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"Off-topic Consumer Reports: Home Alarm Edition"
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2. "RE: Off-topic Consumer Reports: Home Alarm Edition" |
If you are like me (what are the odds on that?) you want a system that intrudes on your life as little as possible while still giving you a secure feeling in regard to burglar and fire protection. I have one that I use mainly when I’m out of town and the house is unattended. I never set it while I'm home (for instance at night), I am (or someone in the house is) just too sleepy in the morning to always remember to deactivate it. First, and to me most important, have friendly neighbors with whom you’ve had at least one discussion in this regard, and who won’t hesitate to call the police or fire dept. if they see something suspicious. You would of course reciprocate. Neither would hold the other responsible for false calls. Let them know when you’ll be out of town. Get a dog. A little yapper will provide an alert in the event of a night time home invasion, and a heavier dog could provide actual repellent force. Problem here is that you can’t leave a dog unattended. As to a burglar alarm. You'll need a system that has a local horn that hopefully scares burglars, and that will also report alerts to the police 24/7. Via phone line or whatever. If your phone line is cut after you've set your alarm, an alert should be sent to your monitoring company. You can arrange with the monitoring company how to handle the various alerts. I would advise against getting motion detectors. Too many false alarms, and in my community the police will start charging for house calls after three falsies. Get intruder sensors on doors. Maybe on windows too. Even maybe second level windows if they can be accessed by a nimble teenager. Get a fire alarm(s) also. Not the kind you find at Lowes that put out an ear piercing alarm but the kind that also goes to the local fire dept. You may never need it, but when you do, seconds count. Especially if someone’s home. The most intrusive aspect of burglar alarms is the coordination with the family. Usually that requires a lot of false alarms, so everyone has to know not only what to do in case of a fire or burglary, but what to do in case of false alarms. No need to panic, just call the monitoring co, give them your PW, and explain what happened. And wait for the police to show up anyway. Most burglaries are carried out by neighborhood kids. Limit your Stand your ground enthusiasm if you confront a kid burglar.
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