Glass Break Sensors in Home Burglar Alarm Systems

If you have been thinking about installing a security burglar alarm system in your home you should never underestimate how a glass break sensor may help enhance the security of your home. Most of us like to keep or homes as neat as possible and we use glass windows to give of homes a more elegant look. Glass windows also enhance the look of a house by allowing sunlight into rooms. This gives the house a happier and more calm feel during the day.

The problem with glass windows and doors is that they are an easy target for a burglar. The physical properties of glass make them very easy to break and it shatters with ease. Burglars can break glass very easily and those that know how can even do it is a way that it makes almost no noise. This is a serious threat to the home owner. Imagine if you are inside the house with your family at night. Perhaps sleeping and an intruder breaks through one of the windows without making any noise.

A situation like this can put your family at a serious risk. The dangers that a burglar presents inside a house full of people is unmeasurable. So what can you do in order to protect your home from such a threat? Home security systems have different types of sensors that may be available as add ons or perhaps as part of the whole package. One of the sensors that are available are glass break sensors. These sensors have the ability to detect shock waves on glass and trigger the alarm if someone either broke a window or is trying to.

So how does a burglar really break a window without making noise? Most burglars use the same tactic that they use to break into cars. They use a very solid metal object. The most common used object to break glass is the metal end of a car's spark plug. Hitting glass with such an object makes the glass break slowly losing the typical shatter that we would expect from glass.

For this reason a glass break sensor is a very important home security device that you should not overlook when you buy a security burglar alarm system. The more complete the system the better. In a scenario in which a burglar is trying to enter your home by trying to break a window of perhaps a door that has glass made areas while you are sleeping the glass break sensor would send a signal activating the burglar alarm letting you and possibly authorities know that there is an intruder sneaking into your house.

In other words the value of such a security device cannot be underestimated. It is a great addition to any home security system and it may even prove to be a life saver for you and your family in an unexpected and very dangerous scenario.