It is summertime!!!! Kids are out of school and summer is in full swing as we approach the Fourth of July holiday. Time now to enjoy time away from home whether it is day trips to the beach or the park for picnics, or if it is time for that much anticipated summer vacation trip. As relaxing and enjoyable as time spent away from the home is, it is also a potential open invitation to thieves. According to the Bureau of Justice nationwide statistics, more than 3.7 million households are burglarized each year, with most burglaries occurring in the summer.
Thankfully Overhead Door offers several products to add to your garage/home security and to give you that peace of mind when you are away from your home.
One of the first and easiest security measures you can take is to simply unplug your electric opener if you are going to be away for an extended period of time, or you can use the switch on the wall console to switch over to the vacation lock. Vacation lock is a special feature on wall consoles for select Overhead Door electric openers. It includes Sure-Lock technology that disables remote transmitters and the wireless keypad operation so the garage door cannot be opened remotely when the lock is in effect.
Likewise, Overhead Door’s Advanced Wall Console has the ability to give you more control of your door operation, and garage lighting and security. Similar to the Vacation Lock, the console also comes equipped with the Sure-Lock technology to disable remotes and wireless keypads when activated.
When leaving your home, do you ever wonder if you perhaps left the garage door open or do you worry that even if you are sure you closed the door, did it actually stay closed? If that sounds like you, the Door Report Remote is the perfect accessory to give you peace of mind. Once the garage door closes, the remote will beep and and flash a green light to let you know that the door has been successfully closed. If the door did not close for some reason, a warning tone will sound and a red light flashes on the remote to alert you.
If peace of mind is something you would like to enjoy during your time away from home, then please call us or stop by any of our 3 showrooms to discover the products we have that will assure you that sense of security.
