Most people think of a security system as a black-or-white sort of thing – the house is either alarmed, or it’s not. Well that isn’t the case! Many modern security systems give the option of partial activation: the sensors can be enabled for some parts of the premises but not others. That means you can move about the house freely, but have windows and exterior doors still alarmed.

If you’re wondering why you’d do such a thing, consider this: one quarter of Australian households have been broken into while the occupants were at home. Put it this way… if you were at home alone and someone was climbing in through the kitchen window, would you be able to hear it from the bedroom?

Many people leave their alarms disabled at night because they don’t want the alarm triggered by family pets, or by members of the household walking around. A partial alarm is the perfect solution: the perimeter of the house is monitored but someone getting up to go to the toilet won’t trigger a false alarm. And you can sleep soundly knowing that a monitored security system will alert the security centre and police the moment a burglar tries to enter the house.

Denise