Home Alarm

Home Alarm is an electronics item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Home Alarm at a glance

Electronics Tools

It weighs 1.

Weight1

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What it is and how to use it

Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.

More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item ID	Game category
`Base.HomeAlarm`	Electronics

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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Home Alarm is on 4 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.

Loot table	Where that table is used	Share	Rolls
Electronic Store Misc	Electronics Store (cupboard, shelves, box); Electronics store (second list) (cupboard, shelves, box); Pawnshop (shelves)	19%	4
Store Shelf Electronics	Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)	16%	4
Police Evidence	Evidence room (box, shelves); Police archive (shelves); Police gun storage (box, shelves); and 2 more places	1.3%	1
Kitchen Random	Survivor cache (big building) (cupboard); House kitchen (cupboard); Kitchen (cupboard); and 1 more place	0.13%	2

Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes

What it is used for

Used up as an ingredient in 1 recipe: Dismantle Electronic Item.

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Quick answers

How much does the Home Alarm weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 1 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Home Alarm?

Base.HomeAlarm.