For the average home, drapes, miniīlinds, or other window coverings will mostly hide switches and magnets.ĭoor switches are normally placed at the top or side of the frame, andįor more information about contacting doors, see Magnetic Door Switch Installation – Surface Mount Type. They can beĪn eyesore in some situations. The minor downside to surface mount contacts is appearance. Hinge-side mounting is desired or necessary, a recessed contact should Placed almost anywhere except the hinge side. Switches and magnets can then be installed as usual.įor swinging doors and windows, surface mount Honeywell contacts can be HolesĪre drilled through the door and window framing, and wires are fished toĮach opening.

In an existing home, these steps are often done at the same time. After the doors and windows are installed, switches areĬonnected to the wiring and attached to the frames. Through a hole drilled in the rough framing at each door and window In new construction, wires for Honeywell contacts can be brought out These switches are just over 2” long, and have a gap Limited, such as along thin window frames.įor a slightly wider gap in a larger contact, check out the Model 949 They haveĪ 1” gap, and their small size means they’ll fit where space is The Model 943WH Honeywell switches are mini magnetic contacts. Switch should be located along one of the moving Window frames, so they’re easier to install than recessed contacts. They often don’t require drilling into custom door or Surface Mount Honeywell Switchesįor most sliding windows and doors, surface-mount Honeywell switches First, let’s look at the basic magnetic contacts and Honeywell has thrown in a twist with a novel type of switch, which I’ll They detect the open or closed position of doors and windows, and allowĪ home alarm panel to trigger an alarm or fault condition when

Mount, recessed, and some specialty switches.Īlarm switches (also known as magnetic contacts, hardwire contacts, magnetic reed switches, or simply contacts), are the “worker bees” of all hardwired home security systems. “flavors” offered by most other manufacturers. Honeywell Switches for Hardwired Alarm Systemsįor home alarm purposes, Honeywell switches come in the same standard

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