After studying, planning, buying parts and installing my Elk system I have to say that I grossly underestimated the effort that would go into installing all of the switches.
I had very little trouble with the electronics but am struggling with the mechanics of installing window sensors. I've been trying to install 3/8" recessed sensors in double hung vinyl replacement windows. First I had trouble with fitting the splices and resistor in the wire hole. Now that I am past that I am not happy with the way that the sensors fit in the hole that I drilled in the vinyl window sill. The switch has a very small shoulder on it and the hole is drilled a little large so that the switch is sloppy in the hole. Add to that the fact that the vinyl is only about 1/16" thick and there is very little holding the switch in place, it's just sloppy work and I want to make it right.
Has anyone faced this problem before? Any solutions? I'm thinking of going to a Honeywell 944TSP 3/4" sensor or maybe gluing a thin vinyl washer to make the hole fit tighter.
Any help?
Mike.
I had very little trouble with the electronics but am struggling with the mechanics of installing window sensors. I've been trying to install 3/8" recessed sensors in double hung vinyl replacement windows. First I had trouble with fitting the splices and resistor in the wire hole. Now that I am past that I am not happy with the way that the sensors fit in the hole that I drilled in the vinyl window sill. The switch has a very small shoulder on it and the hole is drilled a little large so that the switch is sloppy in the hole. Add to that the fact that the vinyl is only about 1/16" thick and there is very little holding the switch in place, it's just sloppy work and I want to make it right.
Has anyone faced this problem before? Any solutions? I'm thinking of going to a Honeywell 944TSP 3/4" sensor or maybe gluing a thin vinyl washer to make the hole fit tighter.
Any help?
Mike.