Re: home alarm system?

[JoeRaisin <joeraisin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

dallasalarm wrote:
> Where can I find the master code for my home alarm system (DCS-1500)?
>
> I recently purchased a rental property that has a home security
> system. I want to activate the system but I don?t know the pass code.
> Isn't there a master programming code that I can use to reset the
> whole thing?
> Posted from the Free Home Improvement Forum at http://www.spicyhome.com

Unless someone from the company that installed the system is on this
forum, there is no way anyone here can know that info.  Any decent
installer will have changed the defaults.

Besides, without knowing what you are doing, jumping into programming
without a guide could get you a system that is worse than useless.

See if there are any stickers on the panel, possibly on any of the doors
or windows or maybe a yard sign with the name and number of the
servicing company.  If you can get in touch with the previous owners
maybe they can tell you who to call.

If not, check out the local operators (try to avoid the nationals) with
the BBB and and give one of those guys a call.

It won't be free and I'm sure they will try to get you on board with
monitoring.  But you should actually check out how much the monitoring
is against how much it may save you on homeowners insurance - you may
find it isn't that expensive in the long run.

A monitored fire system, along with low temperature sensing (in certain
areas - check local listings) and strategically placed water detector
(water damage is a real mother and insurance companies will usually do
whatever they can to avoid paying for it) or two, in a house that will
be used by tenets who may not care about the property as much as you do,
could be just what you need for piece of mind and perhaps a cut on the
insurance (I get 15% from my company).