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Posted: 11/10/2012 4:39:48 AM EDT
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Are there any home security system experts here?
I'm interested in getting a system for my house that makes painful amounts of noise when the system is armed and someone opens a door or window. I don't need the system to alert the police or fire department and I don't need monitoring for when no one is home. My main concern is making sure my teenager doesn't sneak out at night and my wife won't let me make sure that doesn't happen by using handcuffs, gorilla tape or landmines. The system needs to be resistant to it being disabled from inside the house. It looks like there lots of different options on Amazon including the ones below, but I can't tell from the description if they can be easily defeated from inside the house: Skylink SC-1000 Skylink SC-100W GE Simon What do you all suggest? What other features should I be looking for? |
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Quoted: Quoted: Seems to me there is a bigger issue here than a security system can address. No experience being a normal teen or having teen kids, eh? Normal teens only get away with that shit if they have a mom that's coddling them and keeping discipline from happening. The OP implies he's up against his wife to get some basic discipline in the household. Once they form and apply a unified front, the problem will go away. That said, how about some simple tape seals that reveal the screen was opened. Unless the plan is to get out of bed, go physically apprehend the teen, and follow up with a beating it'll be just as good as knowing right away the window was opened. |
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When I was chaperoning school trips, I used a simple system to make sure the students never left their rooms at night.
I used a piece of tape across the junction of the door and frame (would work on an outside window, too). I signed the tape so that it could not be exchanged for a duplicate piece. I pressed the tape in to the junction and pre-sliced it so that anyone attempting to open the door would rip the tape in half. It would be attached only by a fractional piece of non-sliced tape. 85% cut. I also informed the students that I had multiple colors of tape, so they would not be able to substitute their own tape. The occupants were shown the tape, informed of the consequences, and I never had an issue with tampering. Any tape, being found torn in the morning, tampered with, or removed meant the room's occupants, no matter what level of involvement, would be sent home immediately. Parents would be called, transportation would be the responsibility of the student and the parents. Worked like a top. Never had an issue. But, it was the fact that the students KNEW there would be consequences. Also, OP, you can place a small piece of paper, the size of a pencil eraser, between the door and the jamb. If the paper is on the floor the next morning, you will know it has been opened. Nobody will notice a small piece of paper falling from ankle-height. It is a foolproof method to check for door usage. TRG |
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Two 3/4" dowel rods on the outside of the windows in the window tracks that won't let the window open. They make cheap hotel room door alarms. Hang on outside door knob. Goes off if door moves. Sounds like a great thing to have in place during a fire. Windows are made of glass, not concrete. |
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Two 3/4" dowel rods on the outside of the windows in the window tracks that won't let the window open. They make cheap hotel room door alarms. Hang on outside door knob. Goes off if door moves. Sounds like a great thing to have in place during a fire. Windows are made of glass, not concrete. Yeah, because someone should waste time breaking out a window and clearing the glass out of the way so it doesn't tear them up on the way out while the house is burning down. That's an awesome risk to take to keep your kid from sneaking out. Better option is to just put an alarm sensor on the window or a camera watching it from the outside. No need to turn your kids room into a prison they can't get out of in a reasonable amount of time. |
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