Electric fence wiring will, over time, require maintenance and possible re-wiring. Electric fence wires can rust over time which acts as an insulator and reduces voltage flowing through the fence wires. Secondly wires can snap due to vegetation starting to hang weight on the wires Therefore maintenance of your electric fence is critical. Its ability […]
Access control and security system helps staying one step ahead of criminals, which is always challenging. However one can implement many barriers that can make life more difficult for them. Most robberies that occur in offices, factories and homes are committed by opportunist thieves. By reducing the opportunity of a criminal gaining access easily into […]
Intercoms are there for visitors to alert you to their presence and to allow you to identify them and let them in if you so wish. They can also be used to communicate between rooms and even different buildings like staff quarters. You can find intercoms commonly outside homes. You get house intercoms and/or wireless […]
Maintenance of your garage door and garage door motors is extremely important to avoid your garage door from not closing, hence compromising the security of your home in Johannesburg. Well maintained garage doors equal optimally working garage door automation. Unfortunately the motor is not there to compensate for a poorly mounted, unbalanced or damaged garage […]
The heart of an electric fence system is the energiser (power unit). The electric fence energisers a necessity. This box is filled with capacitors that store the charge. The electric fence charger (energiser) converts mains or battery power (240 volts) into a high voltage pulse (non-lethal shock). It also controls its movement down the wires, […]
Any foreigner visiting Johannesburg will immediately be struck by the electric fencing surrounding every residence in virtually every area of the city. It’s become so common place for the walls that enclose our properties and protect us from the outside to be equipped with electric fencing that the only homes and properties that stand out […]
Home security intercom adds an extra level of security to your home whilst living in these times in Johannesburg. Both hard-wired and wireless intercoms are available. But be careful when you are improving the security of your home that you are not decreasing the safety of your home. When installing a new gate or garage […]
Have you got a faulty or broken gate or garage remote control and need to replace it? First choice would be to replace your remote control with the exact same brand and model as you had before. The same would go for a lost gate remote control as well. If the remote control is no […]
An ant infestation may be the cause of your driveway gate motor or safety beams having gone on the fritz. Take a look under the covers! Ants are the biggest culprit when it comes to invading outdoor electronics. Ants nest in soil, in wood and are also opportunistic nesters. Your outdoor home electronics such as […]
This month load shedding, ageing infrastructure, cable theft and a cyclone are making for the perfect electrical storm. We are being battered from four different angles at the moment in Johannesburg. Load shedding is the most predictable power outage in South Africa at the moment. Using useful apps such as “eskomsepush” from Google’s playstore and […]