Hi everyone,
It's Katie from SafeWise,
here to give you an update on Cove Home Security.
About a month ago, we posted a video on how to install Cove,
and we did all of that here in my house.
So I've kept the system in my place ever since
and wanted to give you an update
on what it's like to live with a Cove home security system.
If you want to learn more after this video,
feel free to check out our full video review on Cove,
as well as, on SafeWise.com,
we have written reviews, FAQs, and a camera comparison,
if you want to check that out.
Alright, let's get into it.
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I'm happy to say that the last month
has been pleasantly uneventful.
Living with Cove is kind of like just adding
more furniture that makes sound.
The chimes on the door and window sensors
were the only thing I really needed to adjust,
because every time I came in and out of the house,
it would go bing-bong, and that got a little old.
I also put one on my medicine cabinet,
so every morning it was bing-bong.
I had to end that pretty fast.
But I can see why this would be a great feature
to have for, say, a back door or a special cabinet
that you might keep stuff that
you want to keep the kids out of, things like that.
It makes sense, but I just didn't need it here.
Another feature I really like
that is not especially unique to Cove,
but I had never personally tried one of these,
is the key fob.
Now the systems are customizable,
so you don't have to have one of these,
but I do recommend it.
My system came with two and it's kind of like
the key fob for your car,
where it's just Stay, Away, Disarm,
and a panic button if you need it.
I've come in with loads full of groceries
that I couldn't get in and out
and didn't have time to like scramble
and turn off the alarm. So this was really helpful.
I definitely recommend it.
And it might be my new favorite security system
feature just because it just makes things so easy.
While my month was pretty uneventful,
I wouldn't say it was totally boring.
One thing I did learn from having Cove in my home
is how fast it responds to any alarms
or hazards it detects.
Thanks to my awesome cooking skills,
I set off the smoke alarm on accident
and just found out how that works.
When you do that three things happen:
the smoke alarms go off, it is really hard to ignore,
and it is really loud.
The touchscreen control panel contacts the emergency center,
and you get a text with a link from Cove.
So while all that was happening, the alarms are going off,
I'm at the control panel,
canceling it by punching in my pin code,
which is something you'd need
if you're arming or disarming the system anyway.
And I answered the text with a link that leads
to a portal where you can confirm or cancel the emergency.
All you need with that is your secret word.
Thankfully, I was able to cancel it
and I didn't waste anyone's time
at the monitoring center or at the fire department.
And I didn't burn my kitchen down, so yay.
That said, I'm just really pleased to see
how fast Cove responds.
If I wasn't home and this was a real emergency,
I would find out very quickly.
Good on Cove for that.
Pretty, pretty happy to see that.
So basically, Cove is very responsive,
whether you need it or not,
and I kind of learned it the hard way.
So maybe I'll stick to microwaving things more often.
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After having Cove in my home for a little over a month,
I can safely say that it's going pretty well,
except when I need to make dinner.
It blends into the house really easily,
it's super customizable,
and I already know it's pretty responsive when I need it.
Between the touch screen panel and the key fobs,
I barely even need to use the Cove app,
which we'll cover in a different video.
I've also recently installed a Cove camera,
and I'll have another update on that one coming up.
That's it for us this week.
Let me know if you have any questions about the Cove system
or anything in particular you want to see about it
or have me test. I'd be happy to do that for you.
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Thanks for watching, and stay safe.
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