Alarm system FAQs

Yes. In case of a power loss, the back-up battery will maintain your alarm protection for up to 12 hours depending on your alarm system specification (British standards state 8 hours minimum).

Yes. If you take out our comprehensive maintenance contract you can benefit from an extended warranty.

Yes, all our alarm systems can be fully-set or part-set for your peace of mind. For example, turning on ground floor detectors but leaving the upstairs off.

When we install your alarm system we can install pet-friendly sensors, which will ignore your dogs and cats. Just let the engineers know your requirements before work begins.

We try to minimise the disruption or inconvenience caused when we carry out any alarm installation. We sweep or vacuum up dirt if necessary as we work. We promise to cause as little disruption as possible.

The alarms we install are very user friendly. In most cases a 4 digit pin, swipe fobs or key fobs will set and unset the system. A simplified user guide and full training is provided and we are here to help, so you can call us if you have any questions.

Which? Magazine conducted a survey in 2008 and found that most insurers offer a discount of between 2% and 15% on the cost of home contents insurance for homes with a professionally installed and maintained intruder alarm.

Our external sirens sound at around 120db. We usually set a 15 minute cut-out timer, so the neighbours are not annoyed in the unlikely event of a false alarm. After the timed out period, the alarm with automatically reset, so your property is still covered.

No. Our correctly installed systems are very reliable from top manufacturers, and are unlikely to give false alarms. If a power cut occurs, a rechargeable battery will support the system for a minimum of 8 hours, and sounds will stop after a 15 minute period.

Additional equipment can be added to the alarm, linking it to a telephone line that calls either your mobile, office or relatives, whenever your alarm goes off, alerting you of a potential problem

Yes. We are a fully compliant NSI Gold approved company with ISO9001, with fully health and safety compliance, and CHAS approval.

Yes, our systems can be extended into garages and other outbuildings.

Yes, we have not come across a property that we have not been able to install one of our systems into. We have fitted systems in almost every type of building such as bedsits, apartments, new builds, older houses, listed buildings, schools, shops, offices, garages, outbuildings, factories, commercial units, caravans, park homes, bungalows and even a storage container.