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Just because you travel often does not mean you have to be out of touch with what is happening at work or at home. Honeywell Total Connect Remote Services is an award winning product that can bring you peace of mind when you need it most.

Click the video to watch Honeywell’s short description of this powerful service. Here are some highlights from the presentation:

From your mobile device, Total Connect allows you to operate your security system, thermostats, lights, locks and other items as well. But with Honeywell’s tracking services, you are able to use the power of GPS technology to track anything you want.

It works by using GPS satellites in space to communicate with signals communicated from any place on earth. The satellites then send the new information back to the device on earth.

Honeywell harnesses this powerful technology by using it to allow you to track your assets – from vehicles to motorcycles – you can keep up with your assets in real time.

Here are some of the categories you are able to track with this service: location, speed, and you can even set up geo-fencing. Geo-fencing allows you to be notified when your asset enters or leaves an area whose parameters you set up in advance.

Honeywell’s tracking services also allows you to see historical reports that show where your asset has been in the past. You can track back up to 90 days in the past.

You can use either the asset tracker (which monitors assets like trailers or classic cars by way of a small device you place in the asset) or the vehicle tracker (which monitors cars, trucks or service vans). You will even be able to track the speed at which your vehicle is traveling; a notification will be sent to you. It is also possible to analyze the stops and starts the vehicle has made – great for keeping up with your fleet of business vehicles!

Give us a call or email us at 1-800–988–2378 |sales@bestsecurityproducts.com. We specialize in Honeywell business security.

American Canyon Fire offers some critical safety information in their video: Fire Safety, Smoke Detectors.  You can click the video below to watch the short presentation. We have pulled some of their main points for you. 

1.  While there are many tools you can use to prevent home fires, the smoke detector is the most important.

2. Since the battery powered smoke detector was created, deaths due to home fires have been decreased by half.

3.  Everyone who lives in a home with a smoke detector needs to be familiar with the sound the detector makes when it is activated.

4.  There are still homes that do not have smoke detectors in them, and these homes account for about half of all deaths due to fire in the home.

5.  In one-fourth of the reported fires that occurred in homes that had smoke detectors, those detectors were not in working condition. Often, smoke detectors do not work due to batteries that are either dead, missing or are not connected to the smoke detector.

6.  There are now more homes with smoke detectors that do not work than there are homes that contain no smoke detectors.

7.  American Canyon Fire recommends testing your smoke detector every month by pushing the test button, and every six months you should change the batteries.  Keep in mind also, when you hear chirping from your smoke detector, it is a sign that the batteries are running low and should be replaced.

8.  American Canyon Fire also recommends clearing out cobwebs or debris from your smoke detector every six months, when you change the batteries. Spiders can cause false alarms from your smoke detectors.  Using a can of canned air to spray your detector is a great way to clean it out.

9.  Be sure you have a smoke detector on every floor of your home, even in the basement.

Click here to watch the entire video.

There are few better investments you can make into the safety of your family than in a robust home security system. And just like every family is different, so are there different security solutions for you to choose from. There are no one-size-fits-all solutions. Honeywell makes it possible for you to have a customized security system that is just right for your family’s unique needs.

Here are a few considerations for you as you think through what would make the best system for your family:

1. Outdoor Protection. Security really does start outside. If you can detect the presence of a would-be intruder before he makes his way into your house, you have a better chance of escaping the actual intrusion.

One way to detect his presence is with an outdoor motion detector. With Honeywell’s Total Connect Services, you can receive a notification when someone enters an area you have protected with a motion detector. You can receive this notification via email, text message or even receive a video clip of the activity.

2. Perimeter Protection. Another way to protect your family and home is with Honeywell’s FlexGuard glass break detectors. These detectors are specially designed to recognize the sound that breaking glass makes. But they are also equipped to avoid false alarms as well. These special sensors can send an alarm when the glass breaks, giving you an extra layer of protection in your home.

3. Indoor Protection. Protecting the interior of your house is important too, and Honeywell’s interior motion sensors will do just that. These sensors can protect you from those who would break into your home. But their protection does not stop there. They can also let you know if the temperature in your house changes in the extreme – for example if a burner malfunctions – giving you peace of mind as well as protection.

We would love to schedule a consultation with you, to help you determine what is best for your home security needs. Give us a call at 1-800–988–2378 or send us an email at sales@bestsecurityproducts.com