Winterize Your Home with Monitored Alarm Sensors
Monitored Alarm Sensors can Protect your Home against Old Man Winter
Security 101 Podcast
After all the Halloween decorations have been packed up, it’s time to turn your attention to winterizing your home. We all know about insulating doors and windows and weather-stripping; who wants higher heating bills anyway?
This episode shows you how to use monitored freeze and water sensors to protect against pipes freezing, bursting, flooding, any of which could require a significant amount of money to fix. With FrontPoint, home security is about more than intrusion protection, it’s also about monitoring environmental conditions to help prevent expensive property damage.
FREEZE SENSORS
Freeze sensors are straightforward in concept: they help you make sure that you’re not at risk for frozen pipes. They do this in the same way that heat sensors monitor for fire, triggering an alarm when the temperature hits a certain threshold. For freeze sensors, that level is 41 degrees; well before the water in pipes would actually freeze.
Using wireless sensors with FrontPoint’s interactive monitoring means you get an e-mail or text message when your alarm system senses that temperature drop. That’s why FrontPoint’s DIY security solution works great in vacation homes. Vacation homes at the beach or in the mountains are great for getting away, but during the off-season, it’s impossible to react immediately to frozen pipes and flooding.
ALL ABOUT LOCATION
Environmental sensors can only do their jobs effectively if they’re in the right spots. Freeze sensors follow FrontPoint’s DIY home alarm model with easy peel-and-stick installation, so they are easy to put in the right location. Here’s where you need to place freeze sensors:
- Basements
- Attics
- Crawl spaces
- Anywhere with exposed pipes
- Anywhere that’s drafty
- Anywhere susceptible to cold air coming in
FLOOD SENSORS
Hopefully, with a freeze environmental sensors, you can avoid a home emergency such as flooding. However, it’s always good to be prepared, and FrontPoint flood sensors work hand in hand with freeze sensors in case frozen pipes burst. Flood sensors monitor water conditions in the home, and many customers place them near their water heaters and sump pumps. If your home is prone to water damage, you can also watch the FrontPoint podcast on how to protect against flooding.
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