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Ten Ways To Protect Your Home
Whether you live in a house, apartment or condominium, home security is on
everybody's mind. Mishaps in and around the house, ranging from fire and theft to
accidents in general, can be all too common. Here are ten ways you can minimize
the risks in your home:
- Replace the batteries in smoke alarms on a regular basis. A good way to remember this is to change the batteries
each time you set your clocks forward or backwards for Daylight Savings.
- Keep a fire extinguisher on each floor and in the kitchen - where most household fires originate.
- Rechargeable flashlights are a valuable purchase. They'll always be fully charged, and will flash automatically when
the power goes out so you can find it with ease.
- Anti-scald shower controls do away with one common hazard: a surge of hot water during a shower when another tap is
turned on.
- Install motion-activated lights indoors and out. Besides foiling burglars, they make life safer by providing instant
light when and where it is needed.
- . Disconnect your automatic garage door opener when you are away for an extended period of time.
- Keep a fire ladder on the upper floor of your home.
- Investigate call-in cold and heat alarms. People who are away from home or own second houses can have their
furnaces checked automatically throughout the winter.
- Look into new wireless home security systems, which work off your house's existing electricity or phone lines.
- Panic buttons are potential life-savers, especially for the elderly and persons living alone.
The push of a button will signal whatever assistance is needed, such as an ambulance or police.
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