{"id":698,"date":"2017-06-01T10:09:27","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T09:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quotatis.co.uk\/advice\/?post_type=project_page_element&#038;p=698"},"modified":"2017-06-01T10:11:34","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T09:11:34","slug":"audible-only-alarms-install-one","status":"publish","type":"project_page_element","link":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/advice\/projects\/security\/audible-only-alarms-install-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Audible-Only Alarms: Should You Install One?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re looking for an intruder alarm, you have lots of different ones to choose from. One common type of intruder alarm is audible-only alarms. These are alarms that make a loud noise if they detect an intruder but don&#8217;t contact anyone or call the police.<\/p>\n<p>Audible-only alarms can be very effective but they\u2019re not suitable for every property. To help you decide if an audible-only alarm would be a good investment, we\u2019ve come up with a list of their pros and cons.<\/p>\n<h3>Pros<\/h3>\n<h5>Good visual deterrent<\/h5>\n<p>A big advantage to audible-only alarms is that they\u2019re often a good visual deterrent. Seeing an intruder alarm on a property will often discourage a potential intruder from trespassing or trying to break in.<\/p>\n<h5>Can scare off intruders<\/h5>\n<p>Another benefit to audible-only alarms is that they\u2019re very good at scaring off intruders. The loud noise they make will often deter intruders before they have the chance to cause any damage or pinch anything.<\/p>\n<h5>Handy if you know your neighbours<\/h5>\n<p>Audible-only alarms are a good choice if you know your neighbours. If you have a good relationship with your neighbours and your alarm goes off, they can investigate or give you a call to let you know.<\/p>\n<h5>Alerts you if you\u2019re at home<\/h5>\n<p>Another advantage to audible-only alarms is that you can hear them go off when you\u2019re at home. They\u2019re loud enough to wake you up if you\u2019re asleep and give you the chance to investigate or call the police.<\/p>\n<h5>Economical<\/h5>\n<p>Audible-only alarms are also economical. Once you\u2019ve bought and installed them they don\u2019t have any service charges or running costs.<\/p>\n<h3>Cons<\/h3>\n<h5>Not guaranteed to catch intruders or make them leave<\/h5>\n<p>Unfortunately, audible-only alarms aren\u2019t guaranteed to make intruders leave. If your alarm goes off and you\u2019re not at home or no-one comes to investigate then an intruder could quite easily stay on your property. According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesecuritymonth.com\/do-audible-only-burglar-alarms-work\/\">National Home Security Month website<\/a>, <strong>only 25%<\/strong> of homeowners would take action if they heard an alarm ringing in their neighbourhood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Audible-only alarms are also known as bells-only alarms. They\u2019re a very popular type of intruder alarm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":699,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":[],"tags":[],"tax_works":[18],"class_list":["post-698","project_page_element","type-project_page_element","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tax_works-security"],"acf":{"price_time":[{"acf_fc_layout":"price","price_title_label":"Price","price_detail_label":"From around \u00a350","price_sub_detail_label":"Not including installation"},{"acf_fc_layout":"time_limit","time_title_label":"Installation time","time_detail_label":"Usually less than 1 day","time_sub_detail_label":"Wireless alarms tend to take less time to install than wired alarms"}],"benefits_inconvenients":[{"benefits":"<ul>\n<li>Good visual deterrent<\/li>\n<li>Can scare off intruders<\/li>\n<li>Handy if you know your neighbours<\/li>\n<li>Alerts you if you&#8217;re at home<\/li>\n<li>Economical<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","inconvenients":"<ul>\n<li>Not guaranteed to catch intruders or make them leave<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Audible-Only Alarms: Should You Install One? - Local Quotes Advice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Audible-only alarms are also known as bells-only alarms. 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