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newguy07 · October 11, 2009, 08:46 PM

I just installed a home secuirty system and signed up for monitoring. If the alarm goes off and is not turned off in 30 seconds it calls the monitoring company who then tries to contact me via phoen to see if it was a real alarm.

So I live alone with my 2 dogs. Lets say the alarm goes off in the middle of the night, what do I do? My first thought is to stay barred up in my room and wait for someone to come through my door and shoot. But what if it is a false alarm (sensor came lose, wind blew the garage door enough to set it off or whatever could make them go)? I don't want the alarm company calling and having the cops come out for nothing. I have a keypad right next to the bed that can disarm the system and will verbally tell me which door/window set off the alarm when I disarm the system. This tells me where to go check but it is pretty loud so it gives my position away if someone is in the house.

So whats the proper procedure?

October 11, 2009, 08:46 PM	#1
newguy07 Senior Member Join Date: February 8, 2007 Posts: 134	investigating an alarm I just installed a home secuirty system and signed up for monitoring. If the alarm goes off and is not turned off in 30 seconds it calls the monitoring company who then tries to contact me via phoen to see if it was a real alarm. So I live alone with my 2 dogs. Lets say the alarm goes off in the middle of the night, what do I do? My first thought is to stay barred up in my room and wait for someone to come through my door and shoot. But what if it is a false alarm (sensor came lose, wind blew the garage door enough to set it off or whatever could make them go)? I don't want the alarm company calling and having the cops come out for nothing. I have a keypad right next to the bed that can disarm the system and will verbally tell me which door/window set off the alarm when I disarm the system. This tells me where to go check but it is pretty loud so it gives my position away if someone is in the house. So whats the proper procedure?