How To Install Door Contact Alarm
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How to install door contact alarm. Carefully poke the wire into the hole and press the contact in. This video will show you the different types and install methods for installing honeywell wireless door window contacts for your honeywell security system. This will be the base of your door alarm. Check out this page on the pros and cons of connecting a garage door contact to a home alarm system to see if you should install an overhead door switch if you do decide to connect your garage door to the alarm system choosing where on the door to install the switch is an important consideration.
You may need to drill holes in the wood to hang it from the hangers. Link interactive demonstrates how to install your 2 gig thin door window contact which allows you to monitor who or what enters and or leaves your home. Use removable wall hangers or tape to attach the wood on the wall. Most door contacts need to be within a half inch of the magnet when the door is closed for proper operation.
Generally you ll want to attach your piece of wood close to the top of the door within a foot 30 5 cm from the door frame. On a traditional side hinging window the ideal location to fit the contact would be the same as a door on top about 1 3 in from the hinge any closer would allow the window to be opened to far before activating the switch potentially allowing a person to enter without triggering the alarm to far towards the latch end may result in the window moving in high winds creating false alarms see illustration below. Stabilize the door and drill a 3 8 hole just deep enough to put the. How to install a door sensor on your cove protect security system.
Any unauthorized entry will trigger the alarm unless immediately disarmed. Most door contacts function using a sensor and a magnet. Here i install a magnetic door contact on a pvc door and wire it to a honeywell ade gen4 alarm panel. Then mount the magnet on the moving part of the door as close to the sensor as possible.
The place where you should install a sensor contact on a door is on the stationary frame.