Hello Forum, I’ve just purchased a hub and sensors to create a home security system. It all works great except when it comes to my outbuilding which is the main reason I’d like security. The outbuilding has some very large aluminium and glass bi-folding doors. When I stand outside of the building,…

What happens with the sensor if you’re in the outbuilding with the doors open? Does the signal survive? Just making sure the range is confirmed and tested to be okay (it sounds like it should be based on working just outside, another foot shouldn’t put it out of the effective range)

[image] Multi Sensor on a Metal Frame Connected Things I have a metal door with a metal frame on the wall around it that I want to install a Multi Sensor on. But since the frame around the door is metal, it constantly shows that the door is closed because the sensor’s magn…

Just tried it to double check… when the door is open the signal works fine. If I walk further into the building at a place where the signal has to travel through the glass in the doors it doesn’t work.

Have you tried this? I also wondered whether rubber would work but I worry that once the door is closed the signal to say it is closed gets blocked by the metal frame. I’ve found that it almost “stores up” signals so if the door is closed and you connect and disconnect the sensor a few times, once …

You could try this just with anything you’ve got lying around that will move it 1/2" or more off the surface off the door and frame.

I personally have not, but I understand the physics behind it… Anything non conductive should help.

I’ve not tried the actual plastic case the sensor came with. I might try that and report back.

I’ve just tried fixing some large plastic backing to the sensors (an inch thick) and trying the sensors but it doesn’t work. I don’t think changing the backing to a non conductive material is going to work in my case as when the doors are closed and I’m holding the sensors in my hand opening/closin…

If the aluminum is already magnetized it may take a few days to weeks to de-magnetize. Also metal and RF (zwave/zigbee) don’t play nice anyway. [image] Ecolink door sensor won't work around metal Devices & Integrations I installed an Ecolink door sensor on my wrought iron…

Thanks for the link. Interesting… but frustrating having to wait for an unspecified period of time before the metal is de-magnetised. Would this also explain why the sensor doesn’t work when I’m inside the building with the doors closed and trying to open/close manually? Is a magnetic field getting…

Door Sensor out of range / Aluminium Doors

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sidjohn1 (sidjohn1) December 11, 2015, 10:52pm 3

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Door Sensor out of range / Aluminium Doors

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