Intercoms and access for Orchards' set-back homes and shared cluster gates
Orchards is about 6 km south-east of Sandton City. At larger Orchards homes, the front door may be well behind the vehicle and pedestrian gates, leaving callers out of sight from the house. Cluster developments have a different problem: one shared entrance must serve residents, visitors, staff and regular contractors without leaving old access active.
For a set-back Orchards house, we may use a video intercom with indoor monitors where calls need answering in more than one room. Where cabling from the gate to the house is impractical, a GSM intercom can ring registered phones if the entrance has reliable mobile signal and power. At a cluster gate, we separate visitor calls from resident access, using individual tags, codes or enrolled readers linked to the gate motor.
People buying in Orchards should not assume that every old remote, tag or code was handed over. Tyson can check the receiver and access system, remove unknown users, and register only the people the new owner approves. For cluster trustees, the same principle means assigning one administrator who removes residents, staff and contractors individually when their access ends.
Everything we install and repair, and how a job runs from first call to handover, is on our intercoms and access control page.
Questions from Orchards
Can an Orchards gate intercom ring more than one cellphone?
Yes. A GSM intercom can ring registered phones in sequence or according to the chosen system. It needs power, mobile signal and a SIM with its own airtime costs.
We have just bought in Orchards. Can you cancel the previous owner's remotes?
Yes. We can identify the receiver, clear old remotes where supported, and register only the remotes or users you approve.
Tell us what you have in Orchards now and what is going wrong, and we will tell you plainly whether it needs a repair, an upgrade or a new intercom system, then put the quote in writing.