The safety minded homeowner has a wide variety of home security alarm systems to choose from today. The selection has evolved from the old hard wire set ups available to our grandparents. Today all sorts of gadgets use the latest technology to protect us and our belongings, whether from intruders or from the risks of everyday life.

The systems are fun to explore, starting with a simple keypad lock on the door (no more hunting for keys) or a pepper gun spray to carry on evening walks. Most of us are familiar with the boxes in Manhattan apartments, whereby a resident can screen callers before ‘buzzing’ them in to the street entrance. We have seen the alarms on the rear doors of stores and antique malls, to have an exit unlocked for fire safety but unavailable for patrons, who must leave by the front entrance, in sight of store staff.

Similar devices, in any combination, are available for single family homes. Driveway sensors alert the ones inside to people approaching the house. These sensors can also be used to monitor the approach to the swimming pool, for instance; to know if small children are straying that way or unauthorized people are sneaking around at night.

Entry gates can have code numbers, security cameras, and audio boxes to allow only approved access. Garage doors can be opened only be those with the code or by remote control on a key chain or in the dash of a car. They can be programmed to close automatically once the car has left.

Hardwired alarm systems are still used, but the new wireless systems are just as effective, more wide reaching, and less trouble to install. They are more tamper-proof as well. There are motion, sound, and shock detectors of many types, to protect glass windows and doors and every entrance to the house. Security cameras can be used both indoors and outdoors for monitoring purposes; they can be hidden or visible to deter intruders.

Fire alarms, familiar for years, are still a good idea, but now you can have freeze alarms as well, letting you know that the temperature is dropping to pipe-damaging lows. These systems can also sense water leaks and be programmed to call an emergency contact.

Nursery monitors can help parents get a good night’s sleep and get the chores done while the baby is sleeping. Play rooms and play areas can be monitored by sight and sound, children can carry tracking devices, and the elderly can wear panic buttons or have remote calling devices in case of need.

Ranging from a household safe with a combination lock or a password lock on the computer to a hand or fingerprint scanner on the front door lock, today’s systems are more effective and far ranging than ever. Outbuildings, boats, parked cars, and vacation homes can now be monitored and protected around the clock no matter where the owners are. Every person and every possession can be safer when they are surrounded by the measures available now.

State and local laws apply to home security alarm systems, so check them out while you are doing research on the best system for your personal environment.

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