Essential facts about computer monitoring home security
Is your apartment or home to be empty for a longish time while you go out of town? That is when your apartment is susceptible to burglaries and housebreaks. Here are several things to do.
* The most sensible alternative is to arrange for a house sitter. Having someone at home is almost always safer than an unoccupied apartment. Try arranging for a friend or relative to stay at your house when you are away.
* Discontinue your newspaper and mail when you leave the home unoccupied. A mailbox that is full or newspapers lying around is a sure sign that the house is unoccupied.
* If you keep a garden have them watered by someone. Or keep the potted plants of of sight. Untended and wilted plants are a signal that no one is home.
* It is a good idea to use timers on lights and tv. Several rooms should have timers on lighting. Use a natural looking sequence for lights. The timer should turn living room lights on at sundown. When you go to bed the living room lights should be turned off and the bedroom lights should switch on.
If you on the tv set at 7 pm most days and you keep it on till you turn in set your timer to that schedule. Even with lights switched on the lack of light from the tv may lead to suspiscion that no one is home.
* Arrange for a neighbor to drop into your home frequently. Windows being opened and closed etc are indications that the house is occupied.
* If you rent the apartment or house you may want to let your landlord know that you are going away for a few days. Your landlord may want to check up on it regularly.
* If you have an active alarm system see to it that the house sitter recognises precisely how to operate it.
* Make it a point to see that the neighbor or house sitter can contact you. The person checking up on the apartment should be aware of who they should notify should any problems come up.
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