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In the following Howcast video, you’ll learn some tips for hiding things from burglars.

From the video:

“Step One: Understand that the burglar has two goals: to find your valuables and to get in and out of your house as fast as possible.

Step Two: Leave a small amount of cash in an obvious spot, so burglars think they’ve found all the cash in your house and won’t bother looking for more.

Step Three: Spread out your valuables and money. Hide some in messy areas that would take a burglar too long to go through, such as a child’s room, basement or garage. Don’t hide valuables in obvious places like drawers or purses.

Step Four: Make a diversion box with an ordinary item such as a cereal box. Store valuables in the box.”

Click the video to watch:

Household Hacker also has some great tips for hiding your things in plain sight such as:

1. Remove the battery cover and base from your LED candles. Place your valuables inside and then replace the cover. The candle should function normally, but your valuables will be hidden safely away.

2. Cut an opening in the side of a tennis ball and place your valuables inside. When you release, the cut will close up and be hardly noticeable. To retrieve your items, squeeze the sides of the ball to open the hole.

3. Remove the lip balm from a lip balm container and fold your money to insert. Keep in mind that it will take some creative folding to fit US dollars into the tube!

4. Place your valuables into a small, plastic container. Place the container into a planter pot, and then place dirt and a plant into the pot on top of the container. Put the plant in a convenient spot either outside or inside your home. One idea for this tip: place an extra set of house keys in the pot and place near your front door.

Watch the full video below:

At Best Security Products, we specialize in fire systems for business and home. One important component of your fire security system is a heat detector.

There are two main types of heat detectors available:

1. Fixed Temperature. This type of heat detector works by monitoring the ambient temperature in the room. When the temperature reaches a predetermined level, the detector will activate and sound an alarm.

When a fixed temperature heat detector is activated, it cannot be reused. Activation destroys the device. This is the most common type of heat detector.

2. Rate of rise. This kind of heat detector is designed to activate when the ambient temperature in the room rises at a particular rate, which is programmed when the device is manufactured. This type of heat detector may not activate in a fire that is slow to build and spread.

For a demonstration of how a fixed temperature heat detector works, click the video below by New Age Server Alarm. A head detector is dismantled to show exactly what happens when the temperature reaches the predetermined level. 

It is important to keep in mind that heat detectors are not meant to replace smoke detectors in bedrooms or hallways outside of bedrooms. Heat detectors are better used in areas that are less than ideal for smoke detectors, such as the kitchen. However, when choosing a heat detector, consider the normal activities that will be going on in the area you want to protect.

If your business operates out of a garage where you use equipment that causes the temperature to elevate quickly during use, you may want to use a rate-of-rise heat detector to avoid false alarms from a fixed temperature detector.

Fire safety is our specialty at Best Security Products. Give us a call at 1-800–988–2378 or email us at sales@bestsecurityproducts.com for customized fire security in your business or home.

More kitchen fires occur on Thanksgiving Day than any other day during the year. Do you know what to do if a grease fire breaks out in your kitchen – whether at home or at work?

ABC 2 News reports on the dangers of grease fires. According to this report, it can happen within seconds – your stove can go from a small grease fire in a pan to something like an explosion – “a massive fire ball rolling through your home.”

After the fire starts, you have just a few seconds to make the right decision about how to handle it.

Watch the video below for a demonstration, but here are some top tips from the experts:

1. Don’t move a pan that is on fire. When you move it, you provide more air to the fire. The extra air can cause the fire to come back at you.

2. Don’t put water on a grease fire; that can cause an explosion.

Many people make these these mistakes. Our first reaction is to try to move the burning pan to the sink and put water on it. After all, that is how we usually put out fires! But water is the absolute worst thing you can put on a cooking fire.

The best way to put out a cooking fire? Place a lid or cookie sheet on the fire and then turn off the heat. Be sure not to lift the lid until the pan has cooled, because fresh air may cause the flames to reignite. 

You can also purchase a stovetop fire stop and hang over your stove. When the fames reach the can, the fuse on the bottom of the can is ignited causing the fire stop to dump a powered chemical which puts out the fire. It is like an automatic mini-fire extinguisher. 

At Best Security Products, we specialize in fire systems for business and home.

Give us a call at 1-800–988–2378 sales@bestsecurityproducts.com