Demonstration of Glass Break Simulator

In this video, Joe from Alarm Grid provides a demonstration of the Honeywell FG701 Glass Break Simulator. Glass break simulators let you test your glass break sensors, without needing to actually break the glass or rely on a sound clip. These devices provide the best way to test glass break sensors.

Testing your alarm system sensors regularly is very important. You want to be sure that your security system is working properly and that it will respond accordingly to an intrusion event. As part of this testing process, you should make sure that your glass break sensors are working properly. In order to do this, you must make sure that these sensors respond to the sound of breaking glass. By using a glass break simulator, you can test your glass break sensors without actually breaking any glass.

The way that a glass break simulator works can vary between different models. But the one Joe is using in the video functions in a rather interesting manner. When the simulator is in an active state, it will produce a high-pitched frequency upon hearing a low-pitched thud sound. Remember, most glass break detectors need to hear both the low-pitched sound of an object hitting the glass and the high-pitched sound of the glass shattering in order to activate. This is a false alarm prevention feature that prevents a glass break detector from activating from simply hearing a high-pitched sound. These devices need to hear both the low-pitched sound and the high-pitched sound to activate.

It is recommended that you use a glass break simulator designed for use with the glass break sensors you are using. For example, the Honeywell FG701 that Joe is using in the video works best with Honeywell Glass Break Sensors, such as the Honeywell 5853, the Honeywell SiXGB, the Honeywell FG1625, and the Honeywell FG730. If you are using glass break sensors from a different manufacturer, you may want to see if there is a corresponding glass break simulator from that manufacturer.

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