The Central Jersey Chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (CJNARI) is looking for a community service project to perform this spring. Our professional remodelers, along with professionals from various trades are available for a 1 to 2 day project for someone in need. Projects can be indoors or out. If you know of someone in need and can use some help, please contact us or CJNARI . http://www.cjnari.org

In the old days (5 years ago), you would pick up your telephone and it would work, always. You didn’t need power, you didn’t need an internet connection, you didn’t have to rely on all the packets of information getting to where they have to go. Things have changed.

More and more people are cancelling telephone service with traditional phone companies and receiving service through their cable company or another provider. Cheaper, yes, but certainly not better for your alarm system.

The only problem you had to worry about in the past was someone tampering with your phone lines. Now, that is just the beginning. The internet is not as reliable as traditional phone service. 99% up time is over 3 1/2 days of down time a year. Doesn’t sound bad until you remember life safety is at stake. There are other problems as well. The way information packets are processed are not compatible with alarm systems and some providers. Worse yet, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t If the power goes out, no phone service. If someone cuts the cable wire, no phone service. We’ve all called the cable company for service in the past. Lets just say quick they are not.

There is a solution. Connect Wirelessly. Primary or backup communication from your alarm system to the central station can be accomplished via the cellular network for often less than the cost of a telephone line. The signal will get out if the power is down or somebody cuts the wires.

Contact us for more information.

I was honored to be involved with 2010 Central Jersey Chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (CJNARI) Contractor of the Year (CotY) Awards. The event was at Maggiano’s in Bridgewater and we had a great turnout. CJNARI is an organization dedicated to education and ethics in the remodeling industry. This was our second event, and quite successful. The work our group does is terrific. www.cjnari.org

Dear Former HTHI Customers:

We are pleased to welcome all alarm and security customers of HTHI to Perfect Connections. Being a fully licensed NJ alarm company, your security is our business. We offer 24 hour service and you can always talk to the technician on duty. Our office hours are 8:30a – 5:00p Monday through Friday.

In the near future you will be receiving a informational packed from us. If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to call.

Sincerely,

Patrick Chrustinsky
President
908-722-2880

Friday night, the telephone pole in front of one of our customers was hit by lightning. This caused a power surge into the building, damaging several electric circuits. When an electrical outlet started smoldering and smoking, the smoke detector activated and initiated the indoor and outdoor horns and strobes and placed a call to our monitoring station alerting them to a fire condition. This was fortunate because it all happened when the business was closed. The monitoring station then called the fire department, which responded. Upon arrival they noticed the damage and disconnected the electricity into the building. This quick response saved quite a bit of property and heartache for this business.