Friday, August 30, 2013

Home Security Solutions That Work

By Kenny Marcum


When inside their homes, most people want to have a sense of safety. Unfortunately, today break-ins occur in the best of neighborhoods. Home security solutions such as the installation of a burglar alarm can monitor the dwelling to ensure occupants are warned of intruders.

Most of these systems allow the occupant to operate them in an armed or unarmed position. The unarmed position basically means the system is turned off. When armed, the unit is continually monitoring doors and windows for intruders. The system is switched from an armed position to an unarmed by entering a number into a keypad during the short delay after opening a door.

Systems have a trigger mechanism attached to the doors and the windows of the house. These mechanisms detect each time the door or window is opened. In businesses, it is common to have motion detectors or light beams. When someone is moving in a room and breaks the light beam, a warning is sounded. However, in homes these features are less useful as systems are often armed when occupants are present and moving about in the rooms.

Most systems use a subscription service with a monitoring company. Personnel at the company contact authorities if the system goes off. These alerts may be sent through phone lines or the internet as well as other methods. Most units also sound off a loud alert at the house that will continue until disarmed. This sound serves two purposes: alerting occupants and scaring away criminals.

Most units are very reliable. Systems are generally provided with a battery backup for when there is a power failure. Cellular or radio transmitters prevent system failure due to cut phone lines.

Home security solutions can make homes safer. They can be configured to the occupant's needs. They sound an alert to keep you safe.




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