Ring Alarm
Use Ring Alarm Door Sensor For Mailbox?
Hello, I have a Ring Alarm setup that included three door sensors. I only have two exterior doors so this sensor has not been used. I recently thought it would be nice to make use this sensor for my mailbox so I can get an 'alert' when the mail has been delivered. The sensor does reach - with the use of the included range extender - and alerts occur when I test the two parts of the sensor inside the mailbox. It even works if I have the wider side (has the battery) mounted to the mailbox, but the smaller magnetic side is not mounted. As soon as I attach the magnetic side to the mailbox the sensor quits working. I know the two sensors are closer than on my doors as I put a camera inside the mailbox so I could be 100% how things lined up. This is a metal mailbox and am not sure if the magnetic side of the sensor being on the metal mailbox is the issue. I would love to use the sensor for this purpose so any thoughts, hints or solutions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Chris
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18-06-2019 10:46:19
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I was looking to do this as well, and came across another product someone did it with and wondered if it could be done with Ring. Seems very possible. We have a old MAilbox chime alert that is flaky these days. Wanted something more reliable. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgAFBP2loo8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgAFBP2loo8)
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08-08-2020 11:02:12
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ChrisRiggi
I Google to see if anyone else had the same crazy idea I did haha. Did u do it? I was curious if there is a way to make sure the alarm didn't go off when this sensor is tripped
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15-05-2020 10:52:07
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