Does the alarm shut off again when the door/window is closed? If someone knows your home is empty, could they come in and just shut off the alarm by closing the door? (Assuming they weren't scared away, I mean...) Does the alarm shut off again when the door/window is closed? If someone knows your home is empty, could they come in and just shut off the alarm by closing the door? (Assuming they weren't... » Read More Does the alarm shut off again when the door/window is closed? If someone knows your home is empty, could they come in and just shut off the alarm by closing the door? (Assuming they weren't scared away, I mean...) « Show Less
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It has to be turned off. These are good for little ones who might want to explore or for far away doors/windows. Also good just in case someone does enter, gives you a heads up to prepare(if you will) but may scare off. Good to have primary alarm but good backup. Hope this helps....
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It goes through an alarm cycle every time the door is open unless you turn it off. We use it to let us know when someone goes out our back door to the pool area.
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The easiest answer is to buy some extra presence sensors. Then when they are detected you can have the home disarm. For example, I keep one on my keychain (mostly because from your phone you can make the presence sensors beep to find it) and one in the glove box of my car. When my keys and car are both gone, it activates away mode which arms the alarm and locks any doors that i left unlocked. It also turns off all the lights in the house. When the sensors are detected again, the alarm disarms and the door coming in from the garage unlocks, and the system is changed back to either night or home depending on the time of day. Does this answer your question? As an added bonus, you'll be able to check the app on your phone to see who is home.
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Our daughter's alarm went off once in her backpack...she was looking for something else when it happened. She has not had any other incidents when it went off unexpectedly.
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YES. You can lock it out or just turn it off. There is a hold button which stops the timer and you just close the door by any means you already have. Or just turn it off if you prefer. The one downside is that it can close with you outside if you don't hear the alarm. So you should have a way back into the house either a hidden key, a wireless external keyboard.
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Not currently but you can configure an alert to tell you the door is still up after a period of time, then you can close from the app if needed. Sounds like a great feature request though! Sounds easy enough.
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When the alarm signal goes off, and cannot be reset. Also, when this happens you have to buy a new unit. This just happened to me, so I can speak from experience. Good luck.
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I have not experienced that but one thing I found that is disturbing is that when the closing sequence has started and the unit beeps, if you manually close the door, it opened it back up when the sequence came to the end. That could be a problem if one leaves without checking. Also this gadget works well but it goes through batteries pretty quick and the flashing red light does not tell you which unit, the door sensor or the wall unit, needs replacement. Anyway, so far so good but if you do not have an outside keypad and forget your closer, this thing will lock you out.
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Most of these type alarms have what they call a silence mode. If you push the test button while the alarm is going off it should silence the alarm for a said amount of time, say 5 minutes. What this does is gives you a chance to clear the air from burned toast for example. I will also say that many of these alarms are required to be photo electric which in most cases eliminates "false" alarms such as above. As I tell most of my customers please take the time to read the manuals supplied with the alarms and If you can't understand them have someone you know and trust look at them for you. Hope this helps.
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The only thing this alarm does is chime or alarm every single time the door is opened. It has no on/off switch. I can't see how it would help your cause. I would recommend an intercom with an alarm button.
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This alarm is for you to use while you are in the room with it and the door you are putting the alarm on is closed. There is no "on/off" switch, but all you do is put the pronged, active end of the alarm back into its casing. When your are back inside your door you easily place the alarm back in an active position. Hope this helps. This alarm is very loud and gave me a sense of security while traveling.
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Depends on "normal". I have one on the glass on the back door. It usually doesn't go off when I close the door, but if the door is closed with a little more than normal force, it will go off and has to be turned off and then back on. It re-trained my daughter to close the door a little more gently - so maybe that alone was worth the small cost!
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You can also shut the alarm manually. Since the alarm sounds in a different area (not the garage itself) it can be quite annoying for those around the alarm sound if the garage door is left open on purpose for an extended period of time. If my husband is doing something in the garage and needs the door open i.e. to get extra light in, I just press the button on the back of the receptor which is in my home office and then I only rely on the visual indicator (green or red light) to know when he has closed the garage door.
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Hello, Yes, the alarm system once triggered, will sound for the determined amount of time you personally chose (00-30 Minutes). Then it will shut off, and reset. Meaning the alarm system is armed again, awaiting the next break-in attempt. Thanks. www.FortressSecurityStore.com
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No you cannot leave windows open, even a little bit as the device works on the movement/pressure of air, leaving windows open even a tiny bit will make the air current fluctuate and set off the alarm. Providing the rest of the house is air tight, i.e. no external windows open then it it alright to leave internal doors open. The alarm works on air pressure throughout the house, when the air is disturbed or changed even slightly the alarm activates. Just in case you have pets, you cannot leave them in the house while the device is plugged in as their movement would set it off.
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if you touch the alarm when it's on it will go off and will scare the crap out of the theif before he can turn it off it is very loud. i have placed it to where it can't be seen so there is no chance of anyone turning it off with out alerting me.
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Yes. Sometimes the vibrations from closing another door or dropping something set off the alarm
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No, the window alarm has an on/off buttom. It is independent from the door alarm where you have the key pad.