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by ALEXANDRA SOBCZAK and photos courtesy of DMP

UNDER LOCK Protect your family and home with these advanced security options.

A s things open back up, people are feeling more comfort able leaving their homes — but they also want to keep their houses safe while they’re gone. “Now that people are starting to get back out and about, we’re seeing more traffic on people interested in security systems,” says Brian Gyorki, the director of operations at Medina based Securitec. “They want to feel like, I can leave my home and not have to worry about it.” Whether it be worrying about an invasion or someone taking pack ages off their doorstep, people have been think ing about safety, and having a security sys tem brings that extra assurance. “Peace of mind is really the number one reason why people are looking for a system,” he says. Gyorki explains some of the options for home security systems and why you should consider each.

contacts activate when all of the windows are closed, which might be at night or when you’re out of the house. “The advantage of that would be as you’re leaving the house, the system won’t arm … be cause there’s a window open somewhere,” he says. “So there’s a little extra benefit.” It also may be a good idea to arm your system even when you’re home. Burglary attempts occur at all times of day, so it may be best to be safe rather than sorry if you’re home alone.

tions on the inside,” Gyorki says. “That allows you to move around the home freely … but gives you a little extra peace of mind that if some body did break in, the system would go off.” If an intruder breaks the glass instead of opening the window, however, there is the risk that window contacts would not pick it up. Because of this, glass-break detection is a popular feature, which alerts at the sound frequency of glass breaking. This only effectively works when the detector is within a few feet of the window and without the presence of heavy drapery.

ON GUARD You can get various protections within your system. Most home robberies are done through a first-floor door or window, Gyorki says, and intrusion detection is the most desired feature in a security system. For a fee, systems can send signals to a 24-hour monitoring station that determines the risk and contacts the homeowner, the police or the fire depart ment. Or you can try a system that you self-monitor when you can through an app. Formats include cameras or door and window contacts, which attach to doors and windows in the house. Window

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