Maintenance
It is important to make sure your home security alarm maintenance is current to maintain the effectiveness and overall performance. The main purpose of a home security system is to trigger an alarm condition when it is breached. With this in mind, maintenance is crucial on all components including the master alarm panel, motion detectors, door and window sensors, glass break detectors, siren, power transformer and backup alarm battery. Make sure your security system is operational when you need it.
How do I test my home alarm system?
At the least, you should test your home alarm system on a monthly basis to ensure it is fully operational. Just call the alarm monitoring center and inform them of pending testing so they will not dispatch the police department. Then, “ARM” the system and wait for it to activate. Open the door, window or walk in front of a motion detector to trigger the alarm. Wait for the alarm monitoring station to contact you to test the response time and monitoring service. If they do not call you in a matter of 10 seconds, research the reason and correct it.
Why is it important to test my security system?
Testing your home alarm system reduces the chances to false alarms and delayed response times. In this real world, the only way to ensure your alarm system is working is to actually put it to test. It is better to be safe, than sorry.
How often should a home alarm system be tested?
Every home security alarm system should be tested on a monthly basis at the minimum. If you have a alarm monitoring service, be sure to inform them of any pending testing to keep them from dispatching the police department. No one wants to find the police showing up at your door.
What should I be checking on my security alarm system?
Always check the status of your backup alarm battery to ensure that it holds a charge. Just unplug the power transformer to the alarm system and see if the keypad remains lit. If it does, then you can rest assured that you are being powered by the alarm battery and its holding a charge. If you do not see lights on the keypad, then replace the alarm battery as it will not hold a charge. On the average, a alarm system battery only last for about 3 years. Replace it every 5 years regardless.
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