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Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Home Security System Reviews

Home is the place where everyone wants his ultimate comfort and security- that is why there is a common proverb 'Home sweet home'. But unfortunately our home is not completely safe from intruders. We just have to adopt different systems to protect our homes from intruders such as thieves, burglars, etc. There are different home safening systems by which we can make our home completely secure from unwanted outsiders. These different electronic gadgets are: 1) Home Alarms, 2) Burglar Alarm, 3) Close circuit television camera, 4) Motion Sensors, etc. Today with the help of new technologies we can easily purchase and install a home-security system with minimal expense. That is why nowadays most of the houses are adopting these peace of mind systems as they are very reliable and helpful in protecting our homes from intruders. The "home security systems" are as easy to use as a telephone. The systems consists of a:

1) Control Unit, 2) Battery Backup or Power Supply, and 3) Transformer.

The control unit has keypad features with lighted number keys and audible signals which can alert us in emergency conditions. Beside this there are different home safety products, they are:

1) Smoke Alarms, 2) Fire Alarms, 3) Gas Detectors, 4) Flood Sensors, etc.

Intruders like burglars always try to find the weaknesses in home security systems so as to break into the house. They often use back doors with worn or old locks or they often open basement windows that can be easily kicked in. Not only robbery but also different kind of crimes are committed such as assault, rape, kidnapping etc completely due to the lack of security in our homes. There are also various electronic gadgets which work on wireless technology such as motion sensors, remote controlled security cameras and many more. This new technology, which is a combination of computer microprocessors is making smart sensors, which are capable of distinguishing between a pet animal and an intruder.

In this way the home protection systems are ready to function in all circumstances. The close circuit television cameras are used as security cameras. One can continuously keep an eye on these cameras output with a help of video monitor and thus the entry of the intruders can be prevented.

The Burglar Alarms are always ready to protect our residential houses and shopping stores from terrible robbery. These alarms are simply programmed to alert us about any kind of robbery and helps us in preventing burglary.

The home potection systems protects us from various dangerous situations like threatening our family's lives and also our own life. There are different Home Safening Stores that provide excellent security systems for our homes by which we can sleep in our homes with complete peace in mind. These stores have professional experts who used to deal with home security.

Finally it can be said that a happy family deserves a sweet and safe home and by using the home security systems in no time at all we can get the ideal home with a newfound peace of mind.

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Saturday, March 1, 2008

Home Security Tips For Your Personal Safety

The subject of home security is very important and should be given plenty of advance thought regardless of whether you live in an apartment or house that you own. You want to be sure that your possessions and personal safety are well protected at all times. All of the best home security measures in the world cannot help you after a crime has been committed. They can only be of use to help prevent the crime in the first place. So here are some simple ways to help increase your own personal safety:

* Install a home security system that can monitor all of the entry and exit areas of your home and sound a loud alarm if someone breaks in. If you happen to live in an apartment where you are not allowed to run wires through the walls, you can get a wireless home security system instead that will still do the job and has the advantage of being able to be removed and taken with you when you find a new place to live. Because of being wireless, these kind of security systems can also be very easy to install by the average person and they are inexpensive as well.

* Get a watchdog that will bark when someone they don't know approaches the home. It doesn't even have to be a big or ferocious dog at all, just one that makes noise when it feels threatened by a stranger. This one simple tip can be incredibly effective in protecting your personal safety as most criminals that have bad intentions do not want to have to deal with the loud noise and attention that a vocal dog can cause. They would rather choose an easier target instead.

* If you have valuables that are very expensive, it may be wise not to keep them at home at all. You can rent a safety deposit box in a bank instead for such high dollar or high value items. For other valuables you may want to consider a home safe as this lessens the possibility that a burglar can get at your valuables quickly and leave undetected. Speed and stealth are very important to home burglars and anything that you can do to slow them down improves your chances of protecting your valuable items.

* Lastly, always keep home security in mind. The best home security system won't help you if you forget to turn it on. Likewise, you are only inviting trouble if you forget to lock your doors and windows at night. Hiding a key in close proximity to your front door is a way to allow intruders easy access to your home. So just try to think about home security as much as possible and make it part of your routine to actually use the home security equipment that you have, and practice safe home security measures as part of your daily life.

If you plan in advance for increasing your personal safety and then carry out your plans on a daily basis you will greatly improve your chances of keeping both you and your possessions safe and protected.

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Thursday, January 24, 2008

Home Security How You Can Help the Police Before Your Property is Stolen.

Welcome back to part 7, if you have implemented the recommendations we have made so far you will have gone a long way toward protecting your home. Nobody can promise that you will not fall victim to a thief, so in this article I want to give you a few tips on how you can help the police retrieve your goods if it should be stolen.

Make an inventory of your property.

Keep a list of your processions in a secure place, perhaps in a safe deposit box or with a friend, this will help the police if you do have a burglary, and it will also help to support a claim if you have a house fire or some other kind of loss.

The better the job you do on the property inventory the more help it will be. Now that digital cameras are readily available take pictures of all the rooms in your home and their contents. In case of a loss by fire or flood etc. it will help you in your claim with your insurance provider.

On your property list, show, which room the goods, were in. Describe the article as fully as feasible; include the manufacturer model number, size, color, and the material the article is made of as well as its price. It is also a good idea to include damage marks, repairs, etc because these are unique to your things.

Mark your goods with your Post Code, your Drivers License Number or some other number that is exclusive to you but do not use your Social Security number! Properly marked property is hard for a burglar to sell on to someone else, and it makes it easier to trace them back to you.

Always mark your assets by engraving in an area that cannot be simply removed and is not in plain sight, if you cannot engrave the thing use a permanent marker or an ultra violet pen. Some items are not suitable for marking and this is where a digital or video camera comes into its own.

Now that you have a catalogue of your property make certain you keep it up to date!

Having marked your property make sure that any possible burglar knows about it, a small sticker displayed on doors and windows will do the job. These are generally available from your local police station or crime prevention officer.

Burglary is the most frequent form of theft in the United States; by marking your property you are taking an important step in protecting your home and avoiding the distress that this type of home invasion causes.

In the next part of this series I will be giving you a few dos and don'ts to help you with your personal and home security, see you soon.

Roger Overantout

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Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Home Security Patio Sliding Glass Doors

As promised at the end of part 4 of this series, in this section I will deal with Patio Sliding Glass Doors. Quite often homeowners install sturdy locks on their front doors but leave their patio doors and sliding glass windows "wide open" to illegal entry.

Burglars love these because they are so easy to open. Usually, sliding doors and windows are at the side or rear of the home so they are more secluded than the front door, this makes a perfect place for burglars to hide and enter.

There are two main risks that need to be protected against.

1. Forcing the lock.

The standard lock that is fitted to most sliding doors and windows is very easy to pry open, an additional stronger lock should be fitted to give more security. Something as simple as lying a broomstick in the runner can offer some protection provided it is a good fit.

However Dead Locks are much better, they will prevent the burglar from using the door or window to remove stolen property unless they smash the glass and that is a very noisy and risky thing for them to do.

2. Lifting Out.

Many sliding doors and windows can be lifted out of their tracks from the outside. You can prevent this by putting two metal screws through the track above the sliding part of the door or window, the screw will need to be adjusted to allow the door to operate correctly.

Double Hung Windows

To lock a double hung window, you will have to drill a downward sloping hole into the top of the bottom window, and through that into the bottom of the top window being careful to avoid the glass unit, if you have any doubt about your DIY abilities get a professional tradesman to do it. Once the hole is drilled a pin can be inserted, locking the window shut.

To use the window for ventilation, you should partly open it (less that 4 inches) and making a second set of holes, the window can then be used for ventilation.

Remember, open windows and doors, even if secured, should never be left unattended while you are gone or asleep.

This section is quite short but I thought the information was important enough to deserve a section of it's own. In part six we will be dealing with Burglar Alarms.For more vital home security tips and information about how to protect your home and family please visit http://www.homesecuritynews.info You may reproduce this article provided you maintain an active link back to http://www.homesecuritynews.info

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