diff --git a/homeassistant/components/totalconnect/alarm_control_panel.py b/homeassistant/components/totalconnect/alarm_control_panel.py
index b255132a365..2ab06e2f6bd 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/totalconnect/alarm_control_panel.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/totalconnect/alarm_control_panel.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from homeassistant.const import (
     STATE_ALARM_TRIGGERED,
 )
 
-from . import DOMAIN as TOTALCONNECT_DOMAIN
+from .const import DOMAIN
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def setup_platform(hass, config, add_entities, discovery_info=None):
 
     alarms = []
 
-    client = hass.data[TOTALCONNECT_DOMAIN].client
+    client = hass.data[DOMAIN].client
 
     for location_id, location in client.locations.items():
         location_name = location.location_name
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class TotalConnectAlarm(alarm.AlarmControlPanel):
 
     def update(self):
         """Return the state of the device."""
-        status = self._client.get_armed_status(self._location_id)
+        self._client.get_armed_status(self._location_id)
         attr = {
             "location_name": self._name,
             "location_id": self._location_id,
@@ -79,47 +79,36 @@ class TotalConnectAlarm(alarm.AlarmControlPanel):
             "low_battery": self._client.locations[self._location_id].low_battery,
             "cover_tampered": self._client.locations[
                 self._location_id
-            ].is_cover_tampered,
+            ].is_cover_tampered(),
             "triggered_source": None,
             "triggered_zone": None,
         }
 
-        if status in (self._client.DISARMED, self._client.DISARMED_BYPASS):
+        if self._client.locations[self._location_id].is_disarmed():
             state = STATE_ALARM_DISARMED
-        elif status in (
-            self._client.ARMED_STAY,
-            self._client.ARMED_STAY_INSTANT,
-            self._client.ARMED_STAY_INSTANT_BYPASS,
-        ):
+        elif self._client.locations[self._location_id].is_armed_home():
             state = STATE_ALARM_ARMED_HOME
-        elif status == self._client.ARMED_STAY_NIGHT:
+        elif self._client.locations[self._location_id].is_armed_night():
             state = STATE_ALARM_ARMED_NIGHT
-        elif status in (
-            self._client.ARMED_AWAY,
-            self._client.ARMED_AWAY_BYPASS,
-            self._client.ARMED_AWAY_INSTANT,
-            self._client.ARMED_AWAY_INSTANT_BYPASS,
-        ):
+        elif self._client.locations[self._location_id].is_armed_away():
             state = STATE_ALARM_ARMED_AWAY
-        elif status == self._client.ARMED_CUSTOM_BYPASS:
+        elif self._client.locations[self._location_id].is_armed_custom_bypass():
             state = STATE_ALARM_ARMED_CUSTOM_BYPASS
-        elif status == self._client.ARMING:
+        elif self._client.locations[self._location_id].is_arming():
             state = STATE_ALARM_ARMING
-        elif status == self._client.DISARMING:
+        elif self._client.locations[self._location_id].is_disarming():
             state = STATE_ALARM_DISARMING
-        elif status == self._client.ALARMING:
+        elif self._client.locations[self._location_id].is_triggered_police():
             state = STATE_ALARM_TRIGGERED
             attr["triggered_source"] = "Police/Medical"
-        elif status == self._client.ALARMING_FIRE_SMOKE:
+        elif self._client.locations[self._location_id].is_triggered_fire():
             state = STATE_ALARM_TRIGGERED
             attr["triggered_source"] = "Fire/Smoke"
-        elif status == self._client.ALARMING_CARBON_MONOXIDE:
+        elif self._client.locations[self._location_id].is_triggered_gas():
             state = STATE_ALARM_TRIGGERED
             attr["triggered_source"] = "Carbon Monoxide"
         else:
-            logging.info(
-                "Total Connect Client returned unknown status code: %s", status
-            )
+            logging.info("Total Connect Client returned unknown status")
             state = None
 
         self._state = state
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/totalconnect/const.py b/homeassistant/components/totalconnect/const.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6c19bf0a217
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/totalconnect/const.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"""TotalConnect constants."""
+
+DOMAIN = "totalconnect"