CT Electrical Services, Inc was started by Chris and Tom Balkema in September of 1994 when we left our Father's electrical business.Our business philosophy is based on our faith and dedication to our families. That is to provide excellent service with excellent quality at a fair price. We believe in complete honesty whatever the circumstances, and base a lot of our business on simple trust.
Ensure your residential or commercial electrical work is completed correctly by hiring CT Electrical Services for your Kalamazoo and surrounding area electrical needs. All of your maintenance and repairs are guaranteed with our fully licensed and insured technicians. We are dedicated to providing high quality electrical solutions that adhere to the highest standards of safety!
The alarm panel can communicate using a regular phone line, a cell phone module, or a broadband Internet connection. Other methods may be available in the future. A fire alarm panel requires two communication resources, such as two phone lines. The phone lines do not have to be dedicated to the alarm panel, but the panel will have priority. If the line is in use when an alarm event occurs, the panel will interrupt the line and use it to communicate to the monitoring company. A cell phone module requires a monthly connection fee, which normally costs less than regular cell phone service. The alarm panel checks its communication resources on a regular basis. With regular phone lines and cell phone modules, the panel calls in once a day to test the connection. The time of day that it calls in can be changed in the alarm panel programming. The broadband Internet connection checks in with the monitoring company every 90 seconds. The amount of data that it sends is minimal and does not affect regular connection speeds. In the event of a loss of communication, the monitoring company will contact the account holder to advise them of the problem. Most of the larger companies we service use two communicating methods and are starting to use two unrelated methods. This way in the case of failure of the primary connection (phone lines cut), the backup (cell module or Internet) can report an alarm event. In many cases secondary notification devices, such as strobe lights, horns or sirens are used. These can be a very effective deterrent to intruders and are also required for some fire alarm systems. To keep from having a false sense of security, consideration should also be given be to the response time of the police and fire departments in your area.