Burglars Beware!

A loud alarm can certainly go a long way in protecting your family and valuables. However, if you do not have a home security service, the equipment you have only serves as a very expensive noisemaker. A home security service that has a central monitoring station can provide the protection you need whether you are at home or away. Did you know that you can save as much as 10 to 20% on your homeowner’s insurance policy if you have a security system in place?

If an intruder happens to trip the alarm, the central monitoring station will instantly provide you with the home security service that you need. You must have a control panel installed in your home that sends the pertinent details of the problem to the monitoring station through regular telephone lines. The monitoring station will phone you within ten seconds to see if something is amiss. If they reach anyone at your house, the person on the other end of the line will have to give the passcode to confirm that they should be there. If the right passcode is not given, the monitoring station will send police to your home immediately. It would be a wise idea to change your passcode regularly in order to keep any intruders at bay.

Reliable, fast service is a welcome characteristic of home security services. When the alarm goes off in your home, the central station must call the police within 45 seconds. Don’t worry if their power is lost because that is not a problem. A reliable backup source will be used to see that your home is continuously protected.

Among the ways that a home security service stays on top of things is to keep track of false alarms. If the police are sent to a scene for no apparent reason, it keeps them from being able to respond to a real emergency. There are some different ways that alarm companies can make sure that the authorities are not bothered unnecessarily:

• Look for a unit that has an audible delay feature. This will give you anywhere from 30 to 45 seconds for you to disable the alarm before authorities are sent over to your home.
• Many units have dual-tech sensors that need two separate components to go off at the same time – a PIR and a microwave signal. This is advantageous because it prevents house pets from unintentionally setting off the system.
• If there is ever a problem with the telephone lines, cellular backups can alert the home security service that all in not right in the home. If the home security service finds out that the lines were tampered with, then the police are dispatched directly to the scene.

In conclusion, whether you live in a little apartment or in a three-story mansion, you can truly have peace of mind knowing that a reliable house security system is in place. It is just like you have your own guard on duty 24/7 no matter if you are sleeping or on vacation thousands of miles away.