{"id":19,"date":"2020-05-19T22:11:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T22:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-01-03T20:18:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T20:18:01","slug":"why-fit-an-alarm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/index.php\/why-fit-an-alarm\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Fit an Alarm"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19\" class=\"elementor elementor-19\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cc18e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cc18e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17f7d34\" data-id=\"17f7d34\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3342c13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3342c13\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-67b10cb\" data-id=\"67b10cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a2b67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62a2b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Why fit an alarm ?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1a25df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1a25df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">According to both London&#8217;s Metropolitan Police and a Which? survey of ex-burglars, you&#8217;re less likely to become a victim of burglary if you have a well-fitted and well-maintained burglar alarm system. That means fitting one is a worthwhile investment. The best alarm for your home depends on your personal preferences, your budget, where you live, what your home is like, and what level of protection and response you&#8217;re after.<\/p>\n<h5>Types of burglar alarm systems&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<p>Firstly, you need to decide what you would like to happen when your alarm goes off: Bells-only alarms make a noise, but don&#8217;t contact anyone (such as the police or you).&nbsp; Smart home-security systems contact you or family members when the alarm goes off through a smartphone or tablet app. A monitoring contract means you pay&nbsp; monthly or annually to take action or call the police if the alarm goes off.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79c867a\" data-id=\"79c867a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7c9548 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7c9548\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/illustraton-house-436161.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-544\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/illustraton-house-436161.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/illustraton-house-436161-300x137.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9a3caf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9a3caf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cbdc94\" data-id=\"3cbdc94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d318ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d318ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2023\" height=\"1322\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Wirless.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-387\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Wirless.jpg 2023w, https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Wirless-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Wirless-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Wirless-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Wirless-1536x1004.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2023px) 100vw, 2023px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-988e946 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"988e946\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e8e118\" data-id=\"5e8e118\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c606e25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c606e25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/phob2-rh4jutmnp9uej7g8xq6upz1jf469oirx6b640kz22o.webp\" title=\"phob2\" alt=\"phob2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bef2520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bef2520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wireless remote fobs allow you to set\/unset your intruder alarm in full or part set mode. further programming will allow operation of other devices such as automatic gates and garage doors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26d18dc\" data-id=\"26d18dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99ed3a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99ed3a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/controlbox02.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7969\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/controlbox02.webp 650w, https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/controlbox02-300x222.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ec2b92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ec2b92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wire-Free or Hard wired Keypad, located near the main entrance door (or multiple doors) to enable the system to be armed\/disarmed by pin code or optional proximity tag.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8bf1f2\" data-id=\"e8bf1f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba76e76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba76e76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/alarmbox2.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7975\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/alarmbox2.webp 650w, https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/alarmbox2-300x222.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5efcf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5efcf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExternal warning device to sound and strobe on activation. With flashing LED lights to deter burglars. Second dummy box fitted to rear of property\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-342715f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"342715f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f8e226\" data-id=\"6f8e226\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea053e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aea053e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/detector.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7976\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/detector.webp 650w, https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/detector-300x222.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ca6949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ca6949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWire-Free Infra-red Sensor, located in selected rooms to detect intrusion when system is set.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6191dc8\" data-id=\"6191dc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e8e6d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e8e6d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/wireless-smoke-detector.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-439\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/wireless-smoke-detector.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/wireless-smoke-detector-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/wireless-smoke-detector-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b49323f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b49323f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wire-Free smoke detectors &amp; Carbon monoxide detectors\u00a0 to provide advanced warning in the event of fire or carbon monoxide escape.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-409395b\" data-id=\"409395b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045c49e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"045c49e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/external-PIR.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-425\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/external-PIR.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/external-PIR-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tcsecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/external-PIR-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f1e88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00f1e88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>External Hard-Wired or Wire-Free Detectors protecting around your property and giving you early warning through your smart phone of intrusion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why fit an alarm ? According to both London&#8217;s Metropolitan Police and a Which? survey of ex-burglars, you&#8217;re less likely to become a victim of burglary if you have a well-fitted and well-maintained burglar alarm system. That means fitting one is a worthwhile investment. 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