{"id":1226,"date":"2016-11-13T09:09:52","date_gmt":"2016-11-13T14:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/?p=1226"},"modified":"2021-04-25T03:20:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T07:20:21","slug":"motion-detector-lights-deterrent-benefits-outweigh-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/motion-detector-lights-deterrent-benefits-outweigh-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Motion Detection Sensors, Cost Savings and Creative Uses"},"content":{"rendered":"

No matter where you live, chances are that when the sun goes down (anyone else singing a Kenny Chesney song? No?) and you look out the back window of your house, you see nothing put pitch black. What if someone was lurking in that darkness? Would you know without plodding over to the light switch and flipping it on?<\/p>\n

Sure, you can take preventative measures to secure your house on the inside, but if you can, you’re better off deterring a burglar from choosing your home in the first place.<\/p>\n

Motion detector lights can easily deter someone from using the cover of nightfall to break into your house. We’ll compare the cost of purchase to potential savings and also highlight the benefits for deterring crime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Why Bother with Motion Detection Lights?<\/h2>\n

Why not just use standard flood lights, you might ask? When lights are on all the time, you and your neighbors get used to them being on, like an Eskimo thinks a +20 degree day is down right warm<\/strong>. He’s used to the cold. If, on the other hand, a light comes on suddenly and illuminates a person, that is much more likely to get your attention. If a neighbor sees your light come on, it can easily catch their eye and make them take a second look.<\/p>\n

And oh, by the way, it makes burglars pretty uncomfortable too. Put yourself in the shoes of a burglar sneaking around a house when a light snaps on. Your first thought is to hide. Then, you’re worried about if you’ve been spotted by someone inside until you find the source of the light (if it has an obvious motion sensor on it). If you were counting on an easy target and weren\u2019t expecting something, you would jump out of your skin too.<\/p>\n

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Reminder: Raising the heart rate of criminals casing your house and making them think about safer places is a good thing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Another thing to consider is that the lights will only be on when they’re needed, so you save on your electricity costs<\/strong>. So, instead of staying on for 8 hours a day, a motion detector would only have your lights on for half an hour. That could take a yearly incandescent flood light electricity cost from $35 to a little over $2 per year assuming a $0.12\/kWh cost.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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[\/column]<\/div>\n\nThe pay off period (most fixtures are around $30) is about a year at that rate if you already have flood lights.<\/strong>\n\n

Surprised by the cost savings? Let your friends know.<\/p>

<\/i><\/a><\/i><\/a><\/i><\/a><\/i><\/a><\/i><\/a><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\nTo summarize, the benefits are:\n