House Alarm reset after isolation - who foots the bill

[Teddy Lop]

if there's an alarm I warn people the power loss could affect it and they should do whatever is necessary to address it then its problem handed over.

Mind, a fair number of my clients have banham alarms which IME seem very temperamental.

 

[7029 dave]

Surely if it is a monitored system it should be a maintained one too. Did you advise the possibility before powering down, also contacting the monitoring company, IMO if the client has an unmaintained alarm system it's their problem.

 

[Spoon]

It shouldn't be the electricians responsibility.
How far would you go? If you isolated the supply and then then combi boiler didn't start up when the poser is energised, is that down to the electrician? How about cookers?

 

[vwes59]

Thanks for the replies, and yes I deserved the kicking from some of you for not checking before hand. I agree with Spoon, where do you draw the line of responsibility for something not working when you power back up.

 

[UKMeterman]

Just ask the client would they complain to the electricity supply company who would then just laugh at them!