subject: Eight Effective Home Security Alarm Devices For Your Home [print this page] In keeping with the advancements in intruders' home-breaking methods, security systems have also grown more sophisticated. Keeping your home locked or using a basic alarm system is no longer a guarantee against an intrusion.
In order to cope with the times, choose a more advanced security system. That way, you can sleep better at night knowing that you have taken the best possible measures to safeguard your family and property. There are eight such effective home security devices in the market.
-Wireless Alarm System - Although this type to be monitored from time to time to check if batteries require recharging, this is also the easiest on the budget.
-Traditional Burglar Alarm - Unless the burglar knows how to disengage the alarm, it will make a loud sound once he is detected.
-Security Cam - Cameras can be hidden outside the house in order to detect the intruder at his point of entry. The good thing about the new models of cameras is that most of them can withstand the sudden climate changes, and advanced wireless cameras as well.
-The Motion Detector - You can best use a motion detector to your advantage if it is hidden in a window or door. Advanced models are hooked up to a telephone outlet, where a pre-set number is dialed once the motion has been detected. Some detect the intruder's body heat using an infrared device, while others utilize a laser light that alerts the control panel if there is a blockage of light. This is best activated upon going out of the house.
-The Lock-Alarm System for a Window or Door - Apart from locking these, there is a hidden alarm that is set off once its magnetic sensor detects a disturbance on the window or door.
-Glass Sensors- Windows are the right place for this type of security system, particularly glass-paned ones. This is because it picks up on the sound or vibration of breaking glass in order to alert the house owners.
-Perimeter Alarm System - This type of system is ideal for people who have many accessible entrances to their home. It will sound the alarm once an intruder is detected near any of these.
-Multi-purpose Detector - This kind of detector can pick up on a change in temperature, anticipate a flood, or detect smoke aside from its basic functions.
