Burglar Alarm Features and Products

• Door Contacts – Magnetic reed or mechanical switches to detect doors being opened. A door may be delayed to allow exit and entry times.
• Motion Detectors – Infrared, microwave or combination detectors can be heard throughout the home to detect movement within the home or business. Many different models are available from the standard in type to pet immune types that allow pets to roam the house undetected, yet still detect potential intruders.
• Glass break detection – These detectors are used to protect windows and panes of glass in doors. The device is an area detector (usually with a range of 15-25 feet) that “listens” for the exact frequency a piece of glass makes when being broken. A small CPU (comp. processing unit) processes the information and if the frequency matches, it sets the alarm off.
• Perimeter systems – This type of system allows protection of doors and windows while allowing the people in the house walk around freely without setting the alarm off. This system is our most popular system and also allows for earlier detection of potential intruders while they are still outside the home.
• Sirens – sounds a loud audible when the system goes into alarm to alert occupants of the home of an intrusion and to help scare away potential intruders.
• Keypads – this is the system arming/disarming device that is used to interact with the occupants. The keypad uses private access codes to control the system’s features. The keypads also display on the LCD screen the system’s status and user functions. This interface is very user-friendly with simple one touch arming capability. You can have multiple codes in the system to control access to your system by certain people. The keypads have 3 panic alarm keys for immediate dispatch of police/fire/medical authorities, again at the single touch of a button. All LTS keypads are user-friendly, LCD type. See pictures:
• Fire - Various detectors can be installed in your system to detect fires.
• Smoke detectors – Several of these located throughout the home and used to detect smoldering fires, the detector then signals the alarm control system to alert authorities.
  • All LTS smoke detectors also come equipped with a heat detector to increase the detection in case of a fast burning fire with more heat and less smoke.
• Heat detectors – these detectors are used to detect fires in unstable areas that regular smoke detectors would have a tendency to false alarm. Examples include kitchens, furnace rooms, garages, workshops, etc. The sensors come in different styles depending on the application.
  • A general rule of thumb for fire detectors are as follows:
    • 1 smoke detector per one thousand square feet
    • At least 1 detector per level
    • 1 heat detector in furnace room, kitchen and each stall of the garage
• Temperature – Various kinds of detectors can be used to detect low or high temperature within a building.
• High temperature – See fire alarms
• Low temperature – These detectors act and look similar to a thermostat. The purpose of these detectors is to sense the furnace going out and temperature falling to a preset point (example 42 degrees). At this point, the alarm will sound and send a signal to the dispatch center. Our dispatchers would then contact the proper people to alert them your furnace is out and have them contact the furnace repair company to get it running before the water pipes freeze and burst. This is an excellent deterrent for those leaving their house unattended for long periods of time during the cold winter months.
• Carbon monoxide detectors – these detectors sense dangerous levels of carbon monoxide in the building. Known as the “silent killer”, carbon monoxide has no smell and goes undetected without the use of a carbon monoxide (CO) detector. Sources of carbon monoxide are appliances that use a flame to operate. Examples include furnaces, water heaters, fireplaces, space heaters, and gasoline engines.
• Protect you and your family from carbon monoxide.
• The main alarm control panel has a large back-up battery to supply power to the system in the case of a power outage.
• Water Bug– This sensor detects water whether from a sump pump or collecting on the floor. It protects against being flooded on the lower level with early detection. Order a water bug with your system.