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Home burglaries continue to impact thousands of Australian families each year, yet many people only consider installing an  alarm system  after they’ve already been affected.  Recent data from the  Australian Bureau of Statistics   shows that the risk is significant: around 2% of households in Australia experienced a break-in over the past year, translating to nearly 195,000 homes impacted by this violation. Although this rate has decreased from pre-COVID-19 levels, it’s up from the historic low seen during lockdown periods, when many people were staying home​. Crimes Have Increased According to stats on the  BOCSAR homepage  ,New South Wales, in particular, has seen a rise in certain property crimes, including motor vehicle theft and break-ins. As of March 2024, incidents of non-domestic property crimes have increased, indicating a greater need for vigilance and proactive home security measures​ Loss of Irreplaceable Heirlooms The reality is that brea...

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...