How do you guys use door sensors with a door frame?
So i got a couple of Xiaomi Aqara door sensors, but I can't get them to line up with each other since the door frame is in the way. Anyone have any advice?
Posted Apr 3, 2018, 1:20 PM UTC
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Can you post photos of the door closed inside the door jamb? And if you've already landed one or both sides of the contact on the door or the jamb, please include those as well
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Went home for lunch and took some pictures. I'm uploading them now, but my work's wifi is being weird.
But I tried putting it a long the inside of the frame and I don't see any way to make that work since it would block the door from opening.
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There's always a way. You may need to drill a 3/8” hole in the jamb for a recessed magnet, but let's cross that bridge after we see some pics
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Rotating the contact 90° doesn't help clearance?
Put another way: is there not enough clearance on top of the door to place the magnet?
Also try putting the transmitter on the jamb and the magnet on the very edge of the door to see if the Gap is sufficient to close the Reed in the contact.
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Switch them around. Put the block on the door and the magnet on the frame.
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Chisel out the door frame so that it fits.
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In case this person is joking, don't do this.
You just need to unstick and reposition the sensors.
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I wasn't joking. Sometimes you need to chisel out your door frame if you want a contact sensor to work right.
But in looking at the pictures OP has since posted.... yeah, don't do that.
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You can position the two parts of the sensor perpendicular to each other instead of parallel, so I can't imagine a situation where you'd have to chisel out a door frame.
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You probably want to use what you have, but they make recessed sensors where you drill a hole in the top of the door and drop in the sensor. The magnet goes on the top jamb. I use this on one of our doors.
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https://des.gbtcdn.com/uploads/pdm-desc-pic/Electronic/image/2017/06/05/20170605153411_36088.jpg
You can line them up multiple ways, as long as they are close the magnet will work.
Shit. I wish I saw this before I stuck them up. Anyone have good advice on removing these without tearing your wall off?
Hair dryer should melt the glue
You guys are the best. I'm going to try this when I get home.
Edit: IT WORKED! I pulled it off by setting the hair dryer on high and then slowly peeling it back. Didn't tear off the wall at all :)
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Bad luck. The adhesive on the back of those Aqara accessories is the strongest thing known to man.
I pulled it off with the blow dryer trick mentioned in this thread.