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I have a new home (been challenging in this Covid...
I have a new home (been challenging in this Covid environment) I need something to alert me when the garage door goes up.
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Mar 30, 2020
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I have a new home (been challenging in this Covid environment) I need something to alert me when the garage door goes up. Which one do you recommend and how will it work away from the hub? I can try and put a repeater in the garage but not sure it will go thru the wall?
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Mar 30, 2020
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If you just want notification, stick a Samsung mutisensor on the door as a tilt sensor
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Mar 30, 2020
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OK, I see it now. The setting is in both the new and the old ST Apps. When I set mine up you had to use the IDE. Just need the multipurpose sensor which is able to detect if it is vertical or horizontal as well as vibration and temperature as a bonus if you care about those.
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Mar 30, 2020
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Candace, the same setting is in the new app
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Mar 30, 2020
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Steve, the temperature is a bonus. I have a notification setup to let me know when the garage temp is close to freezing so I can take the hose, car washing stuff, etc inside for the winter
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Mar 30, 2020
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Nice. I have the opposite problem here in Phoenix!
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Mar 30, 2020
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yes this is critical
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Mar 30, 2020
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Myq hub has been good to me thus far.
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Mar 30, 2020
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Ok so my handyman was asking about this on the lanai slider also. Do you do the same thing to them?
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Mar 30, 2020
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Meaning only put up 1/2 of it?
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Mar 30, 2020
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Is that a sliding glass door? If so, you’d need the magnet piece in that application
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Mar 30, 2020
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No, you'll need the halves to separate to open the sensor when it is mounted vertically and stays vertical. like that.
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Mar 30, 2020
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See attached
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Looks like you maybe able to mount the larger portion on the door itself and the magnetic piece on the frame so they meet when closed. Hard to tell from the pic without knowing how wide each of those surfaces are. Is the door wired for a security system? I have a house built in 1998 with all doors and windows using wired magnetic sensors for the alarm system. I replaced the alarm controller with konnected. io and love the way each sensor is now a smart thing.
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Mar 30, 2020
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Not wired for security system.
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Mar 30, 2020
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Ecolink tilt sensor. easy as pie
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Mar 30, 2020
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Is this better than a multi purpose for garage door?
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Mar 30, 2020
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the Ecolink is more expensive, but I have no experience using it
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Mar 31, 2020
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I've used this for 3 years and it works perfectly. No connection issues at all. I'm not sure I've even replaced the batteries yet. Note - I do have a lot of other Z-Wave devices that it can network with, including 3 others in the garage. I have a pretty strong mesh.
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Which one are you talking about? The Ecolink?
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Sorry. Yes, that wasn't clear. I am using the Ecolink.
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Apr 6, 2020
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So if senses if it is moving how do you know if it is open or closed?
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Apr 6, 2020
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Are you referring to the multipurpose sensor?
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Apr 6, 2020
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Yes
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Apr 6, 2020
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When using the sensor as a tilt sensor, it senses two positions, vertical (closed) and horizontal (open)
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Any special instructions on how to add it as a tilt sensor? Do I add it as a multi purpose and just say it is a garage? Or more to it?
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Apr 6, 2020
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You can make the change in the sensors settings. See my screenshot in an above comment.
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Apr 6, 2020
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I think this might be an issue with too far from the hub Because it is now not seeing the sensor at all. I need to add a repeater. I have some Innr Zigbee/z wave but how do I add them? I don’t see the brand listed?
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Apr 6, 2020
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As I suspected I needed 1 or 2 repeaters!
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