Private homeowners quite often face the need to protect property from intruders. For an experienced housekeeper, neither a door nor a window will become an obstacle, and for some crackers even a wall. In the latter case, not only valuable things can be permanently lost, but also irreparable damage to the structure of the structure can be inflicted. Avoid such problems allow modern alarm systems for the home.
A type
What are the alarms for home and cottages? Currently, security systems are divided into categories of wired and wireless. The main difference is in the principle of giving an alarm signal to control panels.
The main advantage of wireless systems is the ease of installation and movement of individual components to a new place, as well as the absence of the need to lay the intricacies of numerous cables and wires. How much is a wireless GSM alarm system for home? The price of such security systems in the domestic market starts at 9,000 rubles and may increase depending on the configuration.
Installing a wired alarm looks like a rational solution for homeowners who install at the final stage of housing construction or during repair activities. Otherwise, the installation of wiring will lead to the need to violate the structure of the external decoration of the premises. The reduced cost, which differs wired GSM-alarm system for the home, also affects the choice here. The price of such systems is about one and a half times lower compared to wireless solutions.
Alarm Elements
Security systems include the following components:
- Control panel - acts as the heart of the alarm. Serves as a means for receiving alerts that come from peripheral devices. Allows you to control the functions of the system.
- Sensors - are triggered by the manifestation of certain irritants, the fixation of which is sharpened by similar elements.
- Signaling devices - responsible for warning and alerting the homeowner about the danger. They can be presented in the form of sound and light components.
- Remote controls - allow you to turn on and off the alarm, change the system settings at a distance. The most advanced home alarm kits provide the ability to control system functions from mobile devices through the installation of special applications.
Sensors
Modern alarm systems for the home can be equipped with the following sensors:
- Motion sensors - detect the movement of outsiders in the controlled territory or inside the building.
- Door and window opening sensors - triggered when magnetic detectors mounted on plumb lines are opened.
- Smoke and gas sensors - notify about the occurrence of fire hazard situations, transmit data on the smoke of the protected premises to the central unit.
- Water leakage sensors - are installed in rooms where there is the highest risk of leakage.
- Glass damage sensors - pick up vibrations when glass is cracked.
Operating principle
How is control over the territory carried out using GSM-signaling? In the house or around the perimeter of the site are
motion sensors. When triggered, the latter transmit data to the control panel, from which a corresponding notification is sent to the homeowner's phone. Some home alarm systems send audio and video messages. This functionality allows you to contact the control panel using a mobile device and find out what is happening on the site in real time.
House protection - alarm - 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 so that the latter remains invisible to attackers. Otherwise, crackers will take action to prevent the alarm from being sent to the landlord’s phone.
Degree of protection
When choosing an alarm system for the home, the defining moment is the level of protection. In other words, attention should be paid to the number of lines of protection.
Good home alarm kits can notify the homeowner of the following dangers:
- hacking of entrance and peripheral doors, attempts to penetrate through windows;
- glass damage, destruction of walls and ceilings;
- the movement of unauthorized persons over the area of the controlled territory;
- water and gas leakage;
- the occurrence of smoke and fires.
Home Alarm Installation
If the choice fell on a wireless security system, to ensure its operability, installation of the control panel of the device will be required. The latter is synchronized with peripheral components, which are responsible for fixing the danger, transmitting a signal and activating an alarm. In the case of using a GSM dialer, which notifies the owners of a security violation by sending special text messages to the phone, the installation of a control panel is not required.
An important condition for the implementation of the maximum level of protection is the installation of the battery, which supplies energy to the alarm system for the house and cottage in case of power failure from the centralized power supply.
If the installation of a wireless system requires only the selection of optimal zones for the location of the central console, hazard sensors and alarm sirens, then for the installation of wired means you will have to take care of laying the cable. To connect here, stranded wires with a cross section of 4x0.22 mm or 6x0.22 mm are required.
Sensors for signaling a wired house are connected to the control panel by laying wires in the cable channels. It is advisable to bookmark such boxes at the stage of housing construction. If we talk about laying cables on the street, a plastic corrugation is used for these purposes. A more effective, but at the same time expensive way is to place the wires in pipes designed for drinking water. In the latter case, the cables will be reliably protected from external factors.
Selection tips
Before giving preference to a specific option, it is worth deciding what the protection of the house should be. Alarms can support a wide variety of sensors. Therefore, it is necessary to decide what means will ensure the highest safety at the facility.
If it is necessary to protect the house from robbery, in most cases it is enough to install infrared temperature and motion sensors. When there is a high risk of accidental fires, it is worthwhile to additionally equip the system with elements capable of fixing the temperature and degree of smoke.
When choosing an alarm, the most important question remains: who will install the system components. Given the simplicity of most modern security equipment, you can cope with the task yourself. At the same time, the participation of specialists will allow you to correctly configure the system, which will ensure its reliable operation.
An effective way to establish the maximum level of security at the facility is to synchronize the alarm with other security equipment. However, before proceeding with the integration of several systems, for example, with surveillance cameras, it is worth finding out about their compatibility.
How to position the alarm elements on the object?
If we talk about the protection of personal territories, the components that are responsible for fixing the movement of unauthorized persons should be installed around the entire perimeter of the plot from the inside of the fences.
Hacking sensors are mounted on windows and doors, gates. A good addition to the latter will serve as elements that notify of breaking glass.
Thanks to the installation of a truly functional control panel, the alarm system can be configured to meet the specific needs of the homeowner. One owner is enough to receive alarm alerts on the phone. Others need to activate the light and sound siren. In some cases, it seems more rational to give an alarm to a private security station or to automatically communicate with law enforcement agencies.
Eventually
Currently, home alarm kits can be ordered from both foreign and domestic companies. There are no problems with the acquisition of security equipment today. The main thing is that the system be thought out, meet the personal needs of the homeowner, the nature of the object.
If the user feels a lack of experience in the industry, it is better to entrust the choice of security tools to professionals. This approach allows you to get rid of the hassle in the future, as well as to avoid the need to find rational solutions for the effective installation of system components.