I used to wire every single sensor back to the main panel, but after a 3-story retrofit in Chicago last month, I'm all in on wireless for certain spots.

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Man, you are NOT wrong about batteries! I learned that lesson the hard way on a service call last year. The trick is to ONLY use wireless for those impossible spots, like a finished ceiling on the third floor or a historic brick wall. For everything else, especially in a new build, you run the wire. It's just peace of mind. Mixing both methods is the real pro move.

ruby_sanchez4516d ago

Got to push back on the wireless for everything idea. Batteries die at the worst times, and you can't beat a hardwired connection for reliability. That Chicago retrofit sounds like a nightmare to wire, so I get the choice there. But in a new build or a full gut job, why add future headaches? Wireless is a good fix for a tricky spot, not the whole system.