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Question about those wireless window sensors that kept failing
I was really skeptical about that brand of wireless window sensors that kept popping up in supply catalogs. Thought they'd be junk compared to the hardwired stuff I've used for 15 years. Then a job in Austin forced me to use them because the client wanted no visible wires and I didn't have time to argue. Three months later and not a single false alarm from those sensors - has anyone else had good luck with them or was I just lucky?
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allen.amy3d agoTop Commenter
Had a similar situation with a condo job in Chicago. Installed about 20 of those wireless sensors after the HOA banned any new drilling into window frames. They were up for nearly a year before I heard anything back... and that was just a battery change. The range on them surprised me actually, working through metal casings better than I expected. Just make sure you pair them right the first time or you'll be chasing connection drops.
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lisa_wilson871d ago
Wait till you hit the first major temperature swing or a humid summer day, those battery contacts corrode from the inside out and you get phantom dropouts nobody can explain. I had a site where half of them went offline within six months because the plastic housing warped just enough to break the seal against moisture. They work fine in a controlled lab but real world conditions expose all the shortcuts they took on the circuit board.
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