Honeywell VISTA-20P Ademco Control Panel, PCB in Aluminum Enclosure

Install in all rentals as feature for tenants. The one piece of advice I’d give is to test it ASAP because I did have one board that had a bad sensor port. I had empty ports so it wasn’t a big deal, so I didn’t bother to exchange. There are great videos on line that show how to program. Setup isn’t as easy as ring or simpli but the end product is much much better and at a much lower cost.

Great deal. For those who dont know this is 1st class professional equipment

panel worked as adverstised

I purchased this ststem to replace a Brinks BHS-3000 reusing all of the exsting sensors. I added a 6160 keypad and a 747 siren. Programming via the keypad was a little tricky at first, but is extremely simple once you get the hang of it. Highly recommended.

All worked ok, Im satisfied with the system. It was no an easy project, took a few hours to figure out all the programming needed.

Panel worked out great it very user friendly,and work well with all the exciting products .I used any older version ademco 6138 key pad and it was upgraded to new firm ware 10.2 .very happy I bought it.

If you are not familiar w/ programming alarm systems this may not be for you.

Once I reviewed many You Tube videos I was able to do the setup. I still do not know how to connect a panic switch.

If youre installing alarm systems, you already know what this is and dont need a review. If you dont, this package is the controller with locking metal box, lock, programming manuals (essential!) and power supply. It does not come with a backup battery. I like the vista 20. Its a bit clumsy to program at first, but it works nicely and is compatible with lots of fun honeywell accessories. The only real negative is that it doesnt have all the internet and video goodies of the newer systems, but on the other hand, its a high quality, reliable Honeywell product that generally wont leave you screaming mad.

Purchased this panel directly from an authorized Honeywell dealer. This was to replace an existing Vista 20se which did not support the Tuxedo Touch console. The unit powered up correctly, but 20 minutes later AC failure was displayed on the console. I assisted the installer in tracing the failure to a burnt power brick. The unit was considerably hot and could have caused a fire. The installer checked all power leads and verified the board was properly cased in the panel. On further examination, there was a loose 1/2 inch solder lead found under three components. This leads was snipped during construction and was causing a short between several components. This led to a short in the external power brick which overloaded the unit. The enclosed power brick had no thermal fuse and continued to short until the unit literally burned up. Upon removing the solder lead and replacing the brick the unit continued working correctly. I have not observed any issues since that time. I personally contacted Honeywell Customer support and they completely ignored my information. I was told that any issues with the unit were in the hands of the installer and dealer. They wash their hands of any responsibility if the unit burns down your house due to manufacture defects. I would use this product at your own risk, and keep a smoke detector nearby.