With the holidays rapidly approaching, home break-ins are expected to be on the rise. Many home owners may want to consider thinking about having a security system installed in their home to ensure the safety and security of their home and valuables from unwanted intruders. Diamond Electronics is here to help you in the decisions regarding your homes’ safety and your unique needs in a security system.  Our team of skilled technicians can have a system installed in your home at a time when is most convenient for you.

Contact Diamond Electronics today to see how we can assist you in selecting the right security needs for your home. Diamond Electronics is located in Locust NC and services Charlotte NC and surrounding areas.

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Should I get a wired system or a wireless system?

Many factors affect this choice. The major factor is the construction and decoration of the premises. Can the location be wired and how much labor will be involved in wiring for the alarm? Will wireless devices be able to communicate to the alarm panel? Plaster walls with metal lathe in them can block the wireless signals. Large mirrors, foil wallpaper, metal lockers and other radio systems nearby might prevent a wireless system from working properly.

Many new systems integrate wired devices with wireless devices. The main thing to consider is whether the system meets your current needs and whether it can expand to meet your future needs.

What about fire safety?

This is a security issue that is too often overlooked. Most homes have smoke detectors installed, but what happens if no one is home when they go off? More importantly, what if you don’t wake up because carbon monoxide puts you into a deeper sleep?

A simple but priceless solution is to have at least one monitored smoke/heat detector to supplement the others in the house. This way, the fire department will come whether you are able to call them or not.

Property and life can be saved if the fire department is notified in time.

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When you consider getting a security system for your home, there are many things to think about. Here are a few questions you may want to keep in mind.  Diamond Electronics is also available to answer any questions that you may have regarding security for your home.

Should every door and window be protected?

Every accessible door and operable window should be protected. All glass windows should be protected with a glass break detector. Typically, in a three story residence, the windows on the third floor cannot be opened by normal means; glass break detectors should be sufficient if the windows are kept locked. Rather than contacting these third floor windows, the money could be spent on additional interior protection or other security features like fire protection devices. However, if you would feel unsafe with these windows without a contact, then you should contact them. It’s your security and your peace of mind. Garage overhead doors are a special case. A lot of people get these doors contacted and then have the door bypassed automatically when the garage door opener is used. If there is no automatic opener, a contact can be useful protection on a garage door. If there is an automatic opener and you wish to protect a boat or trailer stored in the garage, there are devices designed to attach to the boat or trailer.

Do I need to put an alarm sensor on every exterior door and window?

It depends on what you are trying to protect. Are you mainly concerned about protecting your property when you are gone? Or is personal safety while you are home your main concern? Protecting your property can be accomplished with interior motion sensors. You will still need a contact on the main entry/exit doors but if someone comes through the window, a properly positioned motion detector will set off your alarm instantly. One motion detector can protect many windows and typically at least one motion detector is included in the original system. On the other hand, the motion detectors must be turned off while you are home. So for personal safety, you probably want to alarm some or all of your windows. A wireless panic button is also a good solution.

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Did you know that 98% of all alarm activations turn out to be false alarms? It is up to you, the alarm user to do your part to eliminate these false alarms.  Being proactive and managing your system properly will help reduce these false alarms and save you valuable money in false alarm fines.

Being an owner or operator of an alarm system, brings upon certain responsibilities. The same is true if you are an employee of a company where a security system is used. Activations of these systems require public safety to respond. With this being said, alarms should be completely reliable and should only request police and fire to dispatch in the event of an actual emergency.

It is imperative that you ensure all guests, renters, workers, contractors and hired help are trained properly and given an authorized code and password in order to utilize the system. It is important to never leave your home unaccompanied with these guests in and out of your home or business unless they are given authorized information.

Always check with your alarm monitoring company to make sure that they call the alarm site location and another phone number before dispatching the public safety authorities on alarm activation. This technique has proven effective in avoiding false alarms.

Everyone benefits from false alarm reduction. Be the solution.

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