Five Benefits of Installing a Home Alarm System

Are there any reasons to install a home security system other than the obvious one: to protect your home from a break in? You’ll be surprised by how many other reasons there are for having an ADT home security system installed in your home:

• Your alarm signal goes to the company control room and their 24 hour security team will contact you via your home land line or your cell phone, so you’ll be contacted whether you are at home or away from home.
• Your ADT home security system will also alert the local police, giving them the opportunity to catch the intruder while on your premises.
• Your system may have a motion sensor monitoring the premises, with a light that turns on whenever motion is detected. This will assist the police, and it is protection for you as well when you arrive home at night.
• Your system may also include smoke detectors and fire alarms that will notify your local fire department, and it is possible to possible to get sensors to monitor other aspects of your home, including carbon monoxide and flood detectors.
• Your homeowners insurance will be discounted because of your security system, with discounts that range from 5% to 25%.

Studies have shown that a home not protected by a security alarm is six times more likely to get broken into than a home with security alarm protection.

Now for our final advice: Even if you have the best security system, you still have to take care of some common sense things on your own. Keep your doors and windows locked at night and when you are away from home, and install proper lighting. The best security system around can’t save you if you fail to protect yourself.

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