Home Security
Your home is your haven where you feel comfortable and secure,
and it should be the last thing you should have to worry about.
Thanks to technology, now you can pick and choose from a variety
of home security systems, residential alarm systems,
installation kits, do-it-yourself electronic goods and services,
and secure your home or business in an easy but effective way.
A home security system can foil the attempts of the burglars. In
an advanced system, the control box will activate a siren or
other loud alarm noise flashing outdoor lights and a telephone
auto-dialer. This alerts the occupants and neighbors that
someone has broken into the house. It drives the intruder away
and cna inform the police which house has been broken into.
The telephone auto-dialer can dial the police directly and play
a pre-recorded message giving the address of the house and any
other relevant information. This message will usually play over
and over again to allow the police to hear it even if the call
is put on hold for some time. Alternatively, it can dial the
security company that installed the equipment that will then
relay this information to the police. They can even dial your
cellphone to alert you!
Home security is a rapidly growing field, and there are new and
improved burglar alarms being invented all the time. All these
systems are more or less built around the same basic structure.
There is a central control box that monitors several motion
detectors and the perimeter guards and sounds an alarm when any
of them are triggered.
It is now quite common to have burglar alarms installed not only
in stores and other businesses, but in private homes as well.
These systems range from inexpensive do-it-yourself kits to
sophisticated whole-house security networks that must be
installed by professionals. However, some of the most effective
alarm systems are also the simplest. The most basic burglar
alarm is a simple electric circuit built into an entry way; it
is as effective as the family dog. But the problem with it is
that the intruder can cut off the connection by snapping the
wires and render it useless.
To overcome this flaw the modern burglar alarms incorporate the
control box into the circuit. It has its own power supply and
monitors the circuits and sounds the alarm. The control box
won't cut off the alarm until somebody enters a security code at
a connected keypad. To make it even more secure, you should
place the control box in an out-of-the-way spot, so the intruder
can't find it and try to destroy it.
Another simple option of home security is the basic floor mat
that uses an open circuit design with two metal strips spaced
apart. These metal strips are pushed together when somebody
steps on the mat and the circuit is completed.
All of these circuit systems are effective home security devices
for guarding the perimeter of a house or business from the
points an intruder is likely to enter the building. Once the
entry points are taken care of your home security system is in
place and you can feel absolutely safe and secure in your house.