When we think of alarms, we usually picture in our minds a burglar alarm going off at a bank or an annoying car alarm going of by accident. The fact is, there are many types of alarms the warn you of danger, be it smoke or CO2 alarms, burglar alarms, door alarms, pool alarms, cellphone calling alarms and more.
Our focus here is on security and family protection alarms. There are many types here as well and its important to choose the right alarm for the right place and different alarms alert you to different types of danger.
Intruder, Glass Break Alerts and House Alarm Systems
These types of alarms alert you when someone approaches your home. If you have a driveway alarm, it will sound a chime when someone enters your driveway and functions more as an “alert” that detects motion. Other alarms that detect motion on the inside of your home or when an entrance is breached, sound of a much more serious sound than their chiming cousins and serve to both alert people in the home, and scare off intruders.
Some popular choices of these types of alarms are:
The Electronic Dog Alarm
The Fido sees intruders through walls and lets out a very mean and realistic bark when people approach your door. A dog will always make an intruder think twice about entering a home. This way you get the security benefits of a dog without the responsibility of taking care of it. Great for seniors who are unable to handle large dogs on their own.
Auto Dialers
Auto dialers call a predetermined number when they are set off. This prevents the police being called when a family member accidentally sets off the alarm.
One of the most popular auto dialer alarm systems is:
The Homesafe Wireless Security System
When a door or window sensor is triggered it sounds an alarm and sends a signal to the base unit. The base unit then dials a number and give the person who answers the option to listen in on the room, broadcast their voice, or disarm the system.
Personal and Trip Door Alarms
These alarms are portable and can be set up to secure your surroundings when you are away from home. Door stop and door handle alarms can be set up to warn you of a breach in your privacy, while personal alarms can let out a piercing scream to help ward off an attack and call others to help. Other personal alarms like the nap alarm can be used to wake you up if you feel yourself drifting off. Although great for college students, a nap alarm is a necessity for anyone who drives really long hours.
The Pal 130L is a very popular personal alarm that also functions as a flashlight.
Proximity Alarms
Proximity alarms let you know when an area of your home has been breached. Sometimes they can be used to alert you when a youngster is in an off limits area or even when a pet goes somewhere they aren’t supposed to.
The most popular and necessary proximity alarm is by far the pool protector alarm.
This alarm automatically sounds when children or pets fall into your unsupervised pool. It triggers a lout pulsating alarm at the unit and from the remote receiver. An absolute must for any pool owner.