I have no problem with windows open for a cross-breeze, however, if we are at home and sleeping. With this information, I have decided to lock the doors at night, but not when we are at home during the day. Personal crimes, as opposed to property crimes, don't happen very often at all. On the other hand, it is common to hear of the loss of an item in an open garage or unlocked car. I can review this list of crimes, and decide if I can take certain risks.įor instance, it is rare to hear of an instance when someone has entered a house while it is occupied. In my small city there is a semi-monthly police report, listed in the paper. Some one helped themselves to a ladder from their unlocked garage window, took out their ladder and helped themselves into their house while they were sleeping. In my former neighborhood, cute as a button for visitors, a home owner didn't fix their hail-broken second window for a couple weeks (understandable). Or if they see a window open, they won't find a way to jump in and make a quick jog through your house looking for jewelry and small electronics. It is very rare to have a street in a city where people don't come by and check the locks to see if they are open. I promise that once you are a victim of a property crime, you start to notice the security signs, barred windows, broken locks, cracked garage doors, etc. then you will not notice property crime, because you do the normal stuff to keep crime away from your house. If you don't leave windows open, doors open with only the screen door keeping it shut, car windows rolled down, a completely dark house for longer than a couple days, an unlocked bike on the porch overnight, etc etc. You: I have never had a speeding ticket in my life, cops just don't write many tickets in this town. I hear your line of thinking all the time and it is easy to understand why you think that way. Posted by tilde at 7:40 AM on August 29, 2012 All I know is that my company gives me a discount on having a managed alarm system. Leaving a window open might affect your insurance rates/payout in case of a break in, but I really know pretty much nothing about homeowner's/property insurance. If you do work close to home, you might make a habit of popping back home during the day, both to check on the windows (and start a crock pot?) and/or to close them on stormy days. Additionally, I believe our local paper keeps a running report of crime stats in the area.Īs a general rule of thumb, I would not leave street-facing windows open when you are not home, and when you are home, fit a discreet window jammer type thing that prevents someone from easily/quietly popping the window open further. The officer they sent had been in the area for years and had the actual crime stats on tap. I called the police department and they sent someone around, and we figured out the actual cause (had thought it was a jimmying attempt). In addition, new studies show COVID-19 spread is reduced drastically when both filtration and ventilation are used together.When I moved into my neighborhood, our front door got damaged around the lock (careless handling + soft wood). Others might want to keep a window open to ventilate out CO2. You might want to keep your windows open to reduce chemicals such as VOCs and formaldehyde in your home or office. Real-world tests show that – even without an air purifier – simply keeping doors windows closed keeps particulate pollution levels at 50% the level of outdoor air.īut the more practical question is, if I have to keep a window open for some other reason, will running a purifier still work? Will it have a meaningful effect? For some people, keeping windows open is a necessity. No one doubts that purifiers are most effective with the windows closed. Here’s what to know: The Obvious: Air Purifiers Most Effective With Windows Closed Will my air purifier still work if I have a window open? New test data from Smart Air finds that air purifiers can still meaningfully reduce particulate pollution in a room with a window cracked.
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