A customer in Springfield changed my mind about glass break sensors

I was setting up a system for Mrs. Carter last month and told her glass breaks were overkill for her ground floor. She pointed at her big bay window and said, 'My grandson's baseball went through that last summer, and the alarm never made a peep.' I realized a basic contact sensor wouldn't catch that kind of break. Who else has a story that made you add a sensor you initially skipped?

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the_sage3mo agoMost Upvoted

Wait, they cut a circle in the glass and just reached in?

ruby_sanchez451mo ago

Oh great, so now I have to worry about someone cutting a perfect circle in my window like they're doing arts and crafts with a criminal intent. It does fit a bigger pattern I've noticed though. People always focus on the obvious ways things can break, like forcing a door or smashing a whole window. But the sneaky stuff is what actually happens. It's like how everyone locks their front door but leaves a spare key under the mat. We plan for the dramatic break in and miss the quiet, simple one.

faith_thomas3mo ago

I installed a glass break sensor for a client in Oakwood after their neighbor had a break in. The thief just cut a small circle in the living room window pane and reached right in, never opening the frame. That contact sensor on the window was useless. It taught me that if someone really wants in, they won't always force the whole window open. Now I always suggest them for any room with big windows, ground floor or not.