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There are several steps you can take to prevent break-ins before they happen, and installing a security system can take your efforts to the next level. Both company-monitored and self-monitored systems can enhance your home security and help deter or catch those unwelcome guests, so take a moment to...

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08/20/2014

Top Ten Tips To Keep Your Home Secure

Home security is a rapidly growing industry. It’s not that complicated to figure out why it’s growing so fast. Even with the average value of a home dropping significantly in the last few years it is still over $200,000, which makes it the most valuable asset that anybody has. So many people have come to the conclusion that maybe, just maybe, they should protect their home from burglary and home invasion.

All you have to do is look at the police statistics that will tell you one out of six homes, on average, will be burglarized. Home burglary happens every 15 seconds. It is one of the few crimes in the United States that is on the increase when most are declining.

Many desperate people are looking for an easy solution to economic challenges or money for a drug habit and home burglary can provide that. The risks of getting caught are low. And if you are caught, at worst you get a slap on the wrist.

The other reason is that homeowners really make it very easy to do. Sixty percent of all home burglaries happen through doors or windows that are not secured so all the burglar has to do is just walk right in.

Here are some home security tips to help you keep your home safe and secure and protect your family. Follow these tips for home security and you will be less likely to be a target for home burglary.
1.Lock all doors and windows even when you’re at home.
2.Lower-level doors and windows should be kept clear of foliage to eliminate hiding places.
3.Start or join a “neighborhood watch” program. It is extremely effective and it’s free.
4.Keep your garage door closed with your personal possessions and your car inside not out in the driveway.
5.Use your peephole. If you don’t have one get one.
6.Put a sign in your front yard warning protected by IDEAL SECURTY.INC company. It’s amazing that burglars see this kind of stuff and stay away.
7.Spend some money on a security camera or two. Security cameras send a message to burglars to stay away or get caught.
8.The sound of a barking dog is one of the most highly effective deterrents to home burglary. If you don’t have a dog, you can get a motion activated alarm that sounds like a barking dog from ideal security INC.
9.Time, lights and noise are the three biggest enemies of the burglar. Keep your home well lit. Make it difficult for him to get in so it takes up his time. If he does get in, have a professionally installed security system from IDEAL SECURITY INC. These guys don’t want to get caught.
10.Keep some self-defense products in the house in case you are the victim of a home invasion. defensive pepper sprays are effective and very inexpensive.

08/20/2014

The Silent Killer: Carbon Monoxide

Three In One Alarm
According to the CDC, “carbon monoxide, or CO, is an odorless, colorless gas that can cause sudden illness and death.”

According to the CDC it is found in combustion produced by cars and trucks, small gas engines such as a lawnmower, stoves, burning wood and charcoal and even a gas lantern. Carbon monoxide from these sources can build up in enclosed areas poisoning people and animals who breathe it-in most cases without their knowledge.

Low-level victims suffer from headaches and dizziness, weakness, nausea, vomiting and chest pain. Higher levels of CO can cause unconsciousness and death. Victims who are sleeping or intoxicated can die from CO poisoning without ever even realizing it is present. It is one of the more difficult types of poisoning that can be diagnosed.

Everybody is at risk from CO poisoning-even small animals, but infants and people with chronic heart disease and respiratory problems are much more susceptible to its effects. Every year over 400 Americans die from CO poisoning and more than 20,000 visit an emergency room with 4,000 of those requiring hospitalization. Folks over 65 are the most susceptible.

According to the CDC only 30% of American homes have functioning carbon monoxide alarms. That is actually a frightening statistic when they are so effective and inexpensive.

CO Poisoning Avoidance Techniques
1.In order to prevent CO poisoning in your home have all your systems that are gas fired, such as heating, water or other appliances serviced annually by a qualified technician.
2.Avoid flameless portable chemical heaters indoors. Even though they don’t have a flame, they burn gas and can cause CO to build up in your home.
3.When buying a gas product make sure it has the seal of a national testing organization.
4.Make sure all gas appliances are properly vented so the gas will not build up in your home.
5.Never burn anything in a fireplace or stove that is improperly vented.
6.If you have a vent pipe that develops a hole, never patch it. Replace it instead.
7.If you have a chimney, have it checked annually to remove any debris that can block it.

The Mayo Clinic tells us to get immediate care for anyone who has carbon monoxide poisoning. They, among others, strongly suggest that you invest in carbon monoxide detectors that should be placed near each sleeping area in your house. The batteries for those detectors should be checked at least twice a year. If the alarm sounds, leave your house and call the fire department right away.

They also tell us to never start your car in a closed garage.

Only use gas appliances as the manufacturer recommends. For example, never use a gas stove to heat your home.

A Forbes magazine article reemphasizes the fact that the only way to detect carbon monoxide poisoning is with a carbon monoxide detector. That same article references a Journal Of The American Medical Association (JAMA) study that says carbon monoxide can pass easily through wall boards, so once it’s in one room it can spread easily throughout the entire house.

08/20/2014

What You Need To Know About Smoke Detectors

FAST BURNING HOUSE FIRE
According to the National Fire Protection Association 2012 fire statistics, show there were 1,375,000 fires reported in the United States resulting in 2855 deaths, 16,500 injuries and $12.4 billion in property damage. Of that number the vast majority of civilian injuries (14,700) and property damage ($9.8 billion) were from 480,500 structure fires.

The National Fire Protection Association had 2010 surveys conducted by the Harris company and a separate survey by the Consumer Product Safety Commission revealed that between 96 and 97% of the surveyed households reported having at least one smoke alarm. That means that close to 5 million households still did not have any.

So what’s the big deal?

It’s nice to have a smoke alarm; but if it isn’t working, it doesn’t do you much good.

Many people disable them intentionally because they consider them to be a nuisance.

The death rate per 100 reported home fires was more than twice as high in homes that didn’t have a working smoke alarm-either because there was no alarm at all or the alarm that was there was inoperable-than in homes with a working smoke alarm. Convinced yet?

So making sure that you have a smoke alarm is a good first step. But once you have it you need to make sure that it is operable at all times.

Three out of every five home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes without working smoke alarms.

The risk of dying in a reported home structure fire is cut in half in homes with working smoke alarms.

Some other statistics show:
1.One structure fire was reported every 66 seconds.
2.One home structure fire was reported every 85 seconds.
3.One civilian injury was reported every 32 minutes.
4.One civilian fire death every three hours and four minutes.

Our smoke alarm goes off frequently when we grill on the porch. Smoke seeps into the house and sets off the alarm. More commonly the kitchen smoke alarm sounds too often or more infrequently, steam from a hot shower sets off an alarm.

These nuisance alarms are a major cause for disconnecting a smoke alarm which is a huge mistake. Just move the alarm or if space constraints are impractical, get a photoelectric alarm or one that can be silenced temporarily.

Up until recently there were only two types of smoke detectors:

Ionization and Photoelectric Smoke Alarms

Ionization smoke alarms have two electrically charged plates with a small amount of radioactive material between them. The material ionizes the air and causes current to flow between the plates. When smoke enters the chamber it disrupts the flow of ions, reducing the flow of current and activating the alarm. This type of alarm is generally more responsive to flaming fires.

Smoldering Fire
SMOLDERING FIRE

A photoelectric smoke alarm is generally considered to be more responsive to fires that begin with a long period of smoldering. They aim a light source into a sensing chamber at an angle away from the sensor. When smoke enters the chamber, it reflects the light onto the light sensor triggering the alarm.

So how do you know what kind of alarm to get? The obvious answer, up until now, was to get both types. Predicting the type of fire you may have in your home is risky business.

The consumer product and safety commission CPSC confirms that almost all households have at least one alarm but as noted, many are not working properly or the incorrect number per household are installed. The general rule of thumb is one smoke alarm for every bedroom and one for a large common area.

With new breakthrough in smoke sensing technology there is a new model that eliminates nuisance alarms and protect families against both types of fires-smoldering and flaming. You should get some!



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