Garage Door Opener Security Buying Guide
How secure is your garage? Most often consumers buy door
locks, latches, and dead bolt locks to secure the front and back doors. Most
locksmiths will tell you, “Changing your locks will only keep the good people
out. If a burglar wanted to break into your home or garage, a lock won’t stop
them.” So, what do you have in place that will guard the biggest door to your
home? 99 out of 100 people will most likely say that they do not have any type
of garage security.
However, there are many solutions available that will help to aid the protection of your home…and
your loved ones.
Garage doors are
often used more than the front door of a home, and it also happens to be the
least secured. There are many solutions available to protect the garage, and
these solutions don’t have to be costly.
The first step is
to convert your existing dip switch receiver and remotes to a rolling-code type
of technology. We have learned that a child can figure out your dip switch
settings within 30 minutes. Dip switches utilize a static access code, while
rolling-code technology changes the access code each time a button is pressed
using an algorithmic pattern over a million (or even over a billion!) possible
codes. These conversion kits vary in price and also with the number of possible
access codes.
Receiver and transmitter conversion kits we carry:
The second step to
securing your garage uses wireless home security products. Wireless home
security products will allow you to secure your garage even if it is a detached
garage. With these types of system, you, as the consumer, will have to consider
the range which you need to transmit, say, from the furthest end of your home to
the receiver or from your detached garage to the receiver. These devices
generally have no trouble transmitting through walls or ceilings, and the
transmission range varies from 100 ft. to 1500 ft. Additionally, there are many
other types of sensors available to keep your garage safe, such as door and
window sensors, garage door sensors, alarm sensors that will pick up existing
alarm signals from your fire alarm or carbon monoxide alarm, motion sensors, and
flood and water sensors. In addition to alerting you when you are at home,
these wireless security systems also have the option to alert you when you are
away from home.
Here are some wireless home security options we have:
The third choice,
which is an alternate to having a home security system, is implementing wireless
household alert products. The difference between household alert products and
home security systems is that the household alert systems will only alert you
with an audible beep and/or flashing light on the receiver; while home security
systems will sound an alarm. And, if you have the telephone responder option,
the system can call you on your cellular phone or work phone, page your pager,
or call any persons you specify. But one must remember, not all robberies occur
in an unoccupied house.
Household alert sensors and receivers:
Lastly, for those
of us who inadvertently leave our garage door opened and forget to close it, the
AutoCLOSER will allow you to set a specific time to close the door automatically
after it has been left open. It will work with most garage door openers and
will prevent burglary from garage doors that are left open. It also features a
disable button that will allow you to keep the door open while you work on your
car in the garage or while your children play outside. The AutoCLOSER will also
act as a temporary solution to garage doors opening on their own. Many
customers come home and find their garage doors wide open. This could happen
for any number of reasons – ranging from a rogue signals that matches your
access code to a short circuit in the electrical wiring that triggers your wall
switch to operate the garage door opener. A longer list of these possibilities
is available at our sister web site:
http://www.aaaremotes.com/gdoopensbyitself.html.
AutoCLOSER – The Smart Automatic Garage Opener Closer
Implementing any
of these security solutions will add an extra layer of security to your garage
and home. It also decreases the possibility of you or your loved ones from
burglary. Any of these options will benefit you especially if you are away from
home for business or on a vacation. No method is 100 percent effective, but
with these solutions described above, you can decrease your chances of becoming
a victim to burglary.
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