Do you want to keep your belongings safe, or your entire house? Most people don’t realize that in many cases, when deciding on a home security system, they’re making a choice.
Basic security systems keep your belongings safe. They protect what’s inside your house when you’re out – preventing or at least inhibiting thieves from breaking in to your home. This of course, has real value.
However, with the right security system, you can protect your house itself too. One of the most effective set of features available in a home security system are the ones that monitor your home’s vital signs.
For example, did you know security systems can connect to your smoke detectors and get help if a fire seems imminent? When the system is properly enabled, your monitoring company can pick up on smoke in your home, investigate if appropriate and alert your fire department. Given that a fire is far more likely to cause serious loss than a break-in, this is a very important and potentially life-saving security system feature.
Water can be just as destructive to your home as fire. A burst pipe, an overflowing washing machine, or a backed-up drain can have your out of your house for months while significant repairs and refurbishments take place.
Your security system can help your prevent this when you opt for flood sensors. If water starts appearing on your floors, your security system can alert your monitoring system who can either alert you, or the fire department. You’ll never again worry about a frozen pipe doing untold damage while you’re away for the holidays.
Not only can your security system handle a frozen pipe, but it can catch an broken window, faulty insulation, leaky roof or heating and air-conditioning problem with temperature sensors. If there’s a swing in your home’s temperature, your security system can know and act.
Products like ADT’s Family Package (https://www.adthomesecurity.com/family-package.aspx) addresses employes all these features to help keep your home safe from the risks and downsides of life.
Anyone who has owned a home for awhile knows that the things that really cost and cause inconvenience aren’t as much stolen video equipment as the everyday disasters that cause real damage.
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