A Few Basic Facts About Security and Alarm Systems

Dec 2
21:18

2007

David Johnson

David Johnson

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Having a monitored security system is just like having your home watched by a security guard twenty-four hours a day and it is all done using state of the art technology, some of which has only recently been developed. The technology that was used in home security systems just a couple of decades ago would pale in comparison to the level of technology that goes into todays systems. In fact, now a security perimeter surrounding your home that reaches out thirty-five feet can now be established, using state of the art motion and body heat detectors.

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This means that you no longer have to wait for a criminal to enter your home or business,A Few Basic Facts About Security and Alarm Systems Articles before your systems sounds the alarm. These high tech sensors are so accurate that they can easily tell the difference between any animals such as dogs and cats and a human, in any type of weather conditions. These same sensors are also used inside of a building to detect the presence of a person after the alarm system has been set.Also, now wireless technology has made it possible to have an alarm system installed without having wires strung about the house. This is because new state of the art wireless components are battery powered and use radio signals to communicate with the control panel. Don't worry about the batteries running dead, because they last up to three years and each component will signal the control panel when its batteries are running low. Home security systems are far more user friendly then they have ever been and using them is cinch with a convenient key chain button activator. It looks like and functions just like the device on your key chain, that is used to operate the alarm on your car or truck. There is even new voice recognition technology that is available, that allows you to give spoken commands to your home or business alarm system. Home security systems also now cover more areas of home security, such as fire and carbon monoxide gas detection. Many people are unfamiliar with carbon monoxide gas, even though their gas heating system produces it every time it is turned on. The fact is that its a deadly poison that kills people every year and if your system is broken it can leak into your home and kill you. It has no smell, so the only way of detecting it is with a home security system equipped with CO sensors. The benefit of a monitored system is that in the event of an emergency you are not alone and trained security person ell will be on the phone with you and on the phone with the police or fire department.