Business and home alarms are there to do a job, that is to alert the owners or passers-by that someone is trying to gain access to the premises unwontedly. They are designed for that purpose, but to be honest how many people while out at the weekend hear the constant ‘bleeping’ and ‘screeching’ of home and business alarms and no-one even blinking an eyelid? Alarms that are constantly being set off falsely have very little or no protection to the building they are meant to be protecting.

Most people have now got alarms in their homes and businesses, so how can you stop them from simply setting themselves off when no-one is in the house or office and simply becoming a noise nuisance?

Family Pets : We all know that Britain is a nation of pet lovers and every other household owns a cat or a dog. But are you aware that pets have a tendency to set off alarms during the night or when the owners are away. To prevent your alarm from being a nuisance try to position the sensor so that your pets do not set off the alarm as they walk about, do test runs, and allow your pet to walk about the house as you set your alarm sensors.

Window/Door Contacts : Some alarms will be operated by a series of contacts which are placed on windows and doors, if they become loose or broken then the alarm will react as if someone is trying to gain entry.

To prevent your alarm becoming just an ignored, annoying noise in the background, as neighbours roll their eyes and say, “Oh, see that’s his alarm away again, wish he’d get that fixed!” whilst watching their favourite TV program. Try and think about you’re positioning of sensors and checking the alarm contacts. Most importantly, look after your alarm and it will look after your property.