Educate family and/or employees on how to operate the alarm system.
Make sure that the battery back-up is good for at least 4 hours.
Have the alarm annually maintained and serviced by a trained certified technician.
Make sure you follow the proper testing recommendations set by the alarm company. Service technicians should notify the alarm company when testing and/or servicing the alarm.
Check the contacts on doors and windows to make sure they are clean and securely mounted.
Motion sensors and smoke detectors should be inspected and cleaned. Spiders, dust, insects and cobwebs will cause the alarm to go off.
Items within a home or business which move or cause motion may set off the alarm (i.e. pets, curtains, signs and balloons).
If you feel you have caused a false alarm, immediately notify your alarm and/or monitoring company and cancel the police dispatch.