16 Existing Smokes and Surety Integration

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I need to add an alarm panel for alarm monitoring. I already have 16 hard-wired and interconnected AC smoke detectors and don’t want to reinvent the wheel. Currently, when a smoke detector alarms, it triggers alerts in Home Assistant via a DC Signal Sensor (ZEN55 LR) and sends me text messages, emails, etc. This works well.

Question: if I add another DC Signal Sensor, will the IQ4 Hub accept a zwave alert from the ZEN55 to trigger an alarm in the IQ4 Hub that initiates a call to the Monitoring Service? If not, any ideas of how to integrate an IQ4 with the existing 16 detectors so they can trigger a “monitoring” event in a IQ4??

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if I add another DC Signal Sensor, will the IQ4 Hub accept a zwave alert from the ZEN55 to trigger an alarm in the IQ4 Hub that initiates a call to the Monitoring Service?

No, Z-wave sensors are not supported and Z-wave devices cannot be monitored to generate alarms on the panel.

However, there is another similar option compatible with monitoring:

The above Firefighter would work with the 319.5Mhz version of the IQ4 Hub. There is also a 345Mhz version if you go with the 345Mhz version of the IQ4 Hub.

You only need one to monitor the whole circuit of interconnected smoke detectors.

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thank you so much for the help! Which is better for low cost additions, 319 vs 345? I already have a robust home automation and IP camera system so am trying to get by with minimal expenditures! Would the IQ4 hub plus the audio detector with a monitoring plan get me the insurance alarm monitoring certificate that I require?

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If all you are planning to get is the IQ4 Hub and a Firefighter, the 319 version will be a little cheaper.

Long term if you go for more sensors there’s not a big difference.

The 319.5Mhz version supports encrypted S-Line Qolsys sensors. The 345Mhz IQ4 Hub only supports unencrypted 345Mhz sensors.

Would the IQ4 hub plus the audio detector with a monitoring plan get me the insurance alarm monitoring certificate that I require?

Yes

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Would adding a motion detector plus the Firefighter get me a burglar and fire certificate for central monitoring? and is that monitoring presently $19 per month?

What is the $5 per month listed with the IQ4 hub?

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Would adding a motion detector plus the Firefighter get me a burglar and fire certificate for central monitoring? and is that monitoring presently $19 per month?

Yes

What is the $5 per month listed with the IQ4 hub?

All plans can be professionally monitored or optionally self monitored. Professional monitoring is $5.

So, if you want the Alarm plan, it would be $14 self monitored or $19 for professional operator monitoring.

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thanks again.