In today’s society, it seems any urban area has its fair share of criminal activity. Gone are the days when you could leave your house unlocked and the keys in your cars and not have to worry about anything being stolen.
For peace of mind, a lot of people barricade themselves in with all sorts of protection against burglars in their home. Their houses look like Fort Knox. We shouldn’t have to live in fear and we need to feel safe in our homes.
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For city-dwellers, home burglar alarms have progressed from the barking of a family pet to state-of-the-art circuit systems. Understanding how they function will help you select the ideal burglar alarm system for your home, and perhaps give you the necessary background on how to maintain and utilize it properly. Here is a simplified explanation of how the system actually works.
Home burglar alarms are like electrical circuits, in that you are required to turn on a switch to activate a certain appliance. In the case of a burglar alarm, the intruder’s movements act as the turning on of the switch. The “switch” that he triggers activates the “appliance”, which is the sound of the alarm.
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There are two major types of home burglar alarm system. The first is the traditional hard wired home alarm which has wire connections to all sensors and keypads. The second type is the wireless home security system which uses wireless transmission of data from sensors to the alarm. There is much discussion as to which of these is the best home alarm system. Each has its own proponents but we feel that the latest wireless systems have many advantages and we believe this to be the best choice for most homeowners and offices.
The hard wired traditional home alarm requires all the sensors from doors and windows to be connected to the central control panel by cables. The installation of a hard wired system necessitates cutting into walls and removal of skirting and floor boards in order to run the cables. This obviously entails a lot of work and repairs to walls after the installation. The net result is high cost and much disturbance of the home environment. In contrast to this a wireless home security system can be installed in an hour or two of easy work even by an amateur, do it yourself, installer.
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