After a lot of research and debate over the right alarm system for my house, I opted to try the ERA wireless smart alarm.

I must say, it's not bad at all for the price, considering the pros you get from the package. I was torn between the Yale smart alarm and the ERA, and the ERA won simply by screenshots I saw of the app as compared to Yale's app.

Installation:

Installation was impressively easy; you set the alarm system into test/pairing mode, and each sensor that you trigger (i.e. if its a PIR room sensor, just wave your hand in front of the sensor) the alarm system "learns". You can then name the sensor whatever you want, like Front Door, Living Room etc, and that's it.

Configuration:

The hub is quite easy to configure, once you've followed the steps above to set up all your sensors/triggers, connect the hub to your WiFi and ilnk it with the app following the instruction leaflet.

Usage:

The one thing I love about this alarm are the push notifications and ability to control the system from my mobile. I can arm/disarm, trigger an SOS, view alarms triggered and which sensor was triggered all from my phone.

You can also set zones on the sensors, and set which sensors should be working when in "Home" mode (i.e. when people are at home or at night, you can set which sensors should trigger an alarm).

Sometimes the door sensors get a bit confused, and when arming the alarm it thinks a door is already open when its not. I've found this is because of the battery-saving features in the sensors, if the door is left open for a little too long, the sensor goes to sleep and doesn't seem the know the door was closed again.

Pros:

Ridiculously easy to install, massive pro

Never had a false alarm

Mobile app is good

Batteries have lasted a good 3 months so far, and still going strong

You can take the alarm off mains power, and it'll still keep working for 30mins whilst warning you about the power cut

Tamper alarms on all components means if anyone tries to move the main hub, or dismantle any sensors the alarm will trigger

Multiple people can have the alarm app installed

Cons:

Sometimes the door sensors get confused

Sometimes the app is a little slow to respond

Siren isn't painfully loud, but loud enough - push notifications kind of supersede the need for a loud siren I guess

I wanted something that didn’t involve high monthly monitoring or maintenance contracts. I wanted something that would alert me directly but also be remotely accessible in the event of a false alarm e.g whilst we are away. This works via the smart phone app, connects using wireless at home, and I have added a £5 a month SIM so it will still work if the power or internet goes down for some reason. I added additional window sensors and PIRs than came in the pack so it is quite comprehensive now. All doors and large window openings have sensors and large areas have PIRs. Of course you can go OTT but they are not too expensive and the batteries I hope will last a long time so low ongoing costs.

A few false alarms when we have forgotten to disable cause the alarm to go off inside, outside and the phone starts calling me at the same time as an alarm in the app. Panic kicks in but that’s what it’s meant to do.

Has the option to set a ‘home zone’ so at night time you can select which sensors are active e.g. disable upstairs PIRs for night time toilet trips.

One gripe is the door/window sensors are quite bulky so the anti-tamper switch is tricky to have flush as it sits to one side. Would be easier in the middle or have slimmer units. A little pricey for the initial pack but so far, really happy with the solution. Would recommend.

I searched many alarm sysytems after we had a break in. I started looking for a wireless wire free alarm system.

I decided on Era Homeguard pro and im well happy its easy to use, never had a false alarm, remote control is a must it works like a car alarm remote. my house is quite long so i bought 2 solar sirens for each side of the house its so easy to set up it took me 30 minutes set up. I will recommend this alarm system to anyone.

we feel safer now

thank you ERA for making this easy to use wire free wireless alarm system.

The ERA Homeguard Smart Alarm Pro Superior Kit was a great choice. The set up is extremely straight forward and compared to the last alarm I fitted made by another manufacturer 6 or so years ago is a doddle. I have the ERA app on both Android and iPhone and both very easy to navigate and use. The most difficult part of set up is the alarm box but this is to be expected and the great thing about the box is that it utilises a solar strip. I would also like to praise the team at Safe. I was unsure which alarm to choose and phoned the sales line, the guy on the end of the phone was fantastic, very knowledgeable and helpful. The questions he asked and answres i gave steered me towards the ERA Homeguard when I wasn't necessarily going down this route. I was extremely pleasantly surprised by this service. Once ordered the delivery came promptly. 5 star rating all round from safe

I am quite experienced in CCTV and alarm systems although I do not do it for a living so after much research, thought this would be pretty easy. Service from Safe was great and arrived very quickly during the lockdown. Product is well packed, pretty good build quality and stylish units that will fit nicely in most homes. I have 4 PIR’s, 2 contact switches, 2 key pads and an outside siren (and the hub).

Started with the instruction manuals and that’s where the problems began.....they are just not well written! And when you try the online manual it actually differs from the mini printed ones. Because of this, what should have taken me a couple of hours took me much longer. I even had to call support because the siren tamper kept going off when I was setting it up even though I had it in test mode!!! (Turns out it was not paired correctly even though the instructions said it was?).

Ok, once it was set up it worked well. The App is quite intuitive but can also be a bit confusing. It is not the easiest system I have set up or used and for the money, I would expect better so would not necessarily buy one again.

So in a nut shell, ok but could be a lot better, cannot really recommend.