November 11, 2026 · 6 min read · Control4
My Control4 dealer went out of business. What do I do?
The system keeps running. What stops is anyone’s ability to change it. Here is what still works, what to find, and the order the move to a new dealer happens in.
The short answer. Your Control4 system keeps working when the dealer closes: the controller is in your house, and it runs the programming it already has. What you lose is change. Updates, new devices, a broken scene and remote services all wait until a new Control4 dealer is attached to your account. Control4 has a set process for that move. IntegrateIT, a Control4 Platinum Dealer with a Control4 Certified Showroom in Overland Park, Kansas, takes over systems like yours across the Kansas City metro. The first step is a no-cost on-site assessment: call or text (913) 804-7575.
What still works, and what waits
| Part of the system | With no dealer |
|---|---|
| Keypads, remotes, touch screens and the app at home | Keep running the programming they have |
| Scenes and schedules already programmed | Keep running as they are |
| A new TV, a new device, a changed scene | Waits for a dealer |
| Software updates | Wait for a dealer |
| Remote access, voice control and the other 4Sight features | Depend on the subscription on your account, which a dealer manages |
Control4 lists remote access, voice control, Intercom Anywhere and When >> Then personalization as features of its 4Sight service. If any of those stopped when the dealer went quiet, the account is the first place to look, not the hardware.
The longer a system sits without a dealer, the further it drifts from the house. A TV gets replaced and the remote no longer runs it. A phone updates and an app stops connecting. None of that means the system failed. It means nobody is holding the pen. (The order we fix an inherited system in.)
What to find before you call anyone
- The old dealer’s name, exactly as it appeared on invoices. The new dealer looks it up.
- Invoices or the original proposal, if you have them. They list what was installed and roughly when.
- The email address on your Control4 account, the one you sign in to the app or customer.control4.com with.
- A photo of the rack or the controller, with its label readable. It tells us the model before anyone drives out.
- A short list of what is broken, in your own words: the room, the button, what it used to do.
None of these is required. Each one makes the first conversation shorter.
How the move to a new dealer works
Control4 calls the dealer on your account your Smart Home Pro, and its help pages describe two routes to a new one. Which applies depends on one thing: whether the project was handed off to you.
- The project was handed off to you. You change your Smart Home Pro yourself, at customer.control4.com or in the Control4 app, by searching for the new company by name. The new company then accepts the request. Control4 notes that the new integrator must be Control4 certified.
- It was never handed off. Control4’s help pages say a customer cannot change their Smart Home Pro until the project has been handed off. In that case the new dealer performs an on-site takeover of the system and then makes the change.
Most owners do not know which case they are in, and they do not need to. We check it with you on the first call. The step-by-step version, with what moves and what does not, is in how to change your Control4 dealer.
What moves with the system
According to Control4’s help pages, the devices on the system and their configuration move to the new dealer, along with the location notes and your customer.control4 account. The previous dealer’s details do not move, and neither do notification settings, so those are set up again. In practice that means the programming your family is used to does not have to be rebuilt from nothing just because the company that wrote it is gone.
What we do, in order
- Ownership transfer. We move your project to us through Control4’s own process, so the system can be updated and supported legitimately afterward.
- A no-cost on-site assessment. We document the controller and its software, every device, the network the system rides on, the rack, and how the existing programming behaves. You keep that document whether or not you hire us.
- A written quote. Only after the assessment, because only then is the price real.
- Ongoing support. Updates, programming changes and repairs are ours from then on, with the as-built documentation left at the house.
The same four steps, in more detail, are on our Control4 repair page. If the house also has Crestron or Lutron that nobody supports, the system takeover page covers those.
Repair it, or upgrade it?
That is the question the assessment answers, not the first phone call. Many orphaned systems need a transfer and some programming, and nothing more. Some are old enough that an upgrade is the better use of the money. We tell you which, with the reasons, before anything is priced. What drives the cost of Control4 work is explained in the Control4 cost guide.
Related questions
- How do I change my Control4 dealer?
- I bought a house with Control4. What now?
- Why do Control4 installs fail at year seven?
About IntegrateIT. We have integrated hundreds of homes across the Kansas City metro since 2021, from our showroom in Overland Park. Control4 Platinum Dealer with a Control4 Certified Showroom · Lutron Certified Dealer · Crestron dealer · Josh.ai dealer.
Daniel Alon, co-founder, IntegrateIT. Overland Park, KS. November 2026.
Further reading
Where to go next if this article gave you the framework but you want the brand- or install-specific depth.
- Service: Control4 repair · Kansas CityOwnership transfer, a no-cost assessment, a written quote, then ongoing support.→
- Service: system takeoverControl4, Crestron and Lutron systems another company installed.→
- Article: how to change your Control4 dealerThe two routes Control4 describes, and what moves with the system.→
- Control4 Platinum DealerWhat a Control4 Platinum Dealer with a Control4 Certified Showroom means for a system someone else installed.→
- Our warrantyFive years of workmanship from the final invoice.→
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Questions
Questions we hear
My Control4 dealer went out of business. Will my system stop working?
No. The controller and the devices are in your house, and they keep running the programming they already have. What stops is change: nobody can update the system, add a device, fix a scene or renew a service on your behalf until a new Control4 dealer is attached to your account.
Can I move my Control4 system to a new dealer myself?
Often, yes. If the project was handed off to you, Control4 lets you change your Smart Home Pro at customer.control4.com or in the Control4 app, and the new company accepts the request. If it was never handed off, the new dealer does an on-site takeover instead. Both routes end in the same place.
What do I lose when the dealer changes?
Less than people expect. Control4’s own help pages say the devices and their configuration, the location notes and your customer.control4 account move to the new dealer. The old dealer’s contact details and the notification settings do not, so notifications have to be set up again.
What should I find before I call a new dealer?
The old dealer’s name, any invoices or proposals, the email address on your Control4 account, and a photo of the rack or the controller’s label. With those, the first conversation is about your house rather than about finding the paperwork.
Does the new dealer have to come to the house?
Sometimes. Where the project was handed off to you, the change can be made from your account. Where it was not, Control4 describes an on-site takeover by the new dealer. Either way we come out for the assessment, because what is installed and how it behaves is what the next decision depends on.
Who takes over orphaned Control4 systems in Kansas City?
IntegrateIT, in Overland Park, KS, is a Control4 Platinum Dealer with a Control4 Certified Showroom, and taking over systems another company installed is routine work for us. Call or text (913) 804-7575 to book a no-cost on-site assessment of your system.
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