Fitting Magnetic Alarm Door Surface Contacts on uPVC

Richb78uk · 10 Mar 2007

How do you fit magnetic door contacts on UPVC doors and windows as door stick out from the frame If they are mounted on the front then the only way I can see is raise up the frame half of the contact.

Would it still work if the door contact was screwed to the top of the door and the frame part screwed to the frame in the normal way (this would mean that the front of each part (the face with screw holes) would not be facing - does this matter?

jj4091 · 10 Mar 2007

You need to pack out the switch so that it aligns with the magnet

securespark · 10 Mar 2007

I have done it this way, with the magnet mounted on the top edge of the door (screws vertical) and the contacts mounted above it on the frame (screws horizontal).

Just make sure before you fix anything that the contacts will close with the parts in this position.

Lectrician · 10 Mar 2007

Yep - magnet on top of door - screws facing up.

breezer · 10 Mar 2007

stick it where you like.

door being pvc does not interfere with magnetism

but to make sure stick them on with blutac face down and put a meter acrross it to make sure it will work

Taylortwocities · 10 Mar 2007

Most switches will still operate if offset by as much a 10mm so no need to pack in my experience. Check it with a continuity tester (per above) to check.

TTC

Duncan P · 11 Mar 2007

what i did on our doors was take the small cylinder magnets out of the holders, make a small cut in the tubular door seal and push the magnet into the seal - dabbed with some epoxy glue. have worked fine for > 1 year

breezer · 11 Mar 2007

bad idea,

as is glued in you cant get it out whn it goes wrong / cable cut / need to ne moved

Duncan P · 11 Mar 2007

only the magnet is glued

breezer · 11 Mar 2007

thats not the way it read, since you said magnets (plural)

and what idf door drops, you cant move magnet

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Fitting Magnetic Alarm Door Surface Contacts on uPVC

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