Alarms & Sensors

There’s no way we can run a home security website and not talk, at length, about alarms and sensors.

In the modern world, meaning the past 50 or so years, electronic alarms and sensors have come on to the scene as a truly practical means of helping to protect your home or business from intruders.

Of course, in reality, alarms and sensors are not the same.  They each perform different jobs, and function differently.

But, they are similar in that their purpose, generally, is to notify you when something occurs.

Alarms

For alarms, typically if there is a break in, an alarm will either sound loudly, or silently, notifying you one way or another that there is an intruder.

Or, for the purposes of some businesses, an alarm will sound if someone tries to steal something, as certain alarms can detect items leaving a store without being paid for.

Some of the brands we mention here on the site include: Vinker, SimpliSafe, Fortress, GE, among others.

Sensors

Sensors are different from alarms in that they are designed to sense a variety of things, such as detect motion, water, temperature, and so forth. Some sensors perform multiple functions and are considered multi-sensors.

These days, sensors are affordable and modern-looking, and you can pick them up almost anywhere.  Some sensors, just to look at them, you have no idea what they do or are capable of!

Many sensors these days are smart, and can send notifications to your smart phone if there’s anything to report.

Sensors often link to some sort of main hub in order to communicate with their owner.

Both alarms and sensors require strategy on your part to make the most of them, like anything else.  Before buying an alarm or sensor, it’s best to think, in advance, of what you will do with it.

Please browse our section here on alarms and sensors and gather the information you need to make an informed purchase!