| When most people think of a home alarm system | | | | be replaced. Your home monitoring company will |
| they assume that this just includes the actual | | | | monitor these as well. This is extremely important |
| alarm, the keypad you see when you enter the | | | | in both cases. For smoke and heat detectors, |
| house, and the monitoring from the security | | | | there can be a fire when you are not home or |
| company. These days there is so much more to | | | | worse, when you are sleeping. With the |
| it than that. There are so many benefits to a | | | | monitoring company keeping a watch on the |
| system that most people are unaware of. | | | | levels in your home, you know that even when |
| Your home can be protected by a home alarm | | | | you are away or asleep there is someone |
| system from other things besides a burglary or | | | | watching who is not. The same goes for carbon |
| home invasion. There are other dangers to a | | | | monoxide detectors. The scariest thing about this |
| house that you can be protected from. For | | | | threat is that the carbon monoxide levels could |
| example, in your basement you can have water | | | | reach an unsafe level in your home while you and |
| sensors installed in order to detect if you are at | | | | your family sleeps. With the monitoring company |
| risk for flooding. As soon as the water reaches a | | | | keeping an eye on things you know that you will |
| certain level the monitoring company will be | | | | be alerted and emergency services will also be |
| alerted and they will be able to contact you in | | | | alerted as soon as there is a problem. |
| order to take care of the situation before it | | | | These are all great extra features that most |
| becomes a problem. Another type of sensor you | | | | people are unaware are included in a home |
| can have installed in your basement is a freeze | | | | security system. You can also have a small |
| sensor. These detect whether or not your pipes | | | | remote device that you can keep on a keychain |
| are getting close to the temperature where they | | | | or some other convenient location, which will allow |
| might freeze or burst. Again, the monitoring | | | | you to arm and disarm your system by simply |
| company is alerted when there are any changes | | | | pressing a few buttons. This can also be helpful to |
| in temperature and if it appears that there might | | | | keep by your bedside if you hear a strange noise |
| be a problem, they will contact you immediately. | | | | at night and need to alert the monitoring company |
| Throughout the rest of the house you probably | | | | without getting up and going to the nearest |
| already have smoke and carbon monoxide | | | | keypad. There are many benefits to a home |
| detectors installed. It is important to check the | | | | alarm system that go far beyond protecting you |
| functioning of these detectors every 6 months | | | | from burglaries and home invasions. |
| and to make sure the batteries do not need to | | | | |