I'm still running old school 2-wire sensors on my own house and people think I'm nuts

Just had a big argument with a buddy at the supply house about this. My whole system at home is built on that old 2-wire, normally closed loop tech. He said it's a ticking time bomb and I should rip it all out for wireless or addressable. Thing is, it's been solid for 12 years. The failure last week was a single corroded splice in a basement contact, not the tech itself. I found it in 20 minutes with my meter, fixed it with a new gel cap and some heat shrink. I get that new stuff has more features, but for a simple, reliable perimeter? A clean, well-sealed loop is hard to beat. It's also a lot cheaper to maintain. Am I the only one who thinks we're too quick to throw out stuff that still works perfectly fine?

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diana_carr6629d ago

My 1998 pickup truck has 300,000 miles on the original engine. People call that a time bomb too, but it still runs. Simple things last if you take care of them.

green.val28d ago

Exactly, it's all about the care. When @diana_carr66 says "simple things last if you take care of them," that's the whole point. People forget that taking care of something means more than just oil changes. It's listening for new sounds, fixing small leaks right away, and not pushing it when it's clearly struggling. That truck is still running because someone paid real attention to it for years, not just followed a schedule.

caseyf3229d ago

But what about when things just wear out from age? My dad's old truck had the engine go at 250k even with perfect care...