Waterproof Gate Opening Sensor

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Anyone know of a waterproof magnetic door sensor? I’m adding some fence gates and I want to alert when the gates are open? I’m planning to put a standard door/window sensor in an outdoor box but I thought I’d ask first.

Thanks

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While this is a weekend project coming up over the holidays, I am doing the same thing, I purchased a Schlage RS100HC because you can add external sensors to the device (I have a wooden gate so I am going to embed the magnetic sensor in the wood) and put the device in a weatherproof box project box. Post some pictures when you are done! Interested to see how other have done this.

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Thanks, I don’t recall ever seeing such a thing but I thought I’d query the collective intelligence here :slight_smile:

I’m leaning toward an single gang PVC outdoor surface mount box for the Schlage or the lower cost EcoLink version.

Photos when I do it :slight_smile:

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Aeon makes one too. It is battery operated.

http://aeotec.com/hidden-z-wave-door-sensor

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I think your question left out the part that it had to be a battery operated, weatherproof, z-wave sensor?

I just use outdoor normal contacts then hide a wire over to the sensor mounted out of the weather. Pool gate has a Electrical box next to it and wires run into there where the sensor is.

I have hollow square tubing gate that I can run wires all the way down to the nearest wall or such to hid a sensor.

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[quote=“integlikewhoa, post:5, topic:184163”]I think your question left out the part that it had to be a battery operated, weatherproof, z-wave sensor?

I just use outdoor normal contacts then hide a wire over to the sensor mounted out of the weather. Pool gate has a Electrical box next to it and wires run into there where the sensor is.

I have hollow square tubing gate that I can run wires all the way down to the nearest wall or such to hid a sensor.[/quote]

Good point. This one will be battery operated, no easy cable access.