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TECKNET TK-HA001 review

A standalone PIR alarm that needs no hub: 125 dB, a 120° detection field, a remote control, and a switch between doorbell mode and alarm mode. It runs on batteries or USB-C.

The conclusion The right tool for a shed or a shop doorway. It tells the room, not you.

Not everything needs a hub. A garage, a shed, a stockroom or a shop counter needs a noise when somebody walks in, and this makes one.

Two modes, one device

A chime for announcing arrivals, and a 125 dB alarm for when the place is locked. A shop or a workshop uses the first all day and the second overnight, which means the device is in use continuously rather than sitting armed and forgotten.

What it cannot do

Tell you. There are no notifications, no log and no app. If it triggers while you are elsewhere, the sound happens and nothing is recorded. That is the defining limit of a standalone alarm and the reason it complements a system rather than replacing one.

Placement, which is the whole installation

A 120° PIR field, and the same rule as everywhere: mount it so people cross the field rather than walk directly at it. PIR sensors detect movement across their zones far more reliably than movement towards them, and a sensor facing straight down an approach is a sensor that triggers late.

Keep it off walls carrying radiators and away from direct sun through glass.

Power

Batteries or USB-C. In a garage with an outlet, run it on the cable and forget it.

What the listing specifies

TECKNET states an 8 m (26 ft) detection range, a body that rotates through 360°, a light that flashes when triggered and three sound levels: 90, 110 and 125 dB. The remote reaches up to 100 m (328 ft) in open ground, arms, disarms and switches modes, and its SOS button sets off the alarm from a distance. The warranty is 36 months for registered users.

Who it suits

An outbuilding, a workshop, a shop doorway.

Availability

Listed but with no offer on the American Amazon store — the reference exists there and nobody is currently selling it.

Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.

What reassures, and what does not

Strengths

  • Completely standalone — no hub, no app, no account
  • Switches between a chime and a 125 dB alarm with one button
  • 120° detection field published
  • Battery or USB-C power

Compromises

  • No notifications — it makes a noise where it is, and nothing else
  • At the 125 dB setting, painful at close range indoors; 90 and 110 dB are also offered
  • A remote is one more thing to lose
  • No app means no log of what happened while you were out

Specifications

Sound125 dB, stated by TECKNET
DetectionPIR, 120° field
ModesDoorbell chime or alarm, switchable
ControlRemote control supplied, range up to 100 m (328 ft) in the open; SOS button
PowerBattery or USB-C
RangeDetection to 8 m (26 ft); body rotates 360°
VolumeThree levels: 90, 110 and 125 dB; flashing light
Warranty36 months for registered users
Amazon referenceB0FM3NRP8W
EAN5056243642960

The questions we are asked

Why choose a standalone alarm?

Because for a garage, a shed, a stockroom or a shop counter, a hub, an app and an account are all overhead for a job that needs a noise when somebody walks in. There is nothing to configure, nothing to update and nothing to subscribe to.

What is doorbell mode for?

Announcing arrivals rather than deterring them. In a shop or a workshop, a chime when somebody crosses the doorway is genuinely useful all day; the same device switches to a 125 dB alarm when you lock up. That dual use is the reason to buy this rather than a plain alarm.

Will I know if it triggered while I was away?

No. It has no notifications and no log. It makes a noise where it is, and if nobody is there to hear it, nothing is recorded. That is the fundamental limit of standalone devices, and it is why they belong alongside a system rather than instead of one.

Our score

8.1/ 10

The right tool for a shed or a shop doorway. It tells the room, not you.

What this one costs among motion detectors

A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.

Details checked on September 2, 2026.

The buyer this one serves, among security devices

A garage, a shed or a shop doorway where a whole system would be absurd.

The security devices guides it appears in

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for home security products and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

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