Home alarm systems: characteristics, choice, installation

Owners of private housing quite often face the need to protect property from intruders. For an experienced housekeeper, neither doors, nor windows will become a barrier, and for some burglars even walls. In the latter case, not only valuable things can be permanently lost, but also irreparable damage to the structure of the structure. Avoid these problems allow modern alarm systems for the home.

A type

What are the alarms for the house and giving? Currently, security systems are divided into categories of wired and wireless. The main difference lies in the principle of sending an alarm signal to the receiving and monitoring devices.

The main advantage of wireless systems is the ease of installation and movement of individual components to a new location, as well as the absence of the need to lay cobwebs of numerous cables and wires. How much is wireless GSM alarm for home? The price of such security systems on the domestic market starts from 9000 rubles and may increase depending on the equipment.

The installation of a wired alarm appears to be a rational solution for homeowners who are installing at the final stage of housing construction or during maintenance activities. Otherwise, the laying of the wiring will lead to the need to disturb the structure of the exterior decoration of the premises. Affects the choice here and the reduced cost, which differs wired GSM-signaling for the house. The price of such systems is about one and a half times lower compared to wireless solutions.

Alarm elements

The structure of security systems includes such components:

1. The control panel is the heart of the alarm system. Serves as a means for receiving alerts that come from peripheral devices. Allows you to manage the system functions.
2. Sensors - triggered by the manifestation of certain stimuli, the fixation of which are sharpened similar elements.
3. Signaling devices - are responsible for warning and alerting the landlord of the danger. Can be represented in the form of sound and light components.
4. Remote monitoring tools - allow you to enable and disable alarms, change the system settings from a distance. The most advanced home alarm sets offer the ability to manage system functions from mobile devices through the installation of special applications.

Sensors

Modern alarm systems for home can be equipped with the following sensors:

1. Motion sensors - detect the movement of strangers in the controlled area or inside the building.
2. The sensors for opening doors and windows - are triggered by the opening of magnetic detectors mounted on plumb bows.
3. Smoke and gas detectors - notify of the occurrence of fire-dangerous situations, transmit data on the smoke from the protected premises to the central unit.
4. Water leakage sensors are installed in rooms where there is the highest risk of leakage.
5. Glass damage sensors - catch vibration when cracking the glass.

Operating principle

How is the control over the territory carried out with GSM signaling? In the house or along the perimeter of the site are placed motion sensors. When triggered, the latter transmit data to the control panel, from which a corresponding notification is sent to the landlord's phone. Some alarm systems for home send audio and video messages. This functionality allows you to connect to the control panel using a mobile device and find out what is happening on the site in real time.

Home protection - alarm system - consists of a central unit and sensors. The main monitoring device must be located inside the protected area. It is advisable to place the sensors in such a way that the sensors remain invisible to intruders. Otherwise, intruders will take action to prevent sending an alert to the landlord's phone.

Degree of protection

When choosing a home alarm system, the determining factor is the level of protection. In other words, attention should be paid to the number of security lines.

Good home alarm kits are able to notify the landlord of the following hazards:

• Breaking of the entrance and peripheral doors, attempts to penetrate the windows;
• Damage to glass, destruction of walls and ceilings;
• Movement of unauthorized persons in the area of the controlled territory;
• Leakage of water and gas;
• Occurrence of smoke and fires.

House alarm installation

If the choice has fallen on the wireless security system, to ensure its functionality it will be necessary to install the AIP of the device. The latter is synchronized with the peripheral components, which are responsible for fixing the hazard, signal transmission and activation of the alarm. In case of GSM-dialer application, which notifies the owners about the security violation by sending special text messages to the phone, the installation of the control panel is not necessary.

An important condition for the implementation of the maximum level of protection is the installation of a battery, which provides energy for signaling for the house and cottages in the event of a power failure from the centralized power grid.

If the installation of a wireless system requires only the selection of the optimal zones for the location of the central control panel, hazard sensors and alarm sirens, then for wireline installation it will be necessary to take care of the cable laying. For connection, multi-conductor wires of 4x0.22 mm or 6x0.22 mm cross section are required here.

Sensors for signaling at home wired type are connected to the control panel by means of laying wires in the cable channels. It is advisable to carry out the laying of such boxes still at the stage of housing construction. If we talk about laying cables on the street, plastic corrugation is used for these purposes. A more efficient, but at the same time costly way - placing wires in pipes designed for drinking water. In the latter case, the cables will be reliably protected from external factors.

Tips for choosing

Before giving preference to a particular option, it is worth determining what kind of protection the house should be. The alarm can support work with a wide variety of sensors. Therefore, it is necessary to decide which means will ensure the highest safety at the site.

If it is necessary to protect the house from robbery, in most cases it is sufficient to install infrared temperature and motion sensors. When there is a high risk of accidental fires, it is worthwhile additionally supplying the system with elements capable of recording the temperature and degree of smoke.

When choosing an alarm, the most important question remains: who will install the components of the system. Given the simplicity of most modern security tools, you can handle the task yourself. At the same time, the participation of specialists will allow to correctly configure the system, which will ensure its reliable functioning.

An effective way to establish the maximum level of security at the facility is to synchronize the alarm with other means of protection. However, before you start to unite several systems, for example, with CCTV cameras, it is worthwhile to find out about their compatibility.

How to properly arrange the alarm elements on the site?

If we talk about the protection of homesteads, the components that are responsible for fixing the movement of unauthorized persons, it is better to install around the perimeter of the site from the inside of the fence.

The hacking sensors are mounted on windows and doors, gates. A good addition to the latter will be the elements that inform about the breaking of the glasses.

Thanks to the installation of a truly functional control panel, the alarm system can be customized to meet the specific needs of the homeowner. One owner is enough to receive alerts on the phone. Others need to activate the light and sound sirens. In some cases, it seems more rational to send an alarm to a private security point or to automatically communicate with law enforcement agencies.

Eventually

Currently, alarm kits for the house can be ordered from both foreign and domestic companies. Problems with the configuration of security means today does not arise. The main thing is that the system should be well thought out, meet the personal needs of the landlord, the nature of the object.

If the user feels a lack of experience in this industry, the choice of security means is better to entrust to professionals. This approach allows you to get rid of hassle in the future, and avoid the need to find rational solutions for efficient installation of system components.