If your home or business is in a flood-prone area, you have probably taken steps to protect it from flooding. You will also want to take the necessary precautions to protect yourself and your property from basement flooding. A basement flooding alarm system can provide 24/7 protection from dangerous water levels by automatically signaling when they rise too high, giving you enough time to respond before serious damage occurs. However, sometimes these systems malfunction due to power outages or loss of phone lines that inhibit them from functioning properly when needed most. One way to prevent this problem is with the installation of an automatic battery backup system for all alarm units connected to your network (if you currently do not have one installed). This will help keep your unit’s signals strong and help your property be more safeguarded.

However, even with a battery backup system in place, power outages are inevitable and will inevitably affect the operation of your alarm system during times when it is needed most. An alternative is to consider an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS). A UPS provides temporary emergency power by using batteries that are charged at all times with electricity from the wall outlet or generator via an inverter. This unit shuts down the system’s main power supply after ranging between 0.5 seconds–20 minutes depending on your selected settings to allow for clean, uninterrupted power to flow through the alarm panel protecting your home or business. Most major manufacturers of home security systems produce models designed specifically for homes businesses located in areas prone to flooding.

Basement flooding alarms are not your everyday security alarm. In fact, they are specifically designed to protect from the dangers of water inundation and sewage backup or BMS/OBM overflow. You have probably seen basement flooding alarms before but maybe didn’t know exactly what they do or how they work. These devices can provide a crucial system that protects you and your family’s health, as well as property from hazardous water damage caused by sewer back-ups and leaking pipes — which is why it is imperative that you have one installed in your home or business if you live in a flood-prone area. If an inflow of sewage makes its way into the sump pump basin, this could cause water levels to rise, causing severe damage to your property. This device can save you money by notifying you of potential problems before they get out of hand.

Many people ask themselves why there is a need for a separate device if their home security system already has an added feature of basement monitoring? The answer is this: Flood Watch monitors water levels in your sump pump basin to detect when it reaches too high, while the alarm on your home security system detects intrusion, which could set off false alarms and cause unnecessary panic and confusion. Intrusion and water level monitoring serve two completely different purposes and should be used as such. Install a basement flooding alarm if you live in a flood-prone area to provide yourself extra protection against flooding dangers!