Re: Sliding Door Wall Magnets

[Surebet <surebet@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually you are all right, I didn't go far enough to verify that the
sliding doors are aluminum, which they are.  The magnet has no effect
on them.  I have enough of the recessed magnets to work.

Although one person recommended push switches I would just assume go
the easier way and use the already known working switches in place and
simply add the magnets as I did in other rooms on windows and doors.

I appreciate all of the great feedback and have enjoyed installing
this system.  I feel better about doing so myself as I know how it
ticks, as oppsed to my neighbors who do not.

Thanks everyone and I will continue to monitor this group for
interesting information.



On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 08:45:28 -0400, Surebet <surebet@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>I've read many of the FAQ's here and reviewed many of the switches
>available, but believe most of the ones listed as steel door contacts
>are for larger, commercial steel type doors or perhaps steel front
>doors on homes, etc.
>
>My home was prewired and contacts were installed on the sliding door
>wall doors going out to the back porch, however, when no magnetic
>contacts were installed in the doors.
>
>Being that the inside of the doors is not solid and mainly hollow
>before you get to the glass is it still not appropriate to use the
>magnet that comes with standard recessed door contacts?
>
>The reason I ask is because I have looked at some of the steel contact
>magnets out there and they appear to be quite long and I am not sure
>they would fit inside the door wall frame, but the standard recessed
>magnets will.
>
>So, if I cannot use standard recessed magnets in the door can anyone
>recommend one that might work in thinner door wall type sliding doors
>typically found in residences going out to a back porch?
>
>Thanks.