House Alarm recommendation please

Because the last thing he/she will see is the Claymore.

The British Army do great alarm systems.

 ...--- IMO a good professionall installed alarm system from a reputable company is a deterrent to opportunist thieves.  ...

How will Johnny Toerag tell the difference?

Most alarm companies have their logo etc on the bell box

Personally, we don't have a burglar alarm installed.  In fact, most of the people on the estate don't have one

We had lived for 33 years of our married lives without feeling the need for a burglar alarm.  

It only takes one break in to change that.

We were away in the caravan at the time and it's pretty devastating to come home to a ransacked house. 

There is one method that has been used to disable hard wired alarm systems (professional or DIY installed) when it is known the house occupier is away on holiday (caravanning for instance), this is to access (if fitted) the outside electric meter box and simply pull the main utility's supply fuse and then return to the property at least 24 hours later. After the fuse is pulled the alarm panel runs on it's battery back-up. When it then goes flat, the outside bell box(s) stop receiving electrical power from the alarm control panel. This then triggers the bell box to sound for approx 20 minutes off its own internal battery which is timed to cut off after said 20 mins. Come back some hours later, break-in, no alarm! It's dead. No auto-dialer too = no central station call!

There is one method that has been used to disable hard wired alarm systems (professional or DIY installed) when it is known the house occupier is away on holiday (caravanning for instance), this is to access (if fitted) the outside electric meter box and simply pull the main utility's supply fuse and then return to the property at least 24 hours later. After the fuse is pulled the alarm panel runs on it's battery back-up. When it then goes flat, the outside bell box(s) stop receiving electrical power from the alarm control panel. This then triggers the bell box to sound for approx 20 minutes off its own internal battery which is timed to cut off after said 20 mins. Come back some hours later, break-in, no alarm! It's dead. No auto-dialer too = no central station call!

 

 

 

 

 

Write your comments here...that would also apply to a wireless system. So the answer is to put an alarm on the outside meter box

We also have a four legged alarm system who lets us know, in no uncertain terms, if anybody is encroaching on our/his property. 

K 

 Jokingly, well I say jokingly, but this could actually be fact lol;

One could quite easily disable a four legged friend and break-in to your castle, how? Timings would have to be planned, obtain a large Joint of Beef, cook it, allow it to slightly cool down, break into your property, give your four legged friend the nice warm joint, he would not be interested in anything else!

Thanks Snowy1, now I know how to improve my sucess rate!

There is one method that has been used to disable hard wired alarm systems (professional or DIY installed) when it is known the house occupier is away on holiday (caravanning for instance), this is to access (if fitted) the outside electric meter box and simply pull the main utility's supply fuse and then return to the property at least 24 hours later. After the fuse is pulled the alarm panel runs on it's battery back-up. When it then goes flat, the outside bell box(s) stop receiving electrical power from the alarm control panel. This then triggers the bell box to sound for approx 20 minutes off its own internal battery which is timed to cut off after said 20 mins. Come back some hours later, break-in, no alarm! It's dead. No auto-dialer too = no central station call!

 

 

 

 

 

That's one of the reasons I have gone for a monitored alarm system, which doesn't cost that much more than an annual service contract.  As soon as there is a cut in the power supply,  a signal is automatically sent both to the monitoring centre and the installer informing them of such.  The monitoring company will then ring either me or one of my nominated key holders who can investigate the problem if required.

Best alarm nosey neighbours 

We have a Yale one. 

Ruddy Americans. Overpaid, over-sexed and over here and a college boy to boot.