Simpliesafe?

[def90]

Cool. Had no idea.

What do you think provides the best bang for buck and overall best out on the market right now? Of those, do any require 3rd party install or can they be done by the owner?

I haven’t really kept up with the DIY systems out there other than basic features of what they are capable of for sales comparisons, most if not all of them are wireless only which is fine in a standard 2 or 3 bedroom sub 2k sq ft home, you’ll just want to change batteries every year or so to prevent false alarms that occur more frequently as battery life goes on. All of the pro brands such as Honeywell, DSC and so on can be bought online and installed by the DIYer if you have some electrical and basic programming aptitude. Otherwise most of the basic pro systems are in the general ball park price wise, the basic panels themselves are cheap, the in field devices like motion sensors, glass break detectors and so on add up fast so depending on how many points of protection you want or need will determine the final price.

[O2HeN2]

I've had the previous generation of Simplisafe for several years.

Have no complaints. Did originally had a bad motion sensor, swapped it with other motion sensors in different locations and the problem followed the sensor - Simplisafe sent me a replacement.

Batteries in sensors need to be replaced every 1-2 years, so keep a supply around.

Still happy with the setup.

O2

[brutal]

So def90 is there system that will sent alerts to my phone that doesn't require monitoring by a company? I'm mainly looking for water detection, temperature detection and last break in. There really isn't much to steal but having the heat go out would be a bigger problem then the tv getting stolen.

I don't know costs for "security" systems but you might look into an inexpensive Home Automation setup if you just need detection and notifications.

I'm using Hubitat and it's pretty good for what it is. Lots of integration stuff available and a large community of devs. That said, it's a rabbit hole I've gone down and spend a ton of money for all kinds of control gear and gizmos.