Hi there- We just had Brinks install their system in our house. We had a DSC system, but Brinks came in and put in their own keypads and we turned on monitoring. We have 4 doors that have contacts on them, but that's it. We have 4 basement windows that we would like monitored, but are wondering our options. There is a motion detector down in the basement, but it's turned off because we have a dog and cat. Brinks said they could not turn it on because of this. My question is this: Can I buy a third party pet immune motion detector and install that in place of the one we have? Will Brinks monitor that as well as long as it's hooked up as a zone in the system? I called Brinks and asked them if they would install a 3rd party motion detector, and they said no. However, if I had someone else install it and hook it up to the system as another zone, would it be monitored by Brinks then? The other option would be to get break glass sensors and/or contacts on the windows, but that is $$$. Since the motion detector is already installed, I imagine switching it out for a newer pet immune one would be fairly simple...but I'm not sure. We're new to the security world, so sorry if I'm asking answered questions. Thanks!

I wonder if there is anyone out there who can help me find a place where I could buy a new or used Westec 4000 keypad for my home alarm system. The company that originally installed the system just wants to sell me a new one and claims that no replacement parts are available for my 4000. I am reluctant to purchase a whole new system, when all I need is an extra keypad. George