RE: discreet door/window closure sensors?

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah - you've got to stick to your guns - especially with the old fart
plumbers! "Can't see why you'd want one of those widgets!",
"Because I can ... and it has a blue LED!"

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Raymond Kelly
> Sent: 11 September 2007 22:03
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] discreet door/window closure sensors?
>
> 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.
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----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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