ByJeffAdolph
LGBT Residential Real Estate
Your home is your most precious asset so it makes sense to protect it from unwanted intruders and theft so that you can maximize your safety and security and live a happy, carefree lifestyle without having to worry about your most prized possessions vanishing or your lifestyle being compromised.
One of the best ways to protect you and your home is to install a home security system. There are a plethora of systems on the market -- from the simple to the advanced -- that are affordable in retirement with most priced from $600 to $2000. Any alarm system that you are considering for purchase should comply with safety standards, have its own power supply, contain motion detectors, and be equipped with a manual mode for activation so you can call for assistance when at home.
Monitored home alarms offer peace of mind and added security, and they put you in direct contact with emergency services without having to officially call them. The charges for monitoring are relatively inexpensive (approximately $10 a week) when compared to your safety and well-being.
If you elect to use monitoring services, your alarm needs to have an approved dialer and wiring, and the person fitting the alarm must be licensed.
Monitored security alarms are connected to your home phone lines; hence, if you have ADSL, then you must have a special filter connected. When your home alarm is triggered, this automatically goes to your security firm’s call center, a representative will then immediately contact you and notify you of the suspected intrusion. If you do not respond to the security firm’s call, emergency services are then dispatched.
Most standard security alarms include:
1) Control panel – the brains behind your home alarm system. Most include a tamper-proof switch that prevents the system from being disarmed.
2) Keypad – used to activate and deactivate your home alarm system. Most include fire, ambulance, and police buttons so that you can manually call for assistance in retirement if needed.
3) Motion detectors – small units usually mounted in the corner of a room which pick-up movement within the home and then trigger the home alarm.
4) Indoor sounder – the internal siren which sounds upon home intrusion.
5) External strobe – the light that flashes outside of your home and alerts your neighbors of a retirement home intrusion.
6) Smoke alarms – activates an alarm in the event of heat or smoke being detected within your home.
Additional home alarm features may include:
10 Heat detectors – infrared heat sensors that pick up large objects that emit heat and then trigger your home alarm system.
2) Wireless receiver – a receiver without wires attached. Similar to most wireless technology that is used today; this device communicates home security system activity.
3) Cameras – small devices that record activity in and around the home when you are not there. These are usually priced around $150 each and are an optional extra.
4) Remotes and hand-held panic buttons – emergency response remotes that can be worn and pressed when assistance is needed in and around your home.
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The function of a portable personal security alarm is to distract criminal activity and alert people in the surrounding area of a serious situation or emergency.
Posted by: Keane Security Alarms Riverside | September 24, 2009 at 01:21 AM