[CoachKandSportsguy]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

hey Cassandra:

With this change/update as part of FL 's adoption:

Emergency Disconnects
Required for all single- and two-family dwellings
Must function from outside dwellings
Must be readily accessible
Applies to generators and energy storage systems (ESS)
Generators must be marked with one of the following:
EMERGENCY DISCONNECT, SERVICE DISCONNECT
EMERGENCY DISCONNECT, METER DISCONNECT, NOT SERVICE EQUIPMENT
EMERGENCY DISCONNECT, NOT SERVICE EQUIPMENT

So does this adoption from the 2020 code mean that a thief wanting to hit a house with remote internet monitoring, can just disconnect the power from the outside and then break in with a disabled security system?

thanks!

From Cassandra, thanks for the update!

The short answer is:

"yes, a thief can pull the emergency disconnect to disable any systems connected to house power and not connected to a UPS / battery backup."

So as the emergency disconnects are implemented, be sure to add UPS, battery backup power supplies to all security equipment!

AND keep the UPS out of view and beyond reach, such as on top of the cabinets or in a very high shelf where thieves would not be able to quickly find and disconnect.