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Few Common Mistakes That Put You At Risk - Home Wiz Guy

As we all know no one is perfect. We all make mistakes. But if the mistakes come to your home security then it can be a huge risk. A simple home security mistake can lead us to a huge loss to our property.

For example, the chance of burglary will be increase if we aren't secure our property. Or if there is no fire alarm system installed in our home or other property then when fire hazard strikes we have no idea about that and we can't do anything to protect our home or business place.

So to avoid that at Home Wiz Guy, I have made a list of common mistakes that we do when it comes to home security. I know that those are not intentionally but at least knowing them will help you in the future.



Showing Valuable Things to Outsider

I know this is very common for everyone. When you have something valuable then you have the intention to show it to others. Not to show-off but to show your joy. This is not a bad thing at all. You can share your joy with others by showing your valuable things. But remember that you have to keep them secure as well.

Let me give you some examples. Suppose you bought a new car and you are very happy. You invite some of your friends and show them your new car and then go inside your home and enjoying a little celebration party with your friends. But in between, you forget to close the garage door. What if someone steals your car? So this is a big mistake, right?

Suppose you and your friends had an awesome party last night. You guys had BBQ, music, drinks. At the end of the party, all of you were very tired and let all the types of equipment outside your home including your expensive stereo equipment.

These are not intentional mistakes. These are common and unintentional mistakes that we are doing regularly.

Lost The Credentials of Your Security System

Before writing this blog I talked with some of my clients who are in the home security industry for a long time. According to the information that I got from them is forgetting the login credentials is a very common mistake that security system users do.

A few of my clients said that whenever they go for a home security system maintenance visit the first thing that they do is reset the login information for that user. I think from this statement you can get a very very clear idea of how common it is.

Home Without Arming Security System

Let's make a new habit. The new habit will be a turn-on of our home security system. Why? Because most of the time we forgot to turn on the security system when we are going out or return home. It may lead us to burglary.

According to the FBI's report, 36.7% of burglaries happen because the security system was not turned on. Can you imagine this? A mistake leading us to huge risk.

In the era of modern technology, there is a solution to this. You can install an automatic turn-on security system if you are in the range. This technology called geofencing.

Carelessness to Security System Maintenance

If you have a security system in your house then you must properly maintain that. Either you do that or call a professional service. But the main thing is the system must be maintained to keep your property safe.

Because of a lack of proper maintenance, you may put your property at risk. Suppose one of your smart door locks is not working. it will lead you to burglary. Or suppose one of your security cameras are not working or garage door's smart lock is not working. All those examples can lead you to huge risks.

So these are some of the common mistakes that we do usually. Hope after reading this blog you will remind those and get the benefit of home security system properly.

Shout-Out

Now it is time for a huge shout-out for some of my clients who are in this home and business security industry for a long time. They are well known in their local area for their excellent service.






Home Wiz Guy Posted on July 14th, 2020

Commercial Water Damage – Top Reasons – Home Wiz Guy

Water damage is disastrous, we all know that. But commercial water damage is much more disastrous than residential water damage. It is crucial to act quickly to mitigate the water damage. And this is the most important reason to all business owners and commercial place managers to know the common causes of commercial water damage.

Top Causes of Commercial Water Damage

  1. Faulty Plumbing – There are so many reasons that you have faulty plumbing. In winter freezing pipes and bursting pipes are common. So whatever the reason is you have to check for those. There are few well known ways to identify those. If the plumbing pipes are visible then you can easily check those and take necessary actions. But if those are not visible then what will you do is check if the building walls, floors or ceiling, cracked or loose tiles have any kind of stains or not. Also check for moisture on them too. If you detect any of them, don’t wait and call professional damage restoration service provider immediately.
  2. Faulty Sprinkler System – This is similar to our previous cause faulty plumbing. Leaking sprinkler system really can cause water damage to your building. To identify look for wet walls and carpets, mold or any kind of musty smell or standing water body in your commercial premises. Same with this one too, if you found any of those call professional service providers as early as possible.
  3. Damage HVAC System – You may be wondering why HVAC system here? What is the relation between home flood and HVAC system? let me explain. We all know what is the use of the HVAC systems and also know that we have to maintain those properly to keep our commercial space comfortable and safe to our employees and customers. But most of the time we forgot that and the ducts of HVAC get damaged. This damage duct can lead us to water leakage. So to avoid this type of issues call commercial HVAC maintenance service providers and maintain your HVAC systems.
  4. Window Damage – A damaged window or damaged window seal is another type of common cause. This type of windows let the moisture and water to seep into the building. And if you not solve this then the excess moisture and water will lead you to mold, damaged wood and other types of water damage to your commercial place. So you must make sure that all your windows are sealed properly and there is no other type of window damage is there when you are doing your regular building maintenance.
  5. Natural Disaster – When natural disaster like flash flood thunderstorms or hurricanes strikes, those can damage your property in many ways and water damage is one of them. Probably water damage is the worst of them. When natural disaster strikes you can’t prevent your property from them. But you can take some precautionary steps to keep your commercial space in good shape. I am not saying that you can prevent the damage but atleast you can make the preparation. To do this make sure that your property is equipped with proper drainage system. Gutters of your property are regularly cleaned so that there is no blockages. Also you can have proper disaster response plan with help of professionals.

Those are few common causes for commercial water damage and hope you will take necessary steps to prevent those.

Shout-Out


As I told you that you can take help from the professionals if you are facing any kind of commercial water damage. So here are some of my known companies who provide the state of art commercial damage restoration services.







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Thanks.

Home Wiz Guy Posted on July 13th, 2020

Fire Damage – Common Causes of Home Fires | Home Wiz Guy

Fire is a destructive force of nature. Either it is caused by natural disasters or major accident, the best action on that time is leave your property as soon as possible. At-least it can save lives. When you feel that you are safe from that fire hazard then immediately call for help.

As you know that fire damage is devastating it is better to know the common causes of home fires. There are so many things in our house that can cause the fire and potential damages to our property. So it is important to know common causes and how to take precautions.

Fire Damaged Kitchen

Carelessness


Carelessness is one of the most common and most silly reason for the home fires. We all know that no one is perfect. Mistakes can happen anytime. So we can consider that. But negligence is not mistake. It is not tolerable in case of potential fire hazard. We need to be more careful about this. Being careless in kitchen area like not storing the matches and lighters in safe ares, not turning off the gas tank when not in use are just few example of careless actions. These careless actions has high potential to lead a major fire damage in your home. Let me give more examples. Burning candles when you are not there, heating devices near combustible items, fail to put out the cigarettes, all those are the common examples of careless actions that we commonly do in our house. So please be careful and save your house from fire.

Cooking


Surprised to see the title here? Don’t. Because according to the U. S. Fire Administration cooking is cause of half of all house fires. Yes, it is true. Why not when kitchen is full of flammable objects. Here you can highly relate our previous cause "Carelessness" here. To prevent this first thing and most important thing that you can do is never leave the kitchen when you are cooking. Who knows when you are away from kitchen and accident take your place. Second thing that you can do is keep clean your cooking equipment and appliances. Ovens, microwaves are flammable and those can lead to fire anytime. So the third thing that you can do is keep those and other flammable objects away from stove and other heat sources.

Electrical Malfunction


Electrical malfunction is another common causes of home fires. Damage cords, plugging too many cords in same outlet, frayed wires etc are the few reasons that can easily lead to fire. Don’t over plug outlets. If you over plug an outlet then what happen is too much current running through that outlet, or extension cord. By any chance if the running current is over the rated current then it will cause heat and spark which can lead to fire. Damage and exposed wires are dangerous. Immediately you need to replace those.

Heating


Heating devices are the second most common cause of home fire. Most of the time we left the heating devices unattended. Suppose a room heater is turned on during a cold winter night and left unattended. If that one is placed near the other objects then it may cause over heated them burn them which can easily lead to fire. So whenever you are leaving the room remember to turn off your heating device and also maintain its distance from other objects. If you are using wood stoves and chimneys, don’t forget to clean and maintain them to prevent fire.

Shout-Out


So these are few common causes of home fire. You can’t ignore them. So I am hoping that you will remember those and able to prevent home fires. But suppose accidentally your home caught by fire and you need help. So first thing you need to call the fire department and then you need some professionals to clean up those fire damages and restore your home.

So I thought why not I mention some of my clients here. So here are the big shout-out for some professional companies who can cleanup all the fire and water damage from your home.





Builder Services Inc of NC – Fire Damage Restoration in North Carolina

Best Cleaning & Disaster Restoration Services, Inc – Fire Damage Restoration Service in Durango, Farmington, Cortez, and Pagosa Springs

All American Cleaning & Restoration – Fire Damage Restoration in Idaho

So this is it for today. Hope this will help you guys. Let me know in the comment section.

Stay Safe and Stay home. Bye.

Home Wiz Guy Posted on July 13th, 2020