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Do you want to protect your apartment from thieves and be calm for"

The first step to a quiet life is to find security agencies that will undertake to protect your property 24 hours a day. Open any newspaper with advertisements and call several offices, asking amiable girls three very important questions - "what", "when" and "how much." "What" is, of course, a kind of home alarm. "When" is the installation time. And "how much" is the initial payment for the installation of equipment and monthly payments for security. Let's deal with everything in order.

Everything You Wanted to Know About Alarm

There are telephone alarms and alarms with the "radio" prefix. The first ones are connected to the telephone line, respectively, for new apartments, still deprived of this blessing of civilization, they are not suitable. Such an alarm is considered not the most reliable, because it depends on the operation of the telephone exchange and can be disabled by a simple wire break in the entrance. Radio security is suitable for any apartment, regardless of the presence of a telephone in them. It is based on the use of a radio channel and transmits an alarm signal to the duty station by radio frequency. Such an alarm is completely autonomous, it is impossible to encroach on its integrity and safety without entering the apartment (and in this case, an alarm signal will instantly go off). Moreover, it is not affected by power outages. Even if the lights go out in the entire area, your nest will remain under reliable protection for another 48 hours - this is how much time the sensors will be able to work in the backup power mode.

Alarm installation times can vary from two days to a month. Some firms are ready to start installing equipment the very next day after the conclusion of the contract and payment for services. In others, there may be a queue to set the apartment for alarm, and it will take several weeks to wait. Therefore, if you and your whole family are planning a long-term trip to the country or a vacation by the sea and the apartment will be unattended, do not bring the installation of the security system until the last week before the vacation. So that you don't have to rush around the agencies and ask for time off from work, when the boss already strives to load you with urgent matters before leaving.

The cost of installing an alarm depends on the number of rooms and the number of installed sensors. On average, telephone signaling costs 6,000 - 8,000 rubles, radio signaling - 12,000 - 15,000 rubles. The latter is more expensive, because its price includes a deposit for special equipment, which from now on will settle at your home. Usually it is about 5,000 rubles. You will be able to return this money when selling or exchanging an apartment or terminating an agreement with a security agency. And for each month of protection from the family budget, you will have to carve out another 500-700 rubles.

Money guard pact

So, the agency has been found, the alarm system has been selected, the prices are satisfied. It's high time to conclude an agreement and start implementing the program "On vacation - with peace of mind". To do this, you should drive up to the central office of the security company, taking with you your passport and documents confirming the ownership of the apartment. Make sure that the company has a license to carry out security activities (usually the license number is indicated at the very beginning of the contract). Please read the information about the responsibilities of the parties carefully. So, almost all security firms refuse to compensate for damage from theft in the event that it was committed in less than 3 minutes (this is the average time of arrival of the task force at the place of burglary), and for theft of money and jewelry if they are not hidden in the safe … Therefore, even leaving the apartment on the alarm, do not lose your vigilance and do not scatter valuables and envelopes with money in a conspicuous place.

Simultaneously with the contract for the arming of the apartment, a property insurance contract is concluded with an insurance company - in case of compensation for damage in case of theft. You can call an agent to your house and draw up an inventory of valuable things or sign a standard contract without an inventory, which is drawn up right there, at the office of a security agency. In the first case, you will be compensated for the full cost of the stolen or damaged property, in the second, you will be paid the amount stipulated by the contract. Having signed all the necessary papers and paid off the bills, you can negotiate the day and time for the installation of the alarm.

Installation is a long matter

Installation of equipment in an apartment usually takes 5-6 hours. This time is spent on laying the cable and disguising it under baseboards and behind furniture, installing sensors, setting up equipment and instructing the apartment on alarm and removal from it. Therefore, talk in advance with your family about who will stay at home and will monitor the progress of work, or take a day off at work to manage the process personally. Then you will be able to approve the height and location of the sensors yourself and make sure that the bulky apparatus responsible for radio signals is not tucked up in the most conspicuous place, but hidden, for example, behind a curtain or behind an armchair. What is it to them, but what about this beauty to you, to admire it every day? And yet you have to come to terms with certain details. Signaling is, of course, a practical and useful thing in the household, but in appearance it is not entirely aesthetic. Sensors and wiring are not the most attractive interior detail. Even if skilled workers manage to hide all the wires under the skirting board, behind furniture or in a plastic cable channel, the displacement sensors will remain sticking out in the most conspicuous place under the ceiling. And for proper operation, they cannot be blocked or masked with anything. Yes, and it will not be possible to get out of them either, since they are included in the set of all alarms, be it telephone or radio systems.

There is a signal

The contract has been concluded, the alarm system is installed, it's time to act! Now, every time you leave home, you just dial the code and close the door. When, after a few seconds, the light above the door lights up, confirming that the alarm has turned on, you can go to work, to the country house, to a nightclub, and even sail around the world with a clear conscience! Your apartment is under reliable protection, and you have absolutely nothing to worry about. And upon returning home, do not forget to dial the code and turn off the security within 30 seconds, otherwise you will have to prove to the tough guys from the security service, who appeared on the alarm signal that you are Masha Pchelkina, the owner of all these countless riches, and pay a fine for a false call (usually from 50 to 100 rubles).

But what if you were attacked at the moment when you had already opened the door and forced to remove the apartment from the guard? And here smart technology will come to the rescue! Click on the buttons by changing the last digit of the code. In this case, the alarm will not work, but an alarm signal will be sent to the security console, and a team of employees will come to your aid. The same method will help you out when you are at home and they are trying to open the apartment door. While the intruders are tinkering with the lock, run into the hallway and dial the alarm code, making a mistake in the last digit. Before they have time to finish their dirty work, a rapid response team will rush into your house and show them where the crayfish hibernate!

It worked

If the alarm is triggered, if the correct code is not dialed within 30 seconds, an alarm will be sent to the security office. In less than five minutes, a team of armed fellows will surround all the approaches to your apartment and cut off the escape routes for the intruders. But in case strangers are operating in the apartment, different security agencies have their own methods of action. According to the agreement, the guard may have their own set of keys and permission to inspect the premises without the presence of the owners. Otherwise, only the owners have the keys. Therefore, when an alarm is received, the dispatcher contacts the owner by phone, the security goes to the facility and waits for the arrival of one of the owners to go inside and see what happened. Clarify the system of the agency you have chosen and decide if this option is right for you before making a final decision.

Yet such a criminal development of events is extremely unlikely. After all, an apartment placed on the security console can be seen by a tiny red light installed above the front door from the side of the entrance. What does a thief see when he looks at a burning light bulb? Signal "Don't get in - kill!" - and passes by. Kamikaze is not among them!