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What Is the Best Drive Thru Alarm?

The use of Drive Thru services continues to expand every year. From fast food, to banks, pharmacies even liquor stores they are becoming more prominent all the time. Along with this growth comes the need for reliable drive through alarm and notification systems.

Business owners or managers are often charged with finding and installing a reliable drive through best driveway alarm after the pavement for the lane has already been laid. This obviously limits the types of sensors and systems which can be easily installed without tearing up the entire drive thru. There are several items to be considered when selecting a drive through alarm:

   The Climate: Yes, the climate is actually important to the type of sensor being selected. One of the easiest drive through sensor types is rubber air hose. However in areas with snowfall the rubber hose will not work properly once snow has accumulated on it. Also, snow ploughs can destroy these sensors pretty quickly. Infrared or magnetic probe systems will work all year round in all weather conditions.

   The Location: Some drive through windows are too far from the sensor location for a hard wired system to be practical, if it is at all possible a hard wired system is generally preferred although wireless technologies are generally almost as reliable now with improvements in wireless technologies.

   The Service Required: The service being provided for customers can determine which type of notification or notification device is the best for the situation. In restaurants etc. typically a centrally located chime or whistle is ideal as the employees or servers are generally all in one area and can be notified easily. In other applications the employees may be more mobile and need to have actual pagers or other portable receivers on their person to be able to be alerted to the arrival of a customer.

Common Misconceptions: The most popular type of vehicle sensor for drive through alarms is the magnetic probe. Generally when businesses or people purchase these systems they bury the probe beside or within their driveway. Obviously in most drive through applications this is not practical. The probes do not need to be buried to operate properly. The burial is simply to protect the probes from being driven over, damaged by a lawn mower etc. In drive through applications many owners mount the probe vertically using C Clamps to a post or pole beside where the vehicles will be travelling which works very well.