Having a camera pointed at your meter box would likely capture them turning your power off.You simply need 10-15 minuets of power reserves unless they cut power and wait.
Having a camera pointed at your meter box would likely capture them turning your power off.You simply need 10-15 minuets of power reserves unless they cut power and wait.
Do you have a power outage alarm as well? Wouldn't know which ones to recommend. But, seems like something worth while looking into. They can send text messages too.An alarm would have 8+ hours of backup with a working battery. With video You simply need 10-15 minuets of power reserves unless they cut power and wait. This allows you to detect someone before they enter the home. I can get push notifications anywhere I am. Instantly. A direct call to the local police with visual confirmation of someone on you property gets a very quick response in almost every municipality.
I would say typical in the USA is 3 hinges and an "entry lockset" (think that's the right term - a traditional door knob with built in key lock) and a deadbolt lock. That's what I have had in all the houses I have lived in for the last 50 years or so. Before that, when young we didn't have the deadbolt and I don't recall how many hinges were on the house I grew up in. Some exterior doors are wood (solid not hollow core) and a lot are metal clad.I can't beleive in the US that most people still seem to have traditional wooden doors with 2 ordinary hinges and a handle lock.
Over here, even a basic SR1 door has multipoint locking:
This would be an SR1 / 2 door lock - main handle lock and then shoot bolts that lock the side of the door at top and bottom as well, 5 locking points total:
The weak point in EU doors is the Euro locks whcih can be snapped but luckily there are high security anti snap / pick replacements that just slide in with the removal of 1 screw:
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So is this what ya'll are talking about?Just drill two holes opposite each other that lineup better than what I put on the pic:
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Yes, that's one that has been mentioned. But I might just cut a 16 penny nail short and pop that in. Easier to get and almost as strong I would say. And no need to countersink the hole if you have to drill holes for it.
I've seen this before and every time I gotta watch it...it IS funny and she does a great job with her comedic delivery and timing.I heard All Doors must now Swing both ways
This is the first I have seen of these, smart idea. I could just see them remove the hinges and No Go on removing the door. LOLYes, that's one that has been mentioned. But I might just cut a 16 penny nail short and pop that in. Easier to get and almost as strong I would say. And no need to countersink the hole if you have to drill holes for it.
Any modern alarm system will let you know when there's a power outage.Do you have a power outage alarm as well? Wouldn't know which ones to recommend. But, seems like something worth while looking into. They can send text messages too.
Edit: And, looks like some UPS's support custom scripts on power events.
This is a European High security Grade 3 (?) door lock:
In a Grade 3/4 door, it would be often accompanied by at least 2 units containing at least 2 of these bolts top and bottom on the opening side and I believe also on the hinge side and maybe the actual top and bottom edges of the door as well all actuated by a multipoint locking system.
The doors internally are reinforced with steel bars that make them impossible to get through with a sledge hammer and on the highest grades even stihil saws with diamond blades for a considerable period of time.
Be aware these doors aren't common. They're expensive and the domain of commercial premsies and the wealthy.
However, even basic UK doors have a multi-point locking system.
That is quite impressive. Ive seen some multi-lock doors in the US that have a keyhole in the center that controls 4 bolts on each side of the door. Truth is 90 percent of the doors in the US have decorative glass on the side or top. Anyone can just bust the glass and open from the inside. Double keyed deadbolts are generally not permitted on egress doors.This is a European High security Grade 3 (?) door lock:
In a Grade 3/4 door, it would be often accompanied by at least 2 units containing at least 2 of these bolts top and bottom on the opening side and I believe also on the hinge side and maybe the actual top and bottom edges of the door as well all actuated by a multipoint locking system.
The doors internally are reinforced with steel bars that make them impossible to get through with a sledge hammer and on the highest grades even stihil saws with diamond blades for a considerable period of time.
Be aware these doors aren't common. They're expensive and the domain of commercial premsies and the wealthy.
However, even basic UK doors have a multi-point locking system.
Impressive. I hope the door frame is just as beefy.
On a related note, we keep something like this on the ambulance when we are unable to gain access in a less destructive manner:
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I would be more worried about how short the projection is.I'll just replace the whole hinge with one that have pin built in .. Stronger since it's weld to steel hinge instead of one screw into the stud
Here an example of one ..
I would be more worried about how short the projection is.
While folks here in the USA do worry about home invasion, it really is not that common, as it is in other countries. Obviously, in liberal cites it is more common, but most folks have never had their door kicked in.I can't beleive in the US that most people still seem to have traditional wooden doors with 2 ordinary hinges and a handle lock.
Over here, even a basic SR1 door has multipoint locking:
This would be an SR1 / 2 door lock - main handle lock and then shoot bolts that lock the side of the door at top and bottom as well, 5 locking points total:
In Mountain View, GA circa fall of '72 some yahoo fled from a police stop on an arterial about 1/8 mile away, tried kicking in my door. I was waiting with a S&W .38 Patrolman. Fortunately, he quit before he did any real damage and he lived to hop over my back chain link fence, busted in a neighbor's door, who was working on his Harley in the kitchen.... the renter/occcupant/Harley fixer used a motorcycle chain on him and beat him within an inch of his life...still a better outcome, I think, than if he'd made through MY door.While folks here in the USA do worry about home invasion, it really is not that common, as it is in other countries. Obviously, in liberal cites it is more common, but most folks have never had their door kicked in.
In my 68 years, I have lived in 17 different homes and only had the front door kicked in once. Our house in New Orleans uptown area. This is of course a liberal city. that was the only time my home was breached.
That is what I am hoping for, that is if anyone tries to kick in our door(s) they will give up after half a dozen tries. Had a co-worker tell me he installed a steel bar in his door that would go a foot down into his slab.In Mountain View, GA circa fall of '72 some yahoo fled from a police stop on an arterial about 1/8 mile away, tried kicking in my door. I was waiting with a S&W .38 Patrolman. Fortunately, he quit before he did any real damage and he lived to hop over my back chain link fence, busted in a neighbor's door, who was working on his Harley in the kitchen.... the renter/occcupant/Harley fixer used a motorcycle chain on him and beat him within an inch of his life...still a better outcome, I think, than if he'd made through MY door.
I didn't get much sleep that night......