[Hai-users] Sensor question

[Mike Nolan]

> Most likely the problem is a corroded connection or you have an alignment
> issue on the garage door contact. Garage door sensors should be the wide gap
> variety (3").  I would look here first, especially if it intermittent.

It's on the storage area door, which is the least used of our three
garage overhead doors, so the 'heavy use' factor seems unlikely.

The last time I accessed that door, a day or two ago, it registered both
changes.

(We have all 3 garage overhead doors programmed to play a message when 
they go up, that one also plays one when it's closed.

This summer it seemed more likely to fail in really hot weather and in
the afternoon (it's a west-facing door).  I did try tapping the switch 
(screwed to the cement floor) with a rubber mallet a few times in 
early November, that seemed to help for a while.  

I may try playing with a stronger magnet to see if that makes any
difference.  

I suppose I could try a different zone, but since we got 4 inches of 
snow yesterday, anything I need to do outside is waiting until warmer 
and drier weather at this point. :-)
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Mike Nolan