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Intruders and would-be burglars are, unfortunately, more strategic than ever in their methods. For amateur felons, the presence of a security alarm alone will be enough to deter an attempt to break into your house or business, but others are less easily dissuaded. If your alarm is particularly dated or placed in a blind spot, this can even make it nearly useless.
Placing your intruder alarms in the correct place, masking motion sensors, and using a “multi-layered” security system are just some of the ways that you can turn a security system from ineffective to wholly effective against even the most determined of perpetrators. Read on to learn how you can apply some of these methods to your security alarms in a simple four-step process.
1) Sensor Placement
Have you checked if the security alarm’s sensors are placed in the correct part of the building? Since these are what will detect an intruder, they’re best hidden out of sight, depending on the type of sensor.
A motion detector, for example, will be best placed in an obscured part of a room, while a glass-break one can be placed more conspicuously. It’s often best to consult the system’s manual or speak to a professional if you’re unsure.
2) Upgrade to a Smart Alarm System
This modern type of alarm system can be monitored in real time, so no matter where you are, you can check if there’s a breach when an alarm goes off. That means no more rushing home when a pet causes your motion sensor to go off, since you’ll just be able to check on your smartphone’s camera to see if the perpetrator is really a felon or not.
Updated systems can also be wired directly to the police in the event of your inability to monitor the system.
3) Add Extra Layers to Your Security
Burglars will often know how to beat one alarm system inside out, while it’s rarer that they’ll know how to do the same for multiple. Rather than hedging your bets on the one type that you think they’ll be unfamiliar with, it’s better to include multiple. This can even be something as simple as placing a sign that states you have a system in place.
There’s even an entire academic journal dedicated to this field of research, which suggests the decline in burglaries in the UK post-1990s was down to this multi-layered approach.
4) Get a Professional Security Assessment
You can’t legally sign off a security system as being adequate for most insurance policies unless you’re professionally accredited. Though this is unfortunate for everyday homeowners who may face a surprise after attempting to claim insurance after a theft, Snowdonia Fire Protection is here to carry out the necessary procedures if you want to be sure that your insurance will be eligible should the worst-case scenario happen.
You can begin the process of arranging an assessment or total alarm system installation by getting in touch with one of our team members today.
