False Open Sensor Alerts

Sadly not, at least not with the built in DTH.

You can however have two of the devices on the same object and only trigger if both agree on a state change.

Your window example:

Put two Open/Close Sensors on the Window.

Then you can say if A and B Sensor both say open = Window Open
If A says open and B says closed = Window closed
If A and B closed = Window closed

That way, you would have to have two defective sensor readings at the same time for it to go wrong. Obviously this doubles the cost of an install though…not ideal.

I have however done something similar with my SHM using Zone Motion Manager (Smart Zone motion detector (Zone Motion Manager) 2.1.0 release)

I put ALL my motion sensors into a single group and said don’t trigger a motion alert unless two of them display motion within 2 minutes of each other. So someone breaking in and moving around my house would trigger an alarm. But a single defective sensor reporting motion randomly won’t.

Let me know if I can explain that a bit better, but hopefully you get the idea

Kraeg

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