How to Buy Home Burglar Alarm Systems in Dublin

If you return home only to find your home ransacked by burglars, your heart goes into your mouth. For many, events like these are enough to install in their house burglar alarm systems in Dublin. However, you find it really hard when it comes to a system that is right for your home and also meets budget.  You are soon bogged down in the wide variety of systems available and a world filled with jargons.

What are the different types of alarm system in Dublin?

Basically, one finds a “belly-only”, a speech dialer and a monitored type.

A bells-only alarm – Also known as audible-only type, a bells-only system makes an unpleasant noise when it is set off. This type system only works to alert the neighbors when an intruder enters a house, but is unable to make any response to the police.

A monitored alarm – With this type, you pay an extra sum to connect your system through a telephone line or radio network, to a “receiving centre”, that works 24 hours a day. Soon on receiving a signal, a dedicated person at the centre calls back to home for password checking and to see whether everything is right at your end. If no password ID is provided, or no one picks up the phone, the authorized key holder and / or the police are informed about the incident. A monthly or annual service charge is levied to get the service.

A speech dialer- It is a cheaper type to be found. The device may either be connected to an alarm, or else it is already built into the control panel. In the event of a break-in, an automatic call to the phone number programmed in it is made and it also sends a pre-recorded message.

There are many companies that want to link your system to the police. This is a great way to protect your home as police often respond to a bell-only type, as they are taken as first hand evidence of a crime being committed.

However, often false sounds go off that have made the police respond to an alarm only if two detection devices (like sensors) are activated in order. In the event of a single alarm being triggered, the monitor centre will contact a key holder.
It does not mean that for two or more detectors getting activated, the police officer will rush to your safety.

If false alarm systems are sounded often, your name will be struck off the police register. In London, for every three false warnings, within a period of 12 months, your response is likely to be demoted to level three. This means the police authority is banning your system.

Will it ring an insurer's bell?

Most insurance companies provide certain discount on the total cost of home contents insurance, if you have burglar alarm. However, research conducted shows that installing one do not mean that your insurance premiums will be low.

Alarm.ie is a well-known provider of burglar alarm systems in Dublin. Their reliable and affordable house alarms are found in most of the houses in Ireland.