I tested this with an electrical socket reader and it chimed, so there is some power to it still. I’d like to remove this, the old keypad, a siren, etc.
Besides shutting off the power while doing it and maybe capping the cable ends, what do I need to think about? I’m just trying to make sure I don’t burn my house down 😅
Honestly I have no idea where they terminate. The keypad doesn’t work. I’ve tried pressing buttons on it before and nothing happens. I was going to cut and cap the wires, but figured I’d double check ahead of time.
I have other electrical work I need done, so may just lump this into the same work order.
So usually, there’s a transformer that cuts mains AC at 110ish volts down to 16ish volts. Then this voltage is used to power things like dumb doorbells and alarm panels.
This is mine that powers my doorbell.
You might have an alarm panel, and I think that because the device you have in the picture looks like an old motion detector, or some model I haven’t seen.
You could have a transformer next to your breaker panel like this
If you do, and a white/red/grey/beige square enclosure nearby
You can safely cut or unscrew the wires off the exposed side of the transformer. If you want to be super safe you can turn off that breaker before you do it, but you really just don’t want to bridge the contacts that the wires on the transformer are connected to.
Fwiw I’d agree, especially if it ends up being a matter of just having a professional look at and test it to confirm it’s something you could handle yourself.