Ideal Security Pressure Floor Mat Home Alarm System – Wired Alarm & Chime, Anti-Wandering, Welcome Mat, Pet Door Mat

I use this as an alarm to tell me when a bear is at my front door. In the summer I can get a bear on my porch every day, sometimes twice a day. {I do feed the birds, and I add cayenne to the bird food which keeps the bears from eating it, but they still check it out) I keep the mat under a rug, which keeps it dry. I also know when a cat is hanging out on my porch hunting the wild birds, and when a package is delivered. I like that I can turn it off with a switch, I can set it to loud or quiet. I did have to tape the edges after using it a year, but it works fine. It does exactly what I ordered it for.

We had purchased a magnetic alarm that clipped to my father's shirt while he sat or slept. He has PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy) and his physical condition has made it so his mind feels he can just get up and go while his body coordination doesn't quite follow. A fall can be life-threatening for him so this pressure mat has been AMAZING.We actually purchased a magnetic clip-style alarm (like what they have in the hospital) and found that it can easily be detached, which we understand is kind of the point but to the extent that there were tons of false alarms and it got super annoying. The clip-style also bothered my father as he twists and turns in his sleep so he found it extremely uncomfortable. It got to the point where he would end up taking it off without us knowing and we would wake to find him standing or trying to walk around by himself - or even worse, we'd wake when he heard him fall.The magnetic clip-style alarm also had a ridiculously irritating bright, blinking light once it was "armed" which made it unusable during the night. We purchased this pressure mat (after researching pressure sleep pads and then disregarding given that it would go off as my father adjusted his position in bed) and it has been amazing. It's super thin and we place it near the side of my father's bed and put a larger rug on top of it so it's not a tripping hazard. The noise/alarm itself comes from the unit - which has a chime or alarm option - and it's actually so good and loud that we dampen the box by wrapping it in some cloth (so it's loud but not crazy loud as it's being used in a bedroom setting).The cord connecting the alarm box to the pressure mat is really, really long we leave it coiled up as we have a caregiver who is usually in the room with my father. I can see it coming in handy if you needed to have the alarm in a different room from where the patient is. It's also super easy to turn off and on in the dark. So when my father asks for help getting up in the middle of the night (which is what we want him to do), it's easy to find the switch in the dark and turn it off so the alarm doesn't go off.We researched a lot of different versions prior to purchasing it and we are very satisfied with this item. We have only had it for a few months and it's been a lifesaver many times over. We bought this for our loved one and have had significantly more peace of mind by using it.

I have been using these Pressure Mat Alarms for a couple years now with my Cats.They are Great for letting me know when the cat is ready to com in the house.The last one I bought though the wire broke easily and had to buy a new one.Recently the wire broke again and I ordered another one and I noticed they changed the way its made slightly. It now has these two small metal prongs that you insert into the other wire, but unfortunately it is always coming loose! I even tried taping it and it comes loose. I Wish they could make it Better!! I don't see anything else like it on the market that I could buy instead.

I bought this to use as a way to know my cat wanted in the house. I started letting him outside by only the back door and put this mat down for him to step on when he wanted in. Once he got used to it, it worked great. This mat has two different ring tones. One sounds like a doorbell and the other is an annoying alarm sound, but would be good more for a type of security. Both sounds are loud and can be heard pretty much throughout our house. It also comes with a pretty long cord. I think it's a good value for what I needed.

This is a lifesaver. So why the 3 star rating? Here’s my story... I moved to a new place where there is no glass sliding door for my cats to come to when they’re ready to come inside. This lets me know when they’re here so I can let them in. I put an outdoor mat over this right in front of the door, ran the wire under the deck boards and taped it around the corner of the door frame so you can’t even see the wire. The speaker is located inside a cabinet nearby the door so that’s also out of the way. This thing isn’t SUPER loud, though. I had to put 10 layers of duct tape over the speaker box and keep it in the closed cabinet to manage the sound level. REALLY wish it would have an adjustable volume knob and some other sound options. The two options are an alarm that sounds like a security alarm (super obnoxious) and one that sounds like a standard doorbell. I wish there was a more soothing sound or shorter sound clip. The unit runs on a 9v battery which is nice. Had it going for 4 months now and it still works fine on the same battery. The cats scratches at the wire (and broke it) before I decided to cover it with tape, so I had to strip the wire and solder them back together. Not a big deal for someone with the experience, but my point is that the wire gauge is super small and delicate.

I guess I shouldn’t take it out on this product but I am getting so tired of buying things on Amazon only to have them stop working a few weeks after the return window closed.I have 7 cats and as it gets nicer out, it’s harder to get them inside at night. I have one cat that will stay out til 1am before showing up at the back door to come inside. I went back and forth on buying this, but eventually I did and it worked great at first. I could set it loud enough to where it would wake me up and I would let the cat inside. A couple weeks ago it stopped working. Specifically, the chime still works when I press the button, but the pressure sensor in the mat stopped working making this effectively useless. I am just so tired of things not working.