Prepare Your Security System for Storm Season

As storm season barrels towards us, unique challenges face your security system! Lightning, wind, and rain have the potential to damage your security cameras if you haven’t taken the proper steps to water­proof and surge proof them. How can you protect your system against these challenges? Our team has provided a breakdown below on how to prepare, survive, and keep your home, business, and employees safe during storm season. 

Protect Your System

Weather-proofing is very crucial to the lifetime of your security system. In areas where storms are a constant threat, you must plan ahead when selecting a security system and then caring for your system. There are two main threats you should protect your system from; lightning and water.

Preparing For The Storm

Before you start weath­er­proofing, you should remember that wireless systems with remote capabil­ities are ideal for areas with frequent storms. A wireless system elimi­nates potential hazards and limits burglars tampering with your system During storms where you poten­tially have to evacuate your home or business, you can still keep an eye on what is going on during the storm itself and know that your system will be on whether lines are cut or electricity goes out!

Weatherproofing Your Security System

The first thing you can do to weath­er­proof your security system is to identify the areas in your property that will endure specific amounts of rain. One way to do this would be to go outside during light rain and take notes of where water spills off of the roof or rushes through construction areas. One of our security profes­sionals can assist you in identi­fying these locations so you know how to avoid these areas and still optimize your security coverage. Schedule your Free Consul­tation Now

As your security system gets older, there may be some updates that our team can provide to ensure your system is working properly and prepared for storms. If you are a current customer, schedule a service visit by calling (800) 403‑9471. Full-service packages are available and are ideal for areas that expect heavy storms. wires can wriggle loose 

Before The Storm

Now that you have taken the steps to prepare your security system for storms, you need to make sure during storm seasons that your batteries are fresh. Batteries should be changed every 3 – 5 years in order to have peak coverage. Call our service department to change your batteries (800) 403‑9471.

Preparing for the unexpected is key! If your facility is very tall, has trees taller than the building less than 10 feet away from its structure, or in an area with a high lightning strike, installing a lightning rod is recom­mended. Lightning suppression instal­lation can be a good precaution to protect the system. Lightning can also cause power outages, so a larger battery back-up is recom­mended for heavy storm areas. 

Again, choosing the right system will limit issues. For instance, cellular backup will continue to commu­nicate to our monitoring systems when phone or internet lines are damaged. Though cellular towers can also be damaged during severe weather, the advan­tages to cellular alarm monitoring are endless! 

Ask your Bates Security repre­sen­tative about cellular alarm monitoring or switch today!