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When Are Home Burglar Alarms Effective?

November 9th, 2009 1 comment

Home burglar alarms increase your home’s value and give you and your family piece of mind. With so many different types of home burglar alarms it is often hard to decide which product gives you the best protection. I will discuss what to look for and stay away from. I will also talk about why home security signs increases protection.

There are two types of home burglar alarms closed circuit and open circuit. Closed circuit allows for the electricity t flow until a door or window is open. The circuit is broken and an alarm goes off. Open circuit it is the opposite. There isn’t a flow until the door or window is open and then an alarm goes off.

Home burglar alarms can be set to have lights or sirens go off. It can even be programmed to dial the monitoring company, or the police with a recorded address of where the burglary is occurring. It’s recommended to have sound alarms because this often scares off the intruder. Some burglar alarms include both programmed dialing and the alarm.

When shopping for home burglar alarms it’s recommended to compare prices and features. What ever alarm you choose make sure your alarm has a battery back up. Your alarm should be able to detect a fire and it should have an area displaying working condition, or problems.

Sometimes people add motion detectors with their home burglar alarms. Motion detectors send a beam either radio energy, sound waves or infrared energy to a monitor. When that energy field is broken an alarm is activated. Passive infrared motion detectors use infrared energy that is released though body heat. When the device senses a rapid increase in infrared energy the alarm will go off.

Security signs are another way to protect your home. Potential burglar often sees these warning, finds easier places to rob. Security signs are only effective if you place them in obvious areas. The recommended places are on house doors, the curb by the driveway, in flower bed and by garage door.

Some home owners use security signs are another way to protect their home. Criminology has shown burglars often choose homes that are easiest, less of a risk to rob. By placing signs on your exterior doors, garage doors, flower beds and driveway curb, burglars often stay away.

Home security signs are an economical way to protect your home, if they are placed where they can be seen. If you include this with a home burglar alarm safety increases. A good alarm should have battery back up and detect smoke. Motion detectors use beams to monitor movement, added to the others your family will be safe, and secure.

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The Right Time to Install a Wireless Burglar Alarm

September 3rd, 2009 No comments

The recession and rising joblessness are taking a toll in many ways in our society. One of those is the rising burglary rate. If a burglary was happening every twelve seconds before the recession, it is hard to imagine what the rate is now. One way to protect yourself and your property is with a wireless burglar alarm.

You don’t have to live in a high-crime neighborhood or in a gated mansion to be targeted for robbery. With more than 60% of robberies occurring in the daytime by forcible entry, installing a wireless burglar alarm is just smart.

Why a Wireless Burglar Alarm?

The fact that wireless burglar alarms are a good choice for any residence is supported by several facts. First, alarms are a deterrent. Homes that have no security are three times more likely to be targeted.

Second, wireless burglar alarms are ideal for people who rent an apartment or house. Because there are no wires, there is no damage to walls, ceilings and floors. In fact, a portable wireless burglar alarm can be removed and taken with you when you move to another house or apartment.

Third, wireless burglar alarms are quick and easy to install. You can do it yourself in about a hour.

Wireless Burglar Alarm Components

You can pick and choose the components you need for your wireless burglar alarm, just as you would with a hard-wired system. You can get an alarm for a single door or a system for an entire house.

Every system will have a control panel, often combined with a keypad, a siren or alarm, a panic button, a connection to a telephone line, and switches or magnetic sensors for each exterior door and window. More elaborate systems might also include glass-break sensors that respond to the sound of a door or window being broken, motion sensors that detect someone moving around inside the house, exterior motion sensors that either turn on lights of sound an alarm if someone is close to exterior doors and windows.

How Do You Decide What You Need?

The best way to determine your needs in a wireless burglar alarm is to ask a home security specialist. These trained professionals know what to look for to determine your homes vulnerabilities. They will also look at your familys routines, at the neighborhood crime rate, the doors and windows, and more.

Home security professionals can help you evaluate the types of wireless burglar alarms available and choose the best system for your family’s needs. For example, if your home is empty for several days or weeks at a time, your alarm will need to be connected to a telephone line that will alert you and summon the local police. If you live in an apartment or townhouse, a very loud siren or alarm might be enough to alert neighbors. If you have children who are home alone in the afternoon, you might want to be able to notify a neighbor, the police and you.

If all you need is a simple wireless burglar alarm on a single door or a few windows, such as an apartment, you might need merely advice on the best alarm. If you are good at following directions, you can probably take the alarm home and install it yourself.

If the right time to install a wireless burglar alarm in your residence is now, carefully evaluate your needs, find the best system for your security needs, get it properly installed, and relax. You can stop worrying about your home.

About the author: Todd Cavanaugh is the ten-year owner of Protech Security Systems, a wireless burglar alarm company. His company also specializes in home and business monitored security systems, fire alarm systems, access control systems and smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. For more information, see his recommendations on wireless burglar alarms.