Bypass the bypass?

Recently, I was contacted by the owner of an existing food truck who wanted to know if one of our security systems could be installed.

Absolutely.

The challenge with an already-finished trailer or food truck is getting wires to each sensor. Cabinets, appliances, finished walls and other equipment can make running those wires more difficult.

Naturally, the question came up: Why not use wireless sensors?

We stay away from them.

Wireless sensors can work well around a house. A trailer is a much different environment. Vibration, temperature changes, metal construction, distance and interference are all things we would rather not introduce into a security system if we can avoid them.

Then we got into another interesting question.

All of our sensors ultimately connect to a sensor input on the alarm board. They asked if we could disable the nuisance bypass feature.

Technically, changes can be made.

But sometimes making something work the way a customer initially wants can create a bigger problem.

That bypass is there for a reason. If a sensor or wire develops a problem, the system needs a way to deal with it. Removing that protection could leave you thinking everything is secure when part of the system isn’t actually doing its job.

And you may not discover that until the exact moment you need it.

Sometimes the easiest way to install a security system isn’t the best way to protect the trailer.

I’d rather explain why we do something a certain way than take a shortcut just because it’s easier.