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I keep thinking about building something like this but the thing that ours me off is the possible implications in the case of having to claim on insurance if so
by jon-wood 13y ago
I keep thinking about building something like this but the thing that ours me off is the possible implications in the case of having to claim on insurance if someone robbed my house.
I have very little doubt that the insurance company would take a dim view of my front door lock being connected to the web, and leap on the chance to deny any claims on the grounds that the intruder could have broken in via my code, making it equivalent to leaving the door unlocked when going out.
- teacup50 13y agoThere doesn't really seem to be any need to have it hooked up to the web. Not sure why not BTLE or just local WiFi.
- jonmarkgo 13y agoThe original workshop for Makerland actually offered 2 options - RFID or SMS, it's totally up to you which you use
- brandon272 13y agoThis assumes that the intruder was able to get into the house without breaking something, which I would assume occurs rarely... unless you actually do leave the door unlocked.
- maxerickson 13y agoCheck your policy (if you haven't). It might not say anything about the doors being locked.
- brk 13y agoHonestly, you sound unnecessarily paranoid about this. There are tons of mainstream remote-controllable locks these days. Walk down the door hardware aisle of HD or Lowe's and you'll see multiple options from Kwikset, Schlage, and some off brands as well. Your insurance does essentially protect you from yourself. As long as you don't do anything that intentionally makes your house more attractive to burglars (like a neon sign in the window indicating door lock status) the likelihood of what you describe (a claim denial) is nil.