Burglar Alarm Systems

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Security Systems

Security Systems are made up of a control unit usually located in the basement of a house or the service room of a business. This unit is the brains behind the system. The system is then turned on or off from a keypad usually located near the front or exit door. Security systems can have multiple keypads located at different doors if needed. Each system can be made up of different types of sensors.
 

Contacts-are located on doors and windows and detect the door or window being opened.
 

• Motion Detectors - detect movement within a certain area or room. These units cannot see through walls or glass and are typically located in common areas
  i.e.: hallways. There are also units that will allow small family pets to move around without triggering the alarm system.
  
  
   

• Shock Sensors - detect vibration on a window or door. These units are normally used on a particularly vulnerable window or door.
  
  
   

• Glass Break Detectors - detect the noise generated when glass is broken. These units have a small microphone housed within the unit and can cover multiple pieces of glass on different windows within the same room or area.
  
  
  
  
   

• Smoke Detectors - detect smoke within the premises. Normally located one on each level in the common area or hallway.
  
  
  
   

• Heat Detectors - detect sudden rises of temperature. These units are normally located in a kitchen or furnace room where smoke detectors cannot be used with our fear of false alarms.
   

• Carbon Monoxide Detectors - detect carbon monoxide levels on the premises.
  This is measured in parts per million in the surrounding atmosphere. These units are normally located near appliances that burn gases or wood i.e.:
  furnace, water heaters or fire places. They can also be located in bedroom hallways.
   

• Water Sensors - detects water from burst pipes or a sump pump failure. These sensors are normally used when the premises are left empty for long periods of time as the monitoring station can react before major water damage occurs.
   

• Low Temperature Sensors - detects a drop in temperature if the furnace fails. The sensor will trigger an alarm and the monitoring station can react before the premises gets so cold that water pipes would freeze and burst. These sensors are also used when the premises are left empty for long periods of time.

All of the above systems and sensors can be either hard-wired or wireless depending if wiring can be accommodated at the premises or not. Wireless sensors are battery-operated with lithium batteries giving an approximate six to seven year life span.
 

This information is a courtesy from Solo Security.  Should you require further information or assistance, please do not hesitate to call Niall Murphy at
(416) 897-0384.

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