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Savvy Guide to Home Security | 
 enlarge | Author: John Paul Mueller
Publisher: Indy-Tech Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 500337
Media: Paperback
Pages: 287
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 7.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 0790613158
Dewey Decimal Number: 643.16
EAN: 9780790613154
ASIN: 0790613158
Publication Date: September 2005
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Product Description
It's your home, your castle. You need to protect it. John Mueller, author of over 60 books, takes you through the steps needed to design, install, or purchase a home security system. Mueller covers all the bases, providing information on assessment, planning, purchasing, and maintenance. Whether you are planning to design and install a system yourself, or work with professionals, this book is a valuable tool in securing your home. It includes coverage of home offices, provides interviews with security experts, and offers many recommendations on security systems. Mueller puts his experience to work in helping you secure your home, your valuables, and your loved ones. The topics addressed include: Building a System; Assessing Needs; Choosing Providers Metro vs. Rural Considerations; and Selecting Equipment.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Where's the Beef? October 17, 2006
J. Allen (San Diego)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
If you are looking for general / superficial information about security systems then you have come to the right place. The book just didn't have enough real world experience with security systems. It did point you toward providers of basic home security systems like ADT but did not provide very much insight that a good reviewer of the product should have.
Not what it seems September 19, 2006
Daniel C. West (Conway, AR USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book would be fine if you just arrived in the US from a third world country and wanted to learn what a home security system was. It would be a useful guide to someone wanting to hire a contractor to install a system. It was of little use, however, to someone wanting to actually install a system. I kept thinking I was going to get to the chapter that discussed wiring in series or in parallel. Or a discussion on daisy chain, or home run. I never did. In fact, there is no mention of these (or other little items like resistors) even in the glossary. It's not a bad book, it's just not a "how to" book.
 Good Introduction to Buying or Building a System September 27, 2005
John Matlock (Winnemucca, NV)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
This book is a book that covers several areas. br / br /First, it discusses home security in a general nature covering all of its forms from intrusion detection to fire and smoke. It helps you to analyze and define what are your security needs. Determining your needs before you start to look at solutions can be a real cost saver. br / br /Second, it looks at the various types of systems that are availabe. This includes prepackaged systems that are basically turn key operations. It compared the offerings from several vendors to make vendor selection your choice rather than restricing yourself to one offering. br / br /Third, it looks at the solutions you could build yourself, either independently or in cooperation with one of the established vendors. br / br /Finally, it covers what you might call 'living with the system.' This includes testing, day to day use, maintenance. br / br /This is a general introductory book that covers virtually every aspect of building and using a security system for your house. If this is something you are planning to do, it will provide enough information for you to make intelligent decisions.
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