Tried running sensors on smart chime modules instead of dedicated zones last month

Everyone online says always use a dedicated zone for door and window sensors. I got 12 of those new chime modules from a supply house in Portland and figured why not. After 2 days I had 3 false alarms from the living room sensor picking up the neighbor's garage door opening. Called the manufacturer and they said the modules share a frequency that can cross over. Spent 6 hours rewiring everything back to separate zones. Has anyone else seen interference with those chime modules or was this just a bad batch?

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eric35914d ago

@robinl90 I think you're right that spacing matters but I've heard those modules are just prone to crosstalk no matter what. Maybe it's just me but I wouldn't trust them for anything critical like door sensors.

robinl9014d ago

Convince yourself it was operator error before you blame the hardware. Half the time people don't read the fine print about spacing those modules at least 15 feet apart from each other. Maybe your neighbor's garage door just has a wonky opener that bleeds RF like crazy and it's not the modules at all.