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Driveway Monitors are gaining popularity with home owners and small businesses to alert you that visitors have arrived. It can be very useful to know when visitors are arriving as well as having a pre-entry Burglar System.
Driveway Monitors may be connected to Burglar Systems, automation panels and AutoDialers. They may also be used to turn on outside lights to deter unwelcome visitors and lighting the way for your arrival home.
Types of Driveway Monitors
Wireless Driveway Monitors have become very popular with the introduction of reliable, Long-Range transmitters. The receiver, which creates the chime sound, is usually placed in a central location of the home. It will chime to alert you of approaching people or cars, like an automatic door bell.
A weatherproof transmitter is mounted on a tree or post beside the driveway. These transmitters may be InfraRed which detect people and cars, or Metal Monitoring which only sense vehicles. We also carry a wireless rubber hose version similar to gas station bells. The InfraRed systems will detect movement up to about 80 feet away. The Metal Monitoring systems detect a car within a 10' radius. Wild animals, pets, people, and wind do not trigger most Driveway Monitors.
How do I choose the right Driveway Monitor for me?
Consider these features:
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A reputable manufacturer
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Simple installation
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Systems that detect only vehicles. Not birds, animals etc.
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Relay output for connecting lights, bells, chimes etc.
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Wireless range to easily travel the distance from the driveway to the receiver.
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A system that may have additional transmitters and receivers.
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Long battery life
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