What Is the Best 24 Hour Fast Food Drive Thru Alarm?
The
use of 24 Hour Fast Food Drive Thru
services continues to expand every year. From fast food, to banks, pharmacies
even liquor stores they are becoming more prominent all the time. Along with
this growth comes the need for reliable drive through alarm and notification
systems.
Business
owners or managers are often charged with finding and installing a reliable
drive through alarm after the pavement for the lane has already been laid. This
obviously limits the types of sensors and systems which can be easily installed
without tearing up the entire drive thru. There are several items to be
considered when selecting a drive through alarm:
The Climate: Yes, the climate is actually important to the type
of sensor being selected. One of the easiest drives through sensor types is
rubber air hose. However in areas with snowfall the rubber hose will not work
properly once snow has accumulated on it. Also, snow ploughs can destroy these
sensors pretty quickly. Infrared or magnetic probe systems will work all year round
in all weather conditions.
The Location: Some drive through windows are too far from the
sensor location for a hard wired system to be practical, if it is at all
possible a hard wired system is generally preferred although wireless
technologies are generally almost as reliable now with improvements in wireless
technologies.
The Service Required: The service being provided for customers can
determine which type of notification or notification device is the best for the
situation. In restaurants etc. typically a centrally located chime or whistle
is ideal as the employees or servers are generally all in one area and can be
notified easily. In other applications the employees may be more mobile and
need to have actual pagers or other portable receivers on their person to be
able to be alerted to the arrival of a customer.
Common Misconceptions: The most popular type of vehicle sensor for drive
through alarms is the magnetic probe. Generally when businesses or people
purchase these systems they bury the probe beside or within their driveway.
Obviously in most drive through applications this is not practical. The probes
do not need to be buried to operate properly. The burial is simply to protect
the probes from being driven over, damaged by a lawn mower etc. In drive
through applications many owners mount the probe vertically using C Clamps to a
post or pole beside where the vehicles will be travelling which works very
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