Re: Want to move Brinks keypad

["bdebj2" <djoiner3@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

first off, they will only charge you $45 for the first half hour if they do
it....
if you do it, POWER THE SYSTEM DOWN.....if the system is not powered
down, as soon as you disconnect the keypad, the panel will send a
keypad supervisory signal, which brinks will call about. it has
nothing to do with brinks "placing the system on test"!!!!!!!
second....don't know what part of the country you live in so i can't
advise about your state fire codes, but it is brinks policy to run
all keypads (and smokes) in 18/4 wire....so if by moving the keypad,
the wire is not long enough, you could run into a few problems....


"Doug L" <vssdoug@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:PZmdnWxc0_KdYOPfRVn-2Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> When you say what excuse can you give them, you really mean what lies can
> you tell them, so just tell them that the power will be off for several
> hours and have at it, alternatively you could tell them tell them that
> while
> you would expect them to honour their side of the contract, you have no
> qualms about breaching the contract when it suits you, and to that end
> could
> they put the system on test while you move their keypad. In all
> probability
> you could probably tell them that you are going to clean the keypad in the
> dishwasher and no one would gives a rats arse.
>
>
> Doug L
>
> Tocapet <tocapet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:PTAfe.46569$QR1.26633@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> What if I:
>>
>> 1.  Disconnect the phone line to the system
>> 2.  Power down the system by disconnecting the battery and the
>> transformer
>> 3.  Move the keypad
>> 4.  Reconnect the battery and then the transformer
>> 5.  Reconnect the phone line.
>> Reason:  If I call them to put the system on "test", what excuse can I
> give
>> them for doing so??  I will have to make up a good story.  Think they
>> will
>> believe me?
>>
>> Tocapet
>>
>>
>> "Robert L. Bass" <robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:2OGdnb4vJYBYx-PfRVn-2w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > >I have opened the box before and nothing happened.
>> >
>> > Same here.  I've replaced a few of them and none were tampered.
>> >
>> >> Besides, my contract has  already expired and I'm
>> >> now on a "month-to-month" basis.  I'm going to call them like Robert
>> >> says, power it down, move the
>> >> pad and then restore it and if they don't like it, I'll
>> >> just tell them to cancel me out and I'll go with
>> >> another company.  Brinks charges too much anyway.
>> >> $28.50/Mo when others are charging only $17-18/Mo.
>> >
>> > Don't worry about Brinks doing anything.  They don't give a rat's
> jiminex
>> > what you do as long as you keep paying the monthly fee.  However, the
>> > Brinks salesman probably never told you that their systems are
>> > proprietary.  AFAIK, no one else can monitor them.  They'll make the
>> > system local (non-monitored) if you pay a buy-out for the hardware.
>> >
>> > If you decide someday to go elsewhere you might want to consider
>> > installing your own system.  It's not particularly difficult in most
> cases
>> > and the hardware is relatively inexpensive unless you're doing a huge
> job.
>> >
>> > At any rate, go ahead and move the pad.  They won't do a thing about it
> as
>> > long as you (1) tell them to put the system on test before you start;
> (2)
>> > don't break it; and (3) tell them all is well after you're done
>> > working.
>> > Be sure to test the system after you finish.
>> >
>> > Best of luck.
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Robert L Bass
>> >
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