The Official Smarthome Blog – All Things Home Automation

Enhance your home security system using these magnetic contact security sensors to safeguard your home’s doors and windows. Each of the 10 pairs of included Surface Mount Miniature Contact Switches are half the size of standard magnetic contacts, making them perfect for discretely hiding behind window and door frames. In addition to windows and doors, these small contacts are ideal for alarming safes, gun cabinets, jewelry boxes, china cabinets, or just about anything that opens and closes.

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For added protection around your home, add a pair of Surface Mount Magnetic Contact Switches to almost any security system. There are 10 pairs of switches included in this kit allowing you to monitor multiple areas around your home. These switches are ideal for any normally open location and will send an alert signal to your security system when it is no longer in a normally open state. Simply mount the magnetic sensors on a door or window so that the two are in contact with each other when the door or window is open. Slotted mounting holes make it easy to adjust the distance between the magnet and the sensor, with a maximum operational gap of 3/4″. Measuring 2.48″ long and half an inch high, they can be attached with wood or sheet metal screws, sold separately.

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Ensure a professional look and finish to any low-voltage cable installation using this pair of Double Gang Recessed Wall Plates which keep those unsightly cables from hanging in plain sight. Included are two identical wall plates that mount flush to your wall, each with a recessed opening designed to be placed directly behind your connection points (i.e. wall mounted flat screen TV, amplifier, receiver, etc.). The opening provides a path to direct A/V cables, data lines and phone lines inside the wall and out of sight. A typical installation would have one wall plate placed behind a wall mounted flat screen TV and the other wall plate inside or near an entertainment cabinet, entertainment center, equipment rack/closet, computer or other location, virtually eliminating the cables/lines from view.

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Adding a wall-mounted flat screen Plasma or LCD HDTV to your home is an important investment, however there are additional accessories you will need to factor in to your decision making. To attach your new TV to a wall you will need a mount, and to connect your TV with your cable or satellite receiver and other A/V components (receiver/amplifier, DVD player, Blu-ray player, PS3, etc.) you will need the appropriate A/V cables. To ensure a professional look and finish to your installation, use this Recessed Wall Plate Kit for Low Voltage/High Voltage In-Wall Cable Management for your Low Voltage/High Voltage In-Wall Cable Management. Two plates are included; place one directly behind your wall mounted TV and the other near your entertainment cabinet, entertainment center or equipment rack/closet. Each plate mounts flush to your wall with a recessed opening on one side that funnels A/V cables inside the wall so they can be connected between your TV and components with the cables out of sight. On the other side of the plate is an AC power connection; the major benefit of this kit is that you don’t have to work with your home’s live wires for power. Use the included single gang old work electrical boxes behind each of the wall plate’s AC power blocks, and connect the two with the included Romex wiring; once complete, you can use the included straight blade extension cord and plug the power into any nearby outlet or surge protector (recommended). This plate will work to provide a nice finish to any flat screen television installation, but it can also be used with a receiver/amplifier, computer and other devices that use power, A/V cables, data lines or phone lines. Ideal for new construction and retrofit applications, this product is a cost-effective solution for a clean installation of A/V components.

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Adding a wall-mounted flat screen Plasma or LCD HDTV to your home is an important investment, however there are additional accessories you will need to factor in to your decision making. To attach your new TV to a wall you will need a mount, and to connect your TV with your cable or satellite receiver and other A/V components (receiver/amplifier, DVD player, Blu-ray player, PS3, etc.) you will need the appropriate A/V cables. To ensure a professional look and finish to your installation, use this Recessed High and Low Voltage Wall Plate Kit for your Low Voltage/High Voltage In-Wall Cable Management. The included double gang wall plate mounts flush to your wall, typically behind a wall mounted TV. On one side of the plate is a recessed plug that is hard-wired to your home’s AC Power (a single old work electrical box is included). The other side has a recessed opening that funnels A/V cables inside the wall. The included single gang low-voltage wall plate is then typically installed (with the included mounting bracket) inside or near your entertainment cabinet, entertainment center or equipment rack/closet. This allows the cables to be exposed only at the component connection points virtually eliminating audio video (A/V) cables from view. Ideal for new construction and retrofit applications, this product is a cost-effective solution for a clean installation of your A/V components that will keep cables out of sight.

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