How to secure a gate motor
Stealing of gate motors is another thorn in the flesh of residents.
Kasselman Security Services (KSS) indicated that three theft incidents took place in the week from October 28 to November 3.
A burglary also took place in a flat in Ebony Street. Kosmospark on Thursday, November 10. Suspects fled with a LG-television, a Lenovo-laptop and a Dell-laptop.
Stealing of gate motors is another thorn in the flesh of residents.
The Standerton Advertiser contacted Jannie Kasselman on Friday, November 11 on tips to secure a gate motor.
According to a security company’s advice, the following should be done:
• Make it difficult for thieves to get into your property.
• Infrared beams, combined with detection alarms will alert you if someone is tampering with your gate motor.
• Install the gate motor in a theft-resistant cage and use a high-quality lock to secure it.
• Thieves often just put their hands through the fence and switch it to manual before opening the gate.
• The motor’s cover cannot be removed with the anti-theft cage in place, nor can the manual override be accessed.
• Install the gate motor in a steel casing or anti-theft bracket, out of reach from the outside.
• Bolt the gate motor into the ground.
• Install anti-lift brackets or weld a piece of flat bar onto the gate rack to prevent thieves from bending the rack upwards.
• Pay attention to the ‘tooth bar’ that connects the motor to the gate.
• The tooth bar is a rack fixed to sliding gates to allow the electric gate operator’s drive cog to move the gate in the chosen direction.
• Thieves often use tools to bend this bar and open the gate.
• Safeguard the tooth bar by welding a flat bar into the space between the tooth bar and the gate.
• Use sheeting on the gate to hide the gate motor from view and to prevent access to the tooth bar or motor.
• Combine theft-resistant cages with electronic devices such as a wireless alarm when tampering with the unit takes place.
• Gate motors should also be connected to your home alarm system.
• Install CCTV cameras and lights at the gate.
Information: SecuriForce
