Have you installed a CCTV camera into your home? Have you considered the importance of carrying out proper and regular maintenance checks? This is a key consideration if you want your security system to give you the protection you and your family need. These practical steps on how to maintain a CCTV system will help to ensure it gives you the service you expect for a long time to come.
Picture quality is an essential element of any CCTV security system so you want to make sure the lenses of your cameras remain clean and dirt-free. When cleaning the lenses, use lens solution and lens cleaning tissue so that you don’t scratch or damage the quality of the lens in any way. Try and do this as regularly as possible. Dirt not only gets onto the lens of the camera but can also pose potential problems to the wiring as well if left unchecked. Taking the tip of a cotton swab, dip it in distilled alcohol and rub the moistened tip around the connection at the back of the CCTV camera itself where the cable is screwed into the coax connection. This will help to loosen and remove any dirt and grime. Clean the outer casing of the camera with a photo lens brush. When upon cleaning the coaxial connection, you find it to be a bit loose, take a pair of pliers to tighten the connection. Make sure you don’t over-tighten though – as soon as you feel resistance stop twisting the pliers.
To further improve the quality of the connection, your can also take out the video cable from the TV as well as the receiver. Taking a moistened cotton swab with distilled alcohol, clean the metal nub and ring at each end of the cable and reconnect it back into the TV and receiver. If your camera is equipped with batteries, make sure you carry out regular battery checks and replace them when needed. These conclude some basic steps to help you maintain your CCTV system properly. Get into the habit of carrying out these steps on a regular basis and your CCTV system will give you the level of protection you need for a long time to come.
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