Compared a wired panel against a wireless one on a big house last week

The wired setup took me an extra 3 hours to run cables through the attic but the signal never dropped once. Has anyone else found wireless panels just don't hold up in big homes with thick walls?

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patricianguyen20d ago

Did you see that Consumer Reports article last month about wireless panel failures in older homes? They tested 8 different models and something like 5 of them couldn't hold a stable connection past two thick plaster walls. I remember because my cousin's a builder and he showed me the results on his phone. His rule of thumb is wireless for small apartments, wired for anything over 2000 square feet with old lathe and plaster. Three extra hours in the attic beats going back twice a year to reset the panel.

cooper.taylor19d ago

Used to think wireless was the way to go for everything, but after helping my brother wire his 1920s house last summer, I see exactly what your cousin means. The static reliability of a hardwired panel is hard to beat, especially in older construction where signals just bounce around funny.