Preventing false alarms in your home

• Make sure your alarm system is only operated by people who have been properly instructed
  
  
• Check that movement detectors are not obstructed
  
  
• Close and lock all doors and windows before setting the alarm
  
  
• Do not allow sources of heat or sound, moving objects or animals in range of your movement detectors
  
  
• Know the specified entry/exit route and keep to it when unsetting and setting. Do not enter protected areas until the system has been unset
  
  
• Report all accidental damage
  
  
• Do not set the alarm system after a false call until the fault has been identified
  
  
• Make sure your regular maintenance checks are carried out
  
  
• Remember that repetitive false alarms may give rise to withdrawal of Garda response
  
  
• Record all incidents/visits in the log book
  
  
• Check that all keys are readily available and that code numbers are known before entry

For assistance with false alarm management please contact the Customer Response Centre on 01 6205888