Have you been considering increasing your level of home security in order to help reduce the risk of a claim having to be made against your Massachusetts home insurance policy? During your research you may have come across the term “passive infrared” or PIR, this is the technology used in motion sensors or detectors to detect movement.
They work by sensing a change in the heat in the area they are set to control. When a change of heat is detected some PIR devices trigger an alarm while others trigger a spotlight. Slow heat changes such as the sun warming up shouldn’t be detected. To reduce false detections, many PIR devices have two sensors side by side and one must detect a heat change immediately after or before the other sensor for an alarm to be triggered.
Some people hesitate to install PIR detectors if they own pets for fear that the pet would constantly set off an alarm. Many modern detectors ignore movements below sixteen inches from the ground. Some models allow you to choose the detection height, but remember a burglar with a slight build may be able to wriggle under a detection limit set higher than sixteen inches.
While PIR detectors may not be 100 percent burglar proof, their visibility alone may make a potential burglar hesitate and then move elsewhere. Inform your Massachusetts home insurance agent about your detector installations, as you may be eligible for an insurance discount.
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