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Home security systems ease remote monitoring

Melissa Kossler Dutton, Associated Press

Monday, November 16, = 2009

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This holiday season, many travelers will be able to keep a = close eye on=20 home.

Thanks to new security system technology, including live video = feed,=20 you can monitor everything from the front door to the sump pump = from=20 hundreds of miles away.

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"You can see anything that's going on from anywhere in the = world," said=20 Jay Park of Park Place Installations in Buffalo, N.Y.

Homeowners can set the new alarm systems to send text messages = or=20 e-mails when something goes wrong at home.

Eric Harper, marketing director of Elan Home Systems of = Lexington, Ky.,=20 said a customer was on vacation recently when he got a message = that his=20 front door was open. He confirmed it by going online and pulling = up feed=20 from a camera by that door. A neighbor followed up, discovering = that the=20 pet sitter had not pulled the door firmly shut and it blew open in = a=20 storm.

New York City resident Eli Karp uses his cell phone to check = his house=20 about 10 times a day. His HomeLogic alarm system offers live video = feed=20 from inside the house, and Karp also can disarm the security = system by=20 phone to let in workers or delivery people.

"It's a time saver," he said. "It's extra peace of mind."

Homeowners can monitor the weather, their heating and cooling = units and=20 other household systems while traveling, said Richard Ginsburg, = president=20 of Protection One in Lawrence, Kan. Cameras show whether it's = snowing or=20 raining on the driveway, so you can decide whether to call a = plowing=20 service, he said.

Other homeowners set their systems to alert them if the sump = pump or=20 furnace stops working, developments that could lead to water = damage from=20 flooding or frozen pipes.

The systems can be programmed to turn on lights when you get = home, or=20 adjust the temperature before your arrival.

Installation costs for the new technology range from $150 to = $600=20 depending on whether the residence has an existing security = system.=20 Monthly monitoring fees are between $15 and $40.

Do-it-yourself systems also are available, said Julie = Strietelmeier,=20 editor of the Gadgeteer, a Web site that reviews high-tech = products. A=20 startup kit would cost about $330 plus monitoring fees.

"I think it's useful if you're working during the day and you = want to=20 see what's going on at your house," said Strietelmeier from her = home=20 office in Columbus, Ind. "There's some really hard-core systems. = You can=20 do almost anything."

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