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OfficeHandsDoingStuff
Belgium
Приєднався 13 жов 2011
Working as an IT professional. Passionated by cars, woodworking, skiing, ...
How to hide your Zigbee door sensors!
Many people these days love and like to monitor and register evertyhing in there home automation platform. However, somethimes these sensors do not always blend in nicely with the rest of the house. Therefore I came up with a way to have it hidden, and keep it functioning. This way I have the working sensor, and the misses doesn't have those 'with plastic boxes all over the place'. :)
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Ignition coil pack rebuild + cold start BMW 318 is M42 (E30)
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Hi all, in my first video I - just your regular IT guy - rebuild the coil pack of my beloved BMW E30 318is. The car felt a bit hesitating on low rpm and idled quite rough. After a broken spark plug wire, it was time to continue refurbish the rest of the ignition system. Still more things to restore and rebuild on this one. As an amateur, I'm always open for all of your questions and remarks!
2019 Audi A5 sportback - Water sloshing noise - drain water from sills
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Draining the water from the sills. Both sides gave about the same amount of water. Noise had been reduced though I still have the impression there is more.
Thanks for the video. Audi garage wants to charge me £260 for the work and I have an Audi All In Service Pack. Will question this or do it myself.
very smart trick
I just paint them to the same color like doors.
I tried this on my aluminum sliding doors and the glass broke on all 3. You've made my wife very mad.
@@tarekdelbridge459 😂😂😂
Smart, might do this as well. Maybe the other way around if I have the wall open,
the door is open if its not closed, right?
Wow 😊
Any issue with the wireless communications being hindered by being recessed in the door?
Like others in this post I thought it was my fuel tank. Audi garage have quoted me £261 to investigate the issue. I doubt pulling out a bung takes a lot of time and effort. Thanks for the post
Cool
Please use a Router next time... The cheap ones arent really expensive
it also hides it from the real intruder
Which sensor is this?
When the landlord ask me why there's a hole on the top, i'll tell her it was bitten off by a rat.😂
The just hope they never die and you need a new one that’s a different size or shape
If you are confident of it staying dry, take the PCB out of the case to minimise the cut out even more. I've even used shucked PCBs for uPVC windows.
No way
Lets ruin 2 things to hide soemthing that you cna buy smaller and nicier looking.
No matter how small they're always an eye sore... and those 2 things are not ruin, if you close the magnet hole, there will be almost no visible damage
I have windows and a front door made of plastic and aluminum….
White "dot" sticker over the magnet and voila!
They sell stickers with wood veneers to cover screw heads in cheap furniture. If your doorframe is not white that would look even better and no one will notice
I’ve noticed my sensor uses a lot more battery if the magnets are weaker than it expects. I had to move my hidden magnets a little closer to rectify the issue.
Strange... there would be no reason for an increase in battery consumption unless the sensor kept changing status all the time due to the low attraction exerted by the magnet on the sensor's reed switch
That physically cannot be the case. This kind of sensor use a magnet and a disconnect switch, how strong the magnet is doesn't make a difference. Maybe your battery are getting old...
Very smart idea. (no pun intended).
i want to subscribe your channel, but your subscriber is 69 which is nice. so i dont subscribe.
маленький аккуратный белый корпус или кривая просверленная дыра с черным куском магнита? выбор очевиден.
Any ideas how to hide it in UPVC doors/windows?
Simple, easy, elegant, great
I am still trying to think of ideas on hiding sensors on metal framed sliding patio doors. Some friends have painted them to hide them, or blend them in a bit.
I'm afraid every door has its challenges. Always see how far you can go and how much creativity your sensors will allow. Metal frames bring the risk to lose connection when trying to hide inside the frame. But certainly keep us posted!
Genious!
Thanks for this great idea, i'll try it today.
Good idea, straight to the point. 👍
How do I change the battery if the sensor is fixed in the groove?
It's only gravity that keeps the sensor in, so you can take it out and change your batteries as much as you like.
This is the simplest and most intelligent thing I've seen in the last months... congratulations!
Naaah… what about when you have to replace the batteries
So now you damaged your door which has a lifetime of 30 years to install a product with a lifetime of 5-10 years. It is the perfect solution for now, but we‘ll see about the future
@@CarsAndTech My friend, did you actually watch the video? Or are you just commenting based on the thumbnail? Because at no point does the video show the sensor being permanently sealed to the door. The idea is to have just a place where you can leave the sensor and take it out whenever you need it.
@@masterofx32 Following your same line of reasoning, a door should also be completely smooth, without locks or hinges because it is necessary to make some very large holes to install these devices. The place made to house the sensor is just another feature added to the door, and the one in the video is something that is fixed completely hidden, unlike a lock. Furthermore, we know that you are just being a hater for no reason who did not watch the video commenting on this.
@@henriquehenryAre you delusional? Why call me a hater? The point is valid and you need to be mindful about this before doing it. The magnet is also in a very specific place that won‘t be compatible with a replacement sensor you will buy in the next 10 years. By the way, all the holes for the locks and door handles are standardized, there will be no regrets there.
There goes my temper-proof alarm
Don’t forget to occasionally open and close the rear doors to Drain water from the door seals. Or better yet, make sure that little hole located in the lower center of the outer seal is clear through and free of road sludge/debris afterwards too. This will save you flooded rear foot wells on 2018 SB.
Hi where is this located, any way of showing an image or video of this, Ive had my rear footwell wet through from under the carpet. Tnanks
@@Tabbyh7 I've definitely found the fix for my sportback. I do not know how to get InTouch with tho!?
Still an issue with mositure building up in sponge under carpet in rear footwell 😢 why wont this dam thing get fixed, any one been successful getting a proper fix?
Sorry to hear about your issue, but I never had moisture issues in the interior of the car. I would have noticed when sitting in the sun. So there may be something else going on with yours?
@@officehandsdoingstuff2871 taken it to audi 3 times and everytime get told its water in the sills, may have to speak to them again
@@officehandsdoingstuff2871 waters been getting into the car some how
What are the aqara door magnet sizes seen in the video?
Measured them and it seems they are 8mm.
Dude!!! Wifeypoints forever!! Nice thanks
NICE
Great idea. If you live in a rental, you could do the same but instead use an adhesive magnetic strip on the door frame.
I’ve been considering this for years. Fortunately, my wife no longer worries about the sensors.
Not a criticism, but why did you choose to put the sensor in the door and the magnet in the frame, and not the other way around?
Good question actually! I opted for this scenario as in this way, the sensor is less visible, easier to adjust/reconnect/change batteries when necessary. And drilling the hole for the magnet would always show neater than the other way round.
Plus yo can put some.paste on the frame and paint it
I thought the same thing about putting sensor in frame. But then like OP said, it is easy to lift out sensor (with tape) to change battery when needed. Caulking and Painting over the magnet in frame would look minimal and smooth. One day I will do this update to my doors.
Drained these and still got sloshing? Where is the adblue tank?
I guess it's hard to drain it all out. But I don't think the AdBlue tank runs through the sills though.
Hi, I have the same problem where do I locate the drain holes ?
yo hubiera puesto el sensor arriba y el imán abajo así puedo ponerle un cable para no usar baterías
Anyone had water come into their car?
Yes
@@UPPERROOMENTwas it into the rear footwell, also did whoever check it say it was from the sills then?
I try and see if this solves mine too, it is soo annoying
Hi, thanks for the video. I’ve tried this method but it seems as though there’s still quite a lot of water trapped somewhere. Is this a relatively easy fix if I take to Audi (UK)? Is there any chance the water can affect the interior of the car over some time if left like this?
Ive had this issue and i have water in rear footwell.
@@Tabbyh7 is this because you didn’t get the issue looked at / investigated? What year is your car?
@@haidar_aj ive had the sills drained and modified by Audi now but the water in the rear footwell was still sloshing about, its a 2018 A5, im going to get the drain holes checked out tomorrow that are located under the wheel arches.
@@Tabbyh7 sorry, I didn’t understand. Was water seeping through into the interior as well?
@@haidar_aj yep, but my guess is that the drain holes are blocked they are located under the wheel arches will get that checked out, do you have same issue?
Hi all Anyone got to the bottom of how to fix this please? Under is a short term solution, but i have read in comments elsewhere its bungs.... But where these bungs located so i csn clean them out apparently dirt is trapped behind them...
Btw I have S5 sports back 2018 besides that great car
There was - if I'm informed correctly - a mechanic who said it is a known issue and there was a fix for it. Unfortunately mine has been replaced by another car in the meantime as it was end of lease, but this 'feature' was never fixed.
Love this idea, definitely borrowing it. Thanks
Great idea
How did you chisel out the space so well?
Drawm the outline, then cut out a rectangle with hammer and chisel. Went quite quick as it's not the hardest of woods.