Electronic Alarms and Home Security Devices - different brand PIRs

I have a safewatch 3000 (ademco 20P) with a wireless 5882 that I am preparing to install.

When I originally came in to possesion of was set up with a 5816, a 5890, a 5853, A 7845cz, a RX7, and a 6150.

I have since aquired a 6160c, a 5890, four more 5816's, a Napco GEM-PIR, a Sentrol AP950W, four GEM-TRANS2, and four Sentrol BB-2's. I may be getting a number of silent night four wire smoke and heat detectors(I believe they are system sensor brand).

My question of the day is this:

Can I use non ademco PIRs (I have two 5890's)? I am in possesion of a Napco GEM-PIR and a Sentrol AP950W that I would like to use with this system.

If so does anyone have any information (good or bad) regarding these other two PIRs?

I am in the very early stages of preparing to install this system I am trying to study the K5305 instruction manual and cooridinating the parts and pieces I have to construct the best system for my homes layout.

I am very much an amatuer at this and when I believe I've learned enough to begin install I will post all the successes and failures I encounter on the way.

Thanks

You can use any hardwired PIR you wish. For wireless you must stick with Ademco. I reccomend the Bosch DS835i for hardwired PIRS.

Thanks for the quick reply kcxj.

None of the PIRs i have are Hardwired. The Sentrol AP950W I came into possesion of was being used on a system not too different then my own, an ADT installed ademco wired and wireless system. So I was under the impression I would be able to program the Sentrol to work with the 5882.

I am a newbie so any insight is of great value

Thanks

The AP950w is made by sentrol but uses ademco wireless electronics. It's a special made for the ADT installs. It _should_ work.

Thanks MrRonFL!

So I quess its safe to assume that none of the Napco equipment I have (a Napco GEM-PIR, four GEM-TRANS2) will be of any use to me

Thanks again

If they are wireless, then no, they will do you no good.