Perth Home Security Lock Blog

07Jan 2019 by shaun

BLOG ENTRY NOVEMBER 2018-12-03

I always hear some true life, just happened hours ago type stories about offenders. The following are excerpts are pieces of information passed on by my customers that willingly share their experiences and tell me these stories to hopefully prevent such occurrences happening to you. Location: Canningvale, Mt job details were to install a Single Electrical meterbox lock and window following a violent robbery. 10am arrive at the job and my customer proceeds to inform me of why Iam needed and what the background is that led me here. Two weeks prior his 18 year old daughter arrived home from uni to find an offender had smashed his way into their house and was proceeding to burgle the whole home. He was packing a loaded gun and pointed it at…

06Feb 2019 by amit

Important Things To Know About Meter Box Lock Installation

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Have you ever wondered how life would be if there were no burglars or unwanted intruders? The first thing you would think of is you will not require any locks for your house. However, that is not the case and it is very unfortunate that you not only have to keep the lock of your house safe, but also the lock for the meter box. It is quite strange, but tampered locks on meter boxes are not very uncommon these days. Don’t think that burglars attempt to destroy the meter box. The main reason why these locks get damaged over time is because they are not used for months and years. Since you do not have to check the meter every now and then, you do not worry about the…

07Jan 2019 by shaun

BLOG ENTRY DEC 2018-12-04

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Location: Innaloo My job was to secure both the Gas and Electrical meterboxes following a home burglary. Doris, a 77 year old pensioner, lives alone by herself and was out for the morning. Two, dark skinned offenders initially went to her fuse box and removed the essential main fuses. When no one came out to see what had happened to the power they knew they had ample time to clean her home out of all her hidden cash, special jewellery and they even used her toilet. Her home alarm went off with the back up battery and she had a alarm box and siren mounted above the front door. To silence that, they proceeded to smash the alarm box off the wall to stop the noise. The house was then …

19Jul 2018 by admin

Your Guide to Buy a Safe & Robust Power Meterbox

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Sometimes, a builder will include a lockable meter box when building a house. But normally a house is built without a locking gas and electrical meter box. You need this to ensure the safety of electrical devices and gas appliances in your home. Your gas and electricity supplier won’t provide a way for you to secure your meter box. It’s up to you for your own peace of mind to lock your meter boxes. This is also highly advised in any commercial business or workplace environments. Reasons to secure a meter box. It is absolutely necessary to install a viewing window and an approved lock to your gas and electrical supplies. There are many obvious reasons why. If your meter box is installed in a place where it may get…

19Jul 2018 by admin

Why Lock Your Meter Box

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Residential homes that wish to protect their privacy and prevent a burglary can do this effectively by locking their meter boxes. If your power is disrupted for any period of time it will lead to all your frozen goods going off and refrigerated items going bad as well. Imagine coming back from a Bali holiday to discover your freezer is a half frozen; stinky mess and you won't even want to open the fridge. Yuk! Alternatively, if your gas supply is turned off it will necessitate relighting of your hot water system, as well as purging the air that now would be in your gas pipes from the pilot light at your hot water system going out. Oxygen is drawn in through back pressure and is mixed with your actual…