Re: discreet door/window closure sensors?

["Raymond Kelly" <raymondtkelly@xxxxxxxxx>]

yeah the exact placement I will have to work out by powering up the
things and experimenting. The higher (less noticeable) the better. Got
to drill those holes in the right place.
Coupe of years time Velux will have em built in!!
Another couple of hours faffing around - as my builder calls it.
He's not convinced by HA bless him.

On 11/09/2007, Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> The trouble with mounting them up high I think is that the window can
open an awful lot with only a small movement near the hinge. This would
make triggering of the reed switch potentially troublesome (especially if
my experience of troublesome reed switches in normal doors is anything to
go by). I would think it's better to mount near the bottom if possible?
That's give you more accurate sensing if you wanted to tell if the window
is open even a few cm.
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> Paul.
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of Raymond Kelly
> > Sent: 11 September 2007 16:11
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] discreet door/window closure sensors?
> >
> > Hi Paul,
> > Haven't determined the exact position yet. I haven't fitted them
yet
> > either - but my builder is waiting for me to do it and can't do
final
> > finish around the windows until I do. Maybe I've got the luxury
of not
> > having them surrounded yet with final finish!!
> > It seems there are lot of finicky HA things to do that are now
holding
> > up my builder!!
> > I was thinking high up on the side near the hinge (mine are top
swung
> > out as well) and looks accessible!!
> > Got to do this WE
> >
> > On 11/09/2007, Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Ah yes - I remember the thread.
> > >
> > > Have you identified a suitable mounting position yet? The
release
> > distance is only 11mm and on my top hung windows, there isn't
much
> > overlap between the window and frame. It's finding somewhere to
mount
> > them that's the problem. The surface mount would possibly work
better
> > but are ugly and obtrusive.
> > >
> > > Paul.
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf
> > > > Of Raymond Kelly
> > > > Sent: 11 September 2007 15:36
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] discreet door/window closure
sensors?
> > > >
> > > > This is exactly what I plan to do. Have purchased 8
magnetic
> > switches
> > > > from
> > > > maplin. Also will purchase a rain sensor on the
outside. All fed
> > back
> > > > to my
> > > > homebrew
> > > > maplin switches
> > > > http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=FK77J&source=15&SD=Y
> > > >
> > > > and the rain sensor I intend to purchase - lost link
supplied in
> > this
> > > > list
> > > > but someone will be along soon................
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 11/09/2007, Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxx >
wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >   I'm thinking of putting a window/door closure
sensor (magnetic
> > reed
> > > > type
> > > > > or something similar) on my new Velux windows to
tell when
> > they're
> > > > left
> > > > > open.
> > > > >
> > > > > Has anyone done this? I would want them to be very
small and
> > > > discreet.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Paul.
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