Investing
in a security
system for your home is a brilliant way to give yourself peace of mind
whilst protecting the people and items that are most important to you.
However one of the most irritating elements of home alarm systems are false alarms - incidents in which an alert is triggered unnecessarily, potentially causing distress and frustration for you and your neighbours. It's important to remember that false alarms are often easily preventable, so long as you think ahead and take a few simple steps. Change your batteries False alarms can often be caused due to expired or faulty batteries, which is why you should replace the batteries in your home alarm once every two years. Some of the best alarms on the market will send an alert to your security control panel if the battery is running low, so this is a worthwhile feature to ask for. Consider pet immune motion detectors Pet owners often hesitate to purchase a home alarm system for fear that their much loved cats or dogs will set off the alarm accidentally. Luckily, there are special alarm systems available that come with pet immune motion detectors, which are designed to ignore animal movement. These are a great choice for protecting your home if Fluffy the 'guard dog' isn't quite up to scratch. Teach your family how to use the alarm If you have multiple family members that will be coming in and out of the house throughout the day, make sure that they all understand how to use the alarm system properly. The last thing you want is for someone to accidentally trigger an alarm due to lack of knowledge, so make sure that they understand the various ins and outs of the system and the control panel. |
Frequently Asked Questions for Alarm Systems. What is a Control Panel ? A Control Panel is the brains of the security system. It controls the actions of your detection devices and stores the user codes. The Control Panel is to be located within the armed area of the house. Typically all wiring for the house will come back to the control panel and connect into the system. Which Control Panel is right for me ? Generally the selection of the control panel is in line with the Budget and Size of the premises to be protected. Typically most domestic system will have standard 8 Input connections for PIRs and Reed Switches. Depending on the type this number can be doubled by the use of resistors and wiring. Each alarm system has its limitations on how many inputs can be connected, if they exceed the onboard capacities then expansion panels can be added to the system to increase the inputs and outputs. Various sensors connect to the control panel from locations throughout you...