Firstly in short: If anyone knows of a door contact that doesn't require magnets, a mechanical held down switch perhaps please let me know. Thanks. 
After my last thread about the contacts requiring regular replacement on my outbuilding due to false alarms, I tried as suggested the heavy duty ones, not because the gap between the contacts was excessive, just in hope of no more false alarms.
No more false alarms! Until eventually no reaction from the panel when opening the door expecting the countdown to start. The system is currently relying on the PIR to catch entry. However, when you set the alarm to leave and open the door it beeps to register the door is open and then the alarm sets when the door is finally closed. Come back sometime later open the door and again it does not set the alarm off or start entry countdown.
This building has had 5, no, 6 different door contacts in just over as many years, it's ridiculous. The building is made of wood, the door and structure are robust and sound, no magnets located near the door or frame, no metal objects, the only thing I can think off is 30-35c temp during the summer months and cold and damp in the winter months. Is that the issue? House alarm system doesn't have any trouble.
It's cursed.
(Accenta Gen4 with LCD panel system)
You may remember my thread "Magnetic Contacts - Expiry date? - False Alarms years later!"
Read more: https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/...alse-alarms-years-later.355831/#ixzz4lFCrSSFj
After my last thread about the contacts requiring regular replacement on my outbuilding due to false alarms, I tried as suggested the heavy duty ones, not because the gap between the contacts was excessive, just in hope of no more false alarms.
No more false alarms! Until eventually no reaction from the panel when opening the door expecting the countdown to start. The system is currently relying on the PIR to catch entry. However, when you set the alarm to leave and open the door it beeps to register the door is open and then the alarm sets when the door is finally closed. Come back sometime later open the door and again it does not set the alarm off or start entry countdown.
This building has had 5, no, 6 different door contacts in just over as many years, it's ridiculous.
The building is made of wood, the door and structure are robust and sound, no magnets located near the door or frame, no metal objects, the only thing I can think off is 30-35c temp during the summer months and cold and damp in the winter months. Is that the issue? House alarm system doesn't have any trouble. It's cursed.
(Accenta Gen4 with LCD panel system)
You may remember my thread "Magnetic Contacts - Expiry date? - False Alarms years later!"
Read more: https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/...alse-alarms-years-later.355831/#ixzz4lFCrSSFj
