“Can the Nest Detects be set to sound the alarm immediately when a door is opened or must there be a Heads Up warning first?”
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When the Nest Secure system is set to Home and Guarding or Away and Guarding, there will be a heads up followed by a countdown before the alarm sounds. This countdown is customizable and you can select a time frame anywhere from 30 seconds up to 5 minutes. More details here: https://nest.com/support/article/Learn-about-Nest-Secure-alarm-levels-Home-and-Guarding-Away-and-Guarding-and-Off
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Thanks for the answers but I then called Nest. The rep stated that in "Home and Guarding" mode the alarm will sound immediately when a door/window is opened. This is the way my current "traditional" alarm system works. The only time a delayed alarm is used when you return to the house and it has been set on away.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The shortest head up warning allowed is 30 seconds.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Like traditional security system, the alarm will beep for the set time in 30sec/1min etc. after that the alarm will sound. This is why they have the keypad to give you enough time to access
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