How Far Can CCTV Cameras Actually See? (2026)
Here is the short answer: how far a CCTV camera can see is decided by three things multiplied together — lens focal length, sensor resolution, and available light. A standard...
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How Far Can CCTV Cameras Actually See? (2026)
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Patch Panels: Port Count, Cat6 and How to Stop a Cabinet Turning Into Spaghetti (2026)
A patch panel is the fixed termination point for your structured cabling. Get the port count and rack space right and a cabinet stays workable for a decade. Get it...
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Heat Detectors: Rate-of-Rise, Fixed Temperature and Where Smoke Detection Fails (2026)
A heat detector responds to temperature, not smoke — which is why it belongs in kitchens, plant rooms and anywhere steam or fumes are normal. The choice is between rate-of-rise...
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Commercial Fire Alarm Systems: Categories, Zones and the Protocol Trap (2026)
A commercial fire alarm system is designed to BS 5839-1, built from EN54-certified parts and specified by category. Here is how the parts fit together — and the one compatibility...
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Video Intercoms: IP, PoE and Why the Rain Shield Is Not Optional (2026)
A video intercom lets you see and speak to whoever is at the door before you open it. Modern systems are IP and PoE — one cable for power and...
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Comms Cabinets: U Height, Depth and the Measurement Everyone Gets Wrong (2026)
A comms cabinet houses your patch panels, switches and recorders in a standard 19-inch rack. Height in U is the easy decision. Depth is the one that catches people out...
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ANPR Cameras: How They Actually Read a Plate, and Where They Fail (2026)
An ANPR camera reads number plates and turns them into text your system can act on. It is not a normal CCTV camera with clever software bolted on — and...
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Magnetic Door Locks: Holding Force, Air Gap and Why the Frame Fails First (2026)
A magnetic door lock holds a door shut with an electromagnet and releases the instant power is removed. Choosing one is mostly about matching holding force to the door and...
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Junction Boxes Explained: Which One You Need, and the Rule That Catches People Out (2026)
Most domestic jobs need a 20A four-terminal junction box; heavier circuits need 30A. The rating comes from the circuit, not the cable count — and a box you cannot reach...
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Ethernet Wall Socket: Cat5e, Cat6 and How to Fit One (2026)
A fixed network outlet beats a trailing cable. RJ45 versus RJ11, matching the socket to the cable, IDC termination and where the points should go.
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Back Box Sizes: Which Depth to Fit, and Why It Matters (2026)
25mm suits most sockets and switches. The depths compared, metal versus plastic, flush versus surface, and the measuring mistake that costs a second trip.
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Grid Switch Systems: Build the Plate You Actually Need (2026)
Modules, faceplate and back box bought separately, combined into one plate. How to size it, where it saves a wall, and why you always buy a spare position.
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Floor Sockets and Pop Up Sockets: A UK Fitting Guide (2026)
Power in the middle of a room with no cable to the wall. Fixed versus modular, the depth that stops the job, and why IP20 decides where they can go.
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Track Lighting: How to Plan, Size and Fit It (2026)
One circuit, one fixing run, and heads you can aim and move. How much track you need, what single circuit means, and the load limit people miss.
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How Far Can CCTV Cameras Actually See? (2026)
Here is the short answer: how far a CCTV camera can see is decided by three things multiplied together — lens focal length, sensor resolution, and available light. A standard...
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Where to Position CCTV Cameras at Home (2026)
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Do CCTV Cameras Work Without Internet? (2026)
Here is the short answer: yes — CCTV works perfectly well without internet, because recording never needed it. A wired system — cameras into a DVR or NVR with a...
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Dahua vs Hikvision: The Honest Comparison, Now We Stock Both (2026)
Here is the short answer: Dahua and Hikvision are the world's two biggest CCTV manufacturers, and for most UK buyers the honest verdict is that both are excellent — image...
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How to Secure Your Home While You're on Holiday (2026)
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Dahua Cameras: A UK Buyer's Guide (And Are They Any Good?) (2026)
Here is the short answer: yes, Dahua cameras are good — Dahua Technology is one of the world's two biggest CCTV manufacturers, and its kit competes directly with Hikvision on...
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Ajax DoorBell Review: The Video Doorbell That Joins Your Alarm (2026)
Here is the short answer: the Ajax DoorBell is a 4MP HDR video doorbell with PIR and AI detection that lives on the same system and app as an Ajax...
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Pet-Friendly Burglar Alarms: Detection That Ignores the Dog (2026)
Here is the short answer: pets and burglar alarms coexist fine when three things are right — detectors designed to tolerate animals, mounted at the height the manual states, aimed...
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