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Doug Kanter
- Jan 1, 1970
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I'll be moving into a new house within a month and having a security system
installed. I'd like to be armed with a litle information before interviewing
installers.
1) Cats and motion sensors: I'm assuming that motion sensors are the heart
of most home security systems. Maybe I'm wrong. But, in the past, I've never
gotten satisfactory answers to the question about how a system compensates
for a pet that may jump as high as the mantle over the fireplace. What are
the right answers, and which answers are red flags warning me to show the
installer the door?
2) Spook methods for home, yet? Are fingerprint or corneal scanners in use
for homes yet, or is this ridiculous overkill and/or outrageously expensive?
I'm referring to a replacement for the typical numeric keypad.
3) Fill in the blank: If an installer does not suggest _________ , call
another company.
Situation: House in a neighborhood that does NOT have much crime. Protection
primarily while away. Basement windows will be changed to glass block within
a week of moving in. Exterior doors are metal, but locks are cheap. I'll be
upgrading existing doorknob locks and adding deadbolts the day after moving
in. Sliding glass doors will be installed in the kitchen within a month, and
I see that as a vulnerability.
Finally: I could be wrong, but intuitively, it seems to me that all else
being equal, it's better to have more distance between a deadbolt and the
doorknob, rather than less. Right or wrong?
-Doug
installed. I'd like to be armed with a litle information before interviewing
installers.
1) Cats and motion sensors: I'm assuming that motion sensors are the heart
of most home security systems. Maybe I'm wrong. But, in the past, I've never
gotten satisfactory answers to the question about how a system compensates
for a pet that may jump as high as the mantle over the fireplace. What are
the right answers, and which answers are red flags warning me to show the
installer the door?
2) Spook methods for home, yet? Are fingerprint or corneal scanners in use
for homes yet, or is this ridiculous overkill and/or outrageously expensive?
I'm referring to a replacement for the typical numeric keypad.
3) Fill in the blank: If an installer does not suggest _________ , call
another company.
Situation: House in a neighborhood that does NOT have much crime. Protection
primarily while away. Basement windows will be changed to glass block within
a week of moving in. Exterior doors are metal, but locks are cheap. I'll be
upgrading existing doorknob locks and adding deadbolts the day after moving
in. Sliding glass doors will be installed in the kitchen within a month, and
I see that as a vulnerability.
Finally: I could be wrong, but intuitively, it seems to me that all else
being equal, it's better to have more distance between a deadbolt and the
doorknob, rather than less. Right or wrong?
-Doug