Alarm the Door
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Alarm the Door
Simple alarms can be installed on the door to the garage that will sound if the door is left open for more than a few seconds or when it is opened. A very inexpensive and effective control of this door, particularly if you have older children or you are subject to leaving doors open (like after bringing in a day's shopping with both arms full). If your in-home alarm system can be programmed to alert you (and not the entire neighborhood) to the opening of this door, so much the better. Unfortunately, over time and a thousand beeps later, most of us will not even here that little beep anymore. This is particularly true if you have a lot of traffic like older kids or help coming and going. If this is the case for you, consider an alarm that only sounds if 7 seconds has elapsed and an adult-height button has not been pressed. You can find one at www.childsafetystore.com. Do a search for "door alarm" in the search box there.
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