Updated September 30, 2026
What is Installation required?
In short
Installation required tells you whether a brand's own site says a fitter has to be involved before the product works.
A reader weighing a security or appliance brand needs to know whether someone has to visit before anything works. Installation required means the brand's own site states that fitting is needed. ADT says yes for its video doorbell, so a visit belongs in your budget. Abode, Acala, aigerri and Airthereal each say no, which points to products you set up yourself. No-installation brands suit renters and anyone who cannot book an installer.
Sources
- acalawasserfilter.de, checked September 30, 2026
- aigerri.com, checked September 30, 2026
- airthereal.com, checked September 30, 2026
- goabode.com, checked September 30, 2026
- adt.co.uk, checked September 30, 2026