Re: Window sensors

["Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

TheAberdeenKid@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Just a quick question. I have my windows sensored so if someone lifts
> the bottom window the zone is tripped. What prevents someone from
> pulling the top window down to gain entry and bypassing the sensor?

The answer is probably the last thing you'd want to do.

Remove the molding from the side of the window that the present contact
is on. Cut one leg of the pair of wires that are presently there and
splice a pair of wires into the existing wire, extending it to a
contact mounted at the top of the window. I'm presuming that you DO
have molding. If not, there are ways to do what I described above, but
it gets a little messier possibly requiring some spackling and paint.

As a homeowner, it's good to see that you're concerned about things
such as this. It was done as a short cut by the original installer. And
as far as most reliable installers will tell you, it's not an
acceptable procedure.

We have another person in this Newsgroup who doesn't recommend that the
tops of double hung windows be protected. He sells equipment to DIY'ers
and doesn't want the installations to get too difficult, so he tells
his victims that it's not important to do the tops of double hung
windows. You'll just have to ignore him. We do.