Twice I’ve been woken up now at 1am because my Driveway gate is open. It’s not that nice being woken up by an over-active finger on your buzzer (gate buzzer that is)…
Now I’ve decided that somehow I need to get my Gate wired into my house alarm. That way I can walk past the keypad on my way to bed and see that the Gate is still open. This sounds a whole lot more complex than it really is. Depending on what electronics you have available or can lay your hands on, it can be an easy half hour job.
I am lucky enough to have upgraded my alarm system to a complete wireless kit last year. So getting my Gate onto the alarm system didn’t require new cables to be pulled or re-wired into some other circuit. My plan is to put a wireless door contact at the gate. With a couple modifications, I’ll wire a Heavy Duty Wired door contact from the gate to the wireless unit. So far my shopping list consists of:
- Wireless Door Contact
- Heavy Duty Wired Door Contact
- 4 core security cable
- Weather proof box
- Glue and mounting screws.