| Every year, homeowners from all over the nation | | | | placing one in a room with many windows - and |
| install home alarms and beef up their home security in | | | | accessible points of entry for a burglar - is the best |
| order to ward off potential threats. They update | | | | way to correctly utilize them. Additionally, they come |
| their door locks, trim the surrounding growth that | | | | in two varieties: single technology and duel |
| impedes views and install motion sensor lights outside | | | | technology, both offering advantages and |
| of the house. Many even pay monthly fees to alarm | | | | disadvantages. |
| companies to guarantee that their houses are being | | | | Single technology glass detectors listen specifically for |
| monitored and watched over if something were to | | | | the sounds of wood splintering and glass breaking. |
| ever occur. In fact, many of these alarm companies | | | | So, if a burglar were to break a window to enter a |
| are able to detect fires and carbon monoxide leaks in | | | | home, the detector would hear the frequency and |
| homes, allowing them to notify the authorities of any | | | | sound the alarm. However, the frequencies can |
| potential emergency. | | | | sometimes be mimicked by other, non-threatening |
| What is surprising, however, is how little many people | | | | things such as lightning striking or glasses clanking |
| know how this advanced, secure technology works. | | | | together, which in turn would signal the alarm. Yet, |
| Many people just rely on blind faith, which is not | | | | although this design flaw does exist, these detectors |
| necessarily a bad thing, but demonstrates that the | | | | tend to be a lot cheaper than the duel technology |
| consumer is uneducated. If somebody is going to | | | | ones. |
| invest a ton of money into securing the home and | | | | Unlike their counterparts, the duel technology |
| protecting their loved ones, it would make sense for | | | | detectors operate using the same frequencies of |
| them to spend a little bit of time knowing how the | | | | splintering wood or breaking glass, except that they |
| systems actually operate. | | | | also listen for a thud before sounding. They pick up |
| Although most home alarm systems are pretty easy | | | | an additional frequency that signals a point of impact |
| to explain, utilizing pressure sensors or magnetic | | | | and can thus distinguish between a robber prying |
| electrical circuits to detect forced and uninvited entry, | | | | open a window to enter - a thud sound followed by |
| other more specific types of systems such as glass | | | | splintering wood, since a crowbar would more than |
| break sensors are a bit more complicated. So, in | | | | likely be used - and a couple toasting champagne |
| order to advance the knowledge of what is | | | | glasses to celebrate an anniversary. So, false alarms |
| protecting the home, let's analyze the alarms catered | | | | would not be triggered. However, as said before, |
| specifically for windows. | | | | these models are a bit more expensive. |
| Known in the security world as "audio discriminators," | | | | So, now that glass detector alarm technology alarm |
| glass break detectors operate as a home alarm | | | | is explained, consumers can now make much more |
| system specializing in windows and glass. They | | | | educated guesses. Because when it comes to home |
| operate by listening to specific sound frequencies and | | | | security, no one can know too much. |
| can normally cover a 35-foot radius. Therefore, | | | | |