What to Know About Security Systems for Homes and Businesses
From camera resolution and retention to installation mistakes and data protection duties — everything worth knowing before you commit to a system.
Guides and Articles
Long-form pieces on the questions we are asked most often. What to ask before accepting a quote, what each decision actually costs, and what really happens on site.
What to Know About Your Electrical Installation
Why the fuse keeps tripping, why earthing is not negotiable, and what to settle before the walls close — the basics of the installation behind them.
How Many Days Does a Security Camera Record? Working Out Disk Size
How far back a system records depends less on the size of the disk than on the bitrate of the cameras. How to work it out, and how to stretch it without losing the detail you need.
Why Sockets Get Hot, Scorch or Burn, and What to Do About It
A warm socket almost always means a loose connection or a load the circuit cannot carry. In most cases the circuit breaker never notices.
Viewing Security Cameras on Your Phone: Setup and Connection Problems
There are three ways to view your cameras from a phone, and on many internet connections one of them cannot work at all. Which to choose, and what to check when it will not connect.
Power Out in Part of the House: Causes and What to Do, Step by Step
Part of the house works and part of it is dark. Usually it is a tripped breaker, but sometimes it is a broken neutral that needs action straight away.
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