Hi,
We are considering buying a house and on our first visit we noticed it has a security system installed. It seems like the owners have a contract with a security company, but I was wondering if we can use this system as a stand alone product if we decide not to subscribe. Is this a possibility? I am not sure about the maker of the system though...
Thank you!
The answer depends upon which system and who put it in. Some companies disable the system so that no one can use them without paying a monitoring fee, even though the system belongs to the homeowner.
If it's not a proprietary system like Brinks, you *may* be able to use the whole thing as long as you can obtain the codes from the seller. Besides a working user code, you will want to have the "installer code" to access the programming area so that you can turn off reporting to the alarm company. Most end users won't know what that code is since most alarm companies won't tell them.
If it's locked out to keep you from using it you may be able to override that by replacing the master control panel -- that is, main circuit board. Some of these are very inexpensive. Others are not. Again, the practicality of it will depend on which model you have.
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