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That Monday I spent 6 hours on a panel swap in a hot attic in Houston
Customer calls me last Monday saying their old DSC panel keeps false alarming. I drive 45 minutes out to this neighborhood, climb into this 130 degree attic, and find the wiring is a mess of twisted tape and exposed conductors. Why do homeowners think they can install their own alarm systems and then call us to fix it without paying for a full redo?
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reese55020d ago
Start by checking if that false alarming is actually coming from a dying backup battery. I've been in attics in Texas summers too, and that heat cooks batteries in a year or two. A swollen battery can push on the panel cover and cause intermittent shorts that throw random alarms. Might save you pulling a full panel swap if you just swap the battery and clean the terminals with a wire brush. Take it from someone who learned that $15 fix the hard way after three service calls.
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