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My old foreman always said to double-check the panel's default code before leaving.
Didn't listen once in Cincinnati, and the homeowner called me back because the system armed itself at 3 AM with the factory '1234'. Anyone else had a default code cause a midnight panic?
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harper4086mo ago
Classic installer move right there lol.
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thomas.mark6mo ago
That "midnight panic" line is too real. My cousin had a similar thing with his garage door opener. The installers never set a new code, so the old owners' clicker from three families ago could still open it. He found out when a random neighbor's kid was messing around and popped it open at night. It's wild how often the factory settings just get left in place on all kinds of stuff.
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wren6526mo ago
That's a scary story, but in my experience, installers usually do reset the codes. The bigger issue is people never changing the default passwords on their own routers and security cameras. Those factory settings are public knowledge and way easier to exploit than a garage door opener from years ago.
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