You can protect your home from burglary and home invasion in a variety of ways. The best way is to use a working security system. Security systems have a lot of parts that connect with each other and work with one another.
Security systems use the home protection tools such as home alarm systems, smoke and heat detectors, and gas detectors. Security systems also have an alarm system known as a glass break detector. The alarm listens for the sound that shattered glass makes to alert you of a break in.
Glass detectors can also be called audio discriminators. They tune in to the specific sound frequency that glass makes. When the glass breaks, the specific sound frequency is heard by the alarm and it goes off.
Security systems use glass break detectors as an additional security measure. They work well with motion detector alarm systems. You can use glass break monitors near windows and glass doors.
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Glass detectors can be put in different areas of your home. It is best to place them in an area with a lot of windows, since they cover a 35 foot radius. Living rooms are a popular choice to place them.
Two types of glass break detectors can usually be found. Single technology is the alarm that listens for any sign of glass breaking. Duel technology also listens for breaking glass, but also listens for the point of impact on glass before it shatters.
Single technology listens specifically for splintering wood and breaking glass. If the sound of glass breaking happens, the alarm goes off and your company is alerted immediately. The drawback with this type of system is that any breaking glass can set the alarm off, even if someone shatters a cup in the kitchen.
Duel technology takes the system one step further to reduce the chances of false alarms going off. They listen for a thud, or point of impact, against the glass before it breaks. This makes it easier for the alarm to know whether someone is trying to break in to your home with a crowbar, for example, and the sound of wine glasses hitting one another.
