A home alarm system is a big investment. Deciding to get a home alarm is a big decision and making the choice of what type of alarm is right for your family can also be a difficult decision. There are many things to consider. Different alarms and alarm companies can offer different things to their customers. You might be looking for something in particular for your home, and in the same vein, there might be certain features that don't make sense for your home. However there are also features that some home security companies offer with their systems that go beyond the tradition security system benefits and are highly attractive to any home owner. The following details some of these beneficial features:

• Beginning in the basement of your home, there are several things that a home security system can monitor for you that you probably never expected. The first thing that you can have included with your system is a water sensor. This is in case you experience flooding in the basement of your home. Anyone who has had this experience knows that it can be devastating. Many people store valuable and sentimentally valuable things in their basement and a flood can ruin those things beyond saving. The water sensors will alert the home security company if they detect a certain amount of water on the floor and they will be able to either alert you to the problem or take action themselves if they are not able to reach you. Another great way that you can prevent flooding in the home is by also having freeze sensors installed with your alarm system. In case of very cold weather you can ensure that your pipes won't freeze and burst. This can cause flooding and also a lot of money in home repairs.


• As far as the rest of the home goes, there are other dangers like fires and carbon monoxide poisoning that a home alarm system can help to prevent. There are special detectors for all of these things that can also be monitored by the security company. For fire, they have heat and smoke detectors. And for carbon monoxide poisoning, they have carbon monoxide detectors.


• Other detectors in the home include motion detectors that will activate the alarm is they sense someone in the home when they shouldn't be there. If you have pets in the home, not to worry. The detectors are specially constructed so that they won't be triggered by a pet moving around the home. This feature is usually activated when the house is empty, for example when you go out for the evening or on vacation.

Just like a home security system protects against burglaries when you are not at home, they can also protect against these many things as well. Having the knowledge that your home is protected in so many ways when you can't be there is a very comforting thing.