Security System

Routine Care Task

Verify contact information

Since area codes can change, or a monitoring system can change their records system, verifying the contact numbers help to ensure proper procedure during an alarm.

Priority

Timing: June (every 2 years)

NOTE: The tasks and timings shown here for your Security System are based on a single-family home located in Massachusetts with a default set of home care goals and priorities.

If you setup your Home-Wizard personal home manager for a different location with different home care goals, your recommended home care program can have different tasks and timings for your {home feature}.

How To

If your system is set up to alert a central monitoring station when an alarm is triggered, then the system is typically set up to automatically dial the central station over your phone line. The central monitoring service will then call the phone numbers they have on file for you. As such, you should contact your central monitoring service and verify:

- Their current dial-up number.

- The phone numbers you want them to call you at if they get an alarm.

- The password you use with them to signal "all clear".

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Benefits

The benefits of this task are relatively high. Doing this task helps ensure that your monitoring company can reach you in an emergency.

Health & Safety
Avoiding Unscheduled Repairs
Maintaining Value

Costs

The cost of this task is very low. It is estimated that this task should only take only a few minutes to complete, since it only requires making a phone call.