There was a thief in my neighborhood a few months ago who was breaking into homes and not only stealing small things, but also air conditioners and small furnaces.
The thief would come in the night, disconnect the air conditioner, and load it up in his truck.
The police had been chasing this thief for weeks now and couldn’t catch him. I decided to take matters into my own hands to catch this HVAC thief. I decided to use electric wires which are hard to see, and wrap them around my air conditioner and wait for the thief to come. Late one night after I had wired the air conditioner, I heard some footsteps outside my house. I peeked out the window and saw the thief looking over my air conditioner. He then started to tamper with the a/c unit, but when he touched the wire, he was electrocuted so badly that he passed out. I called the police and they were at my house next to my air conditioner in minutes. One officer handcuffed the thief while another took a look in his van. They found HVAC units of every kind in the van including central air conditioners, large furnaces, space heaters, window air conditioners, and even some smart thermostats. Unfortunately, many of the HVAC units the thief stole he sold online, but they were able to recover many of the missing HVAC units to their rightful owners. From that day on I was the favorite neighbor in our community. I decided to keep the wires on my air conditioner just in case someone else tried to steal my a/c again.