Should Your Home Security Alarm Be Installed by a Technician?

If you have been reading for a while, you may perhaps noticed that I usually favor wireless burglar alarm systems. I usually favor them because they are cheaper and easier to set up. You do not need a professional alarm installer to come in to your home and charge a large sum of money. But despite the fact that wireless systems are easier to set up, wired burglar alarm systems are far more reliable than wireless ones. Let's put it this way, if you install a wireless intruder alarm system in your home and use it for months there is a very probable change that the batteries of some of the sensors will be depleted without you even noticing it. While sensors are down, areas of your home are totally unsecured from intruders and you will not get the coverage that you are to expect from your burglar alarm. Batteries die out after their charge get depleted and you will need change them periodically to maintain your alarm system in top shape.

On the other hand, wired systems are more expensive but may include the benefit of having its own power source relieving the task of having to check sensors for depleted batteries. This is a great benefit that you may get from them especially for busy people and people that travel often leaving their homes alone for weeks or months at a time. On the downside, wired security systems very often need the help of an installer since wires have to be installed correctly and secured so that they are not hanging around the house in a way that someone can spot them easily and cut them. Sometimes, if you buy a wired burglar alarm from a monitoring company they may offer installation for free as part of the package. Well in reality, the service is included in the total price. A classic marketing strategy indeed. For this reason, they are more expensive.

Others monitoring companies do offer free installation but you have to sign a contract that binds you to pay a monthly service. Now if you purchased a system that is not monitored by an agency in anyway you will probably be charged for installation. Is it worth it? To tell you the truth yes. The reason is wired burglars alarms that are not monitored usually have a buzzer or a bell and sensors that have to installed correctly in order to function properly. Let me give you an example, if you install a magnetic contact in a window and both sides of the contact rub against each other, normally opening and closing of the window will wear it and it will eventually stop functioning. Of course, this applies to sliding windows. Now imagine the opposite scenario. You install the contact's two parts far away from each other. The out come is that they will have no magnetic force and they will never work. These are just two examples of why you should really consider having a professional home alarm installer visit you home and install everything for you.

You will also need to deal with wires hanging around the house . This is not a very difficult task but if you are trying to install it yourself, you have to measure the wires well to avoid facing some common problems that surface when people try to install a wired system without proper measuring. Let me give you another example, you bought wires that are too short or you cut them short. This can lead to spending even more money after you have made the purchase of the whole system. And if things keep going wrong you may even end up paying more than what the installer would have charged you. To install wires properly you need to have the right tools and this includes pliers and depending on what you use to secure your wires you may even need a drill.

Wired burglar alarms systems are more reliable and it is quite normal for home owners that have them installed to combine them with other types of home security devices like cameras and monitors. In fact, someone in my family has one of these systems and has a relatively big monitoring station in the master room that has around four to six monitors that are connected to different home surveillance cameras. His whole security system is wired and has mostly every gadget that can be installed in it. It is also monitored by ADT. The installation was so well done that from the outside of the home it is almost impossible to notice at night that his home is protected and monitored. During the day you can spot some of the cameras if you look closely but there are no hanging wires or other components that are easy to find and disable by an intruder at night. Which makes it very reliable if you ask me. This is the most important aspect to why it is essential that you home security alarm if it is not a DIY kit, is installed by a qualified home alarm installer.