We recently purchased a nice older home with a non-functioning alarm system. Two days later there was a power outage, and the low battery on the existing system caused it to ARM ITSELF when the power came back on !!
We didn't know anything about the system, previous owner didn't use it, but OH BOY did that LOUD alarm sound every time we entered or exited the house! We weren't given the codes at closing, so I managed to set off the alarm five or six times that day. OUCH !
Called around to various alarm companies, and clever Preston spent 45 minutes on the phone with me trying to work out how I could disarm or disable the system while not knowing where the master panel was hidden. We failed at that and I was feeling really stupid because even though I looked EVERYWHERE, I couldn't locate the master box of the system.
Mind you, this was one of those 110 degree F days in August, and even though Preston was dog-tired after being on a job in Santa Monica all day, he agreed to drive to Tujunga after hours to help me out.
Two of 'em showed up and searched for an hour and 15 minutes, finally discovering the master box hidden behind a secret panel which was in turn hidden behind a built-in bookshelf !! Then Preston solved all of my problems, replacing the battery, jumper-ing out malfunctioning parts of the system, and even, somehow, successfully GUESSING the previous owner's four-digit security code ! A very impressive performance.
All the while Preston kept me informed of what he was trying and how the system was supposed to work. The long, after-hours service call was surprisingly inexpensive, and I ended up with a functioning system with a few remaining problems to fix another day.
Truly a 'tour de force' by a guy who is a complete master of his art.
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