Since we provide commercial security solutions in Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida, our customers contend with a variety of weather that could cause serious damage to their security equipment. They all deal with high humidity and severe storms, but only our Tennessee customers have snow and ice to worry about in the winter months, while Georgia and Florida aren’t affected as much. During spring and summer, our Georgia and Florida customers must protect security equipment against the possibility of hurricanes, which can also affect Tennessee as hurricanes move inland.
Tips to Keep Security Equipment Safe from Sea Air
Something our Georgia and Florida customers have to prepare for that our Tennessee customers don’t is sea air. The combination of humidity and salt in the air can wreak havoc on the sensitive circuitry of electronics in security equipment. The salt residue left behind can cause corrosion, rust, and electrical shorts that could lead to fires.
Several different security equipment components need protection to ensure their longevity. Here are a few tips for each so you can keep your commercial security system and the assets it protects safe:
- Check the housing of parking equipment like ticket machines
to ensure they’re properly sealed and water/weatherproofed. - Keep gated entry arms clean; rinse off salt water residue often to prevent rust or corrosion.
- Make sure video cables have been water/weatherproofed to prevent the delicate filaments inside from degrading.
- Seal and water/weatherproof the camera housing.
- Install a protective covering or water/weatherproof housing for access control devices.
- Water/weatherproof and seal all openings and junction boxes to prevent corrosion and potential electrical short circuits.
- Keep moving parts lubricated to minimize rust and corrosion.
- Apply anti-corrosion coatings to exposed metal.
Maintenance Protection Against Sea Air
The best way to keep your security equipment and electronics working as they should is to have them serviced and maintained regularly. Even if Guardian Access Solutions didn’t install your security system, we’ll still provide quality maintenance services so you can keep your property and the people on it safe and secure.
Guardian has provided installation, service, and maintenance in the commercial security industry for thirty years. We handle more than 15,000 service calls a year throughout Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee, so we’re well-equipped to handle all kinds of weather-related equipment issues. If you want to protect your equipment from the dangers of salty sea air, give Guardian a call.
