How to Deactivate a Home Alarm
Home alarms use sensors on each window and door that are connected through a circuit located somewhere in your house. When your windows and doors are closed, the alarm is able to run voltage through the circuit. When a door or window is open, the circuit is broken, and the alarm sounds. If you want to disable your alarm all together, you can locate the your power source and shut off the circuit. Most alarms usually have a battery source just in case of a power outage. You will also have to disconnect this batter to deactivate the alarm. It will be located in the metal box where all the components of your alarm system originate. Does this Spark an idea?
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Deactivate Your Home Alarm
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Memorize the deactivation code that came with your alarm system. If you have lost the deactivation code, your security company most likely won't tell it to you over the phone. Follow your owner's manual and reset the codes, which consists of punching in a few numbers or symbols and then punching in your new code.
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Punch in your deactivation code as soon as you break the alarm circuit. You will have a limited amount of time to deactivate the alarm before it goes off.
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Deactivate your alarm for predetermined amounts of time, if desired. For example, if you are always home between 2 p.m and 5 p.m, you can set your alarm to automatically deactivate at these times. Consult your owner's manual to do so.
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Reactivate your alarm by punching in the activation code when you leave your house.
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Program your alarm to deactivate when people need to get into your home when you're not there, such as your kids, a housekeeper or a babysitter. Use your owner's manual to do this.
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Tips & Warnings
If you don't enter the code in time, your alarm system's company will be notified, and they will call you. Answer the call, and let them know everything is fine. If you don't, they might send the police to your house.
