Are there any useful add-ons for security alarms?
Yes, you can improve the overall safety of your home with: • Door and window contacts: These magnetic devices will activate the alarm when the door or window is opened, if the alarm is set. Ideally, you will have contacts at all points of entry. • Glass break detectors: These devices recognise the sound the breaking glass and will activate the alarm. • Panic buttons: These hand-held alarms can be kept beside the bed or in other locations around the house. Pressing the button will send a message to the monitoring station. • Closed Circuit Television: A CCTV system allows you to monitor and record both inside and outside your home. • Smoke detectors: These can be wired through the alarm’s control panel and act as a more certain means of alarm if there is a fire in your home. When the smoke alarm is activated by smoke, a message is sent to the monitoring station. How does a monitored alarm work? When your NZ monitored alarm detects something untoward, it will: 1. Wait 30-60 seconds before
