Re: Home Depot Motion Sensor, On when power is turned on.

["Robert L Bass" <robertbass1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Since you have modified the unit you
> have violated the UL listing and using this unit puts you at very high liabilty
> if the unit would fail and be pinpointed
> as causing a fire etc.  your insurnce
> carrier would drop you if they knew
> you were playing with such things
> scrap it and get a cheap alarm...

Nick,

First, there's not much likelihood of his motion detector starting a fire (unless he throws the battery in a dumster:)).  Second,
insurance carriers don't drop coverage for using a jerry-rigged alarm system unless the policy specifically required a UL-listed
alarm system.  All but a tiny fraction of a percent of residential policies do NOT require any alarm system at all.

BTW, this is similar to a commonly held misconception about alarms in general which has occsionally been voiced here.  Some paid
alarm installers seem to believe that if an alarm system fails the insurer will refuse to pay.  That is patently wrong.  Otherwise,
if any electrical component failed and there was a fire the insurers would also refuse to pay.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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