andyewwhite Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I run a small electrical and alarm repair business and I am finding alarm companies are setting engineers reset on things like tamper or even alarm activations . I find customers are very angry as they never asked or were told about this only to find when they are decorating and they take the lid off a pir or they are getting a new front door and the fitter removes the door contact setting off the tamper they find the panel locks out on engineers reset. The customer stopped the maintenance contract 2-3 years ago yet find that it will cost an arm and a leg to call the installtion company out to resolve the problem. Now I am old school Engineers reset was only put in on the insistance of the the local police authority for nusance alarms. Also my feelings are this is illegal and a form of extortion leaving the customer feeling they have been held to ransom. So whats your thoughts on this good practise or are you breaking the law. I just find it bad publicity for the companies that do this as I recently got 4 jobs to crsh the panels to remove the engineers reset function on a domestic sounders only system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I would want to know about any tampering of a system I had under contract. Sounds like you are on a winner if they are calling you out to crash and reset imo, but I wouldn't see them as long term customers. Quote Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.wilson Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 if you install a system and it fails to perform, you are liable as the provider. Im sure many of have been out to 'reset' after decorators, electricians etc had 'just opened it' to find it had been defeated. Plus its an EN requirement on approved systems and a requirement of the insurance for such firms. Most if not all will remove it, but id ask the client if their insurance co is aware. Quote securitywarehouse Security Supplies from Security Warehouse Trade Members please contact us for your TSI vetted trade discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyewwhite Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 I hear what you say guys but engineer lock out on a tamper alarm and even although it under contract are you not duty bound to remove it if the contract is cancelled plus not good for business as I find customers are networking more on local social media. Thing is in a domestic situation the customer owns the system plus they have informed their insurance company they no longer have a maintenance contract Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Duty bound, yes if they pay or arrange it on say the last maint visit. As above you are protecting yourself against a claim. The customer owns the system but the programming could be deemed intellectual rights of the incumbent. Quote Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9651 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) We lock all tampers out. There is no reason for the customer to be taking lids off pirs/panels, in doing so could interfere with the integrity of the system, no? I've seen decorators refixing pirs on upside down and all sorts. So if this was under maint for insurance purposes, decorator removes sensor refixes it upside down resets the system, then the system fails to perform after a break in, who's the customer calling?? Decorator? Edited January 27, 2016 by 9651 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyewwhite Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 Duty bound, yes if they pay or arrange it on say the last maint visit. As above you are protecting yourself against a claim. The customer owns the system but the programming could be deemed intellectual rights of the incumbent. Really ? Some customers may say thats stretching it a bit plus I have come across a couple of Galaxy jobs where the engineers code is locked in so that cannot be right . We are talking about a domestic situation where the customer never agreed to it or worse was never told Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHappy Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I have come across a couple of Galaxy jobs where the engineers code is locked never knew you could code lock a galaxy ? Quote Mr Veritas God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9651 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 You can't lock an engineer code in a galaxy...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyewwhite Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 Appologies I meant a DSC PC5015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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