Our detector has false alarms multiple times a week. We just had it go off because my wife dropped a roll of scotch tape. The sensors are ridiculously sensitive and have no adjustability and are more startled by just about any sound they here than a skittish horse.
So… I want to protect my windows from break-in entries. I’m most worried about glass break because the windows are pretty much always closed and locked.
I have a PowerG + 319.5MHz system.
Any suggestion for a glassbreak detector that actually works? At this point I think I have to install one on every window, but I don’t want to do that and end up with even more false alarms. Do we have a way, in 2025, to actually detect glass breaking?
How big is your kitchen and how many windows do you have? How high is the ceiling?
There are the IQ Glass Break sensors which do have dip switches where you can manually control the sensitivity. There are compatible with your IQ Panel 319.5Mhz.
Before my IQ system I had a lifeshield system that had glass break sensors with sensitivity switches. They didn’t go off as often as the PowerG sensors, but they still had too many false alarms.
At this point I feel like I just need to pay the money to attach things to the windows that will notice the broken glass - but are those likely to go off when ever it’s windy?
In the kitchen (which is the worst area) we have three windows and 11’ ceilings. We’ve moved the sensor out of the kitchen into the hallway leading to the kitchen and it’s still too likely to go off.
At this point I feel like I just need to pay the money to attach things to the windows that will notice the broken glass - but are those likely to go off when ever it’s windy?
Shock sensors are unlikely to be set off by winds unless the wind is causing branches to smack against the windows. They are triggered by impact vibration rather than sound and in my experience have fewer false alarm hazards.