good....but it still make me    when i see them fitted in windows which have shutters..

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Agreed in a town centre with loads of p!ss heads kicking the shutters Yet another call out for no reason, Argg

Rockonet ones fitted all the tim here without any problems and really are spot on. Always go for the 30' jobbies myself regardless of location

I think I've only ever seen 2 or 3 that I've managed to trip from the extremes of the room, i.e. as far from the detector as possible.

What do the rest of you think...

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they dont usually have a range of more than a few meters - maybe the area you are testing needs more detectors.

If its in the kitchen slamming the knife and fork drawer is a great way to test it. Gets mine every time.

Edited September 24, 200520 yr by britops

I always found jiggling your keys is a good way to test them

I always found jiggling your keys is a good way to test them

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QFA and that is what worries me about them and why I dont like them.

I dont think they are something you would fit from choice only if it was an insurance or customer requirement they always seem a bit hit and miss to me with different types of glass behaving in so many different ways frequency wise I would prefere a disclaimer in the spec and at least to have a PIR backing it up!!!!!!.There were only ever one tester per branch when I installed these and no one ever new where it was!!!!so it was a thump on the glass and a rattle of car keys to test them,not exactly compliant I would have thought?.

Paul