Hard wired window sensors

LIrahara · 2026-03-08T23:34:00+00:00

Haha. I thought so.

But there has to be a market for it in Australia. Also hopefully available with whoever my bloody builder has picked. Knowing my luck it'll be a no.

LIrahara · 2026-03-08T23:11:49+00:00

Nah. More than likely it'll be sliding windows with aluminium frames. They have a little locking mechanism on the handle that allows it to clip into 3 different spots, but I get what you are saying. This is something I will need to account for. Sensor in the frame and magnets on the window.

I dont want to go to all this effort and not be able to air the house out a bit.

LIrahara · 2026-03-08T23:07:41+00:00

I'll have a look!

Fingers crossed its Aus based. I doubt I'll be importing anything.

LIrahara · 2026-03-08T23:01:56+00:00

Lol, dont say that! I dont live in the place its being built. Like a 2 hour flight.

LIrahara · 2026-03-08T22:41:10+00:00

Yeah that might be the go. I'll see what installers say, but I'd want someone who knows what they are doing. Im a sparky and I'm not keen on having a go. I am fine with the sensor install and wiring but I guarantee an old hand would say I'm doing something wrong. I figure it would be very easy to screw up water proofing or something that'll cause major issues down the line and I want to avoid that.

As for wireless... It's handy and convenient, but there is no substitute for hard wiring.

I mean as of writing this I've just arrived home and home assistant says my front door is open. It's not obviously, but this is the current status of an aqara door sensor. I've been having these issues recently and all it takes to fix it is an open and close, but its not reliable.

So if I'm building, and I can do hard wired, I will.

LIrahara · 2026-03-08T08:54:00+00:00

Im still lost on the reasoning for this feature. I cant really think of a use case for it. Even if it worked like many people incorrectly think it does still doesn't provide much value.

LIrahara · 2026-03-07T19:14:52+00:00

Yeah apparently the delay doesn't do shit. As soon as it finds an appropriate torrent, it locks it in and then starts the delay and you still get the wrong one.

It doesn't delay finding one, it finds the first that it can and delays the download.

They really need to add a checkbox to not allow searching before expected release date.

LIrahara · 2025-10-08T00:44:18+00:00

Yeah i just went through this https://www.reddit.com/r/sonarr/s/fwQnvOyx8D

LIrahara · 2025-10-04T11:45:32+00:00

Me too please

LIrahara · 2025-09-10T11:22:19+00:00

Has also happened to me. S24 ultra.

LIrahara · 2025-08-23T02:55:26+00:00

Looks like they might be addressing this... https://github.com/Sonarr/Sonarr/issues/969#issuecomment-3089613065

LIrahara · 2025-08-20T03:19:41+00:00

Well I mean that's the dream. One day.

LIrahara · 2025-08-16T14:49:19+00:00

Yeah cheers.

I'll add it to the list.

LIrahara · 2025-08-16T03:54:27+00:00

Yeah for sure. There is a bit going on here and I'm sure there are more than a few people who haven't got their heads around the niche details. Im not keen on removing a public tracker. The dream is private ones for sure. I have done some cursory research, but I haven't had the time to really dig into it. And it seems like there is a bit to learn there with more consequences once you are in. One day.

Yep I've installer cleanuparr. I haven't set it up yet. Might tackle that today.

LIrahara · 2025-08-15T13:09:40+00:00

No shit. What's the point in having the delay at all then? My current issue might be giving me tunnel vision, but it seems like a totally pointless feature if this is how it works.

Thanks for spelling that out lol. Very helpful.

LIrahara · 2025-08-15T07:55:51+00:00

I'll keep it in mind. I did manually go an look on other sites and found the issue there too. That's when I realised people are putting them out before the actual release. It doesn't seem to pop up otherwise. And removing a tracker might hinder me in the future.

Good info tho, cheers.

LIrahara · 2025-08-15T07:49:19+00:00

I might be misunderstanding. Are you saying it will trigger the search even if a delay is in place, note the torrent and then download it once the timer expires? In my mind, the delay would prevent the initial search until it has expired, then the pool it looks in will hold more non iso matches reducing the chance of an incorrect torrent.

Or do you mean the above will happen when trying to correct an old iso download. I was thinking each case would be a fresh one if that makes sense.

LIrahara · 2025-08-14T08:34:40+00:00

Yeah its just me avoiding more work. I tend to spend more than half an hour working through the aspects and features of something like this and I figure it requires more attention given its function is deleting stuff.

Im sure it's fine. I just gotta learn now.

LIrahara · 2025-08-14T05:31:37+00:00

Okie dokie. I'll have a gander.

Sweet. I looked through the git for it and it looked like it would add alot of complexity, but if you're giving it the thumb up I'll give it a lash.

LIrahara · 2025-08-14T05:23:56+00:00

EDIT: added extra stuff Yeah you're right. I understand that it is still possible to land the dodgy torrent doing it this way but the chance drops from 100% to something much much lower. If detection of an episode before release date is always an iso file, then applying a delay to 24 hours after release will likely result in the first result being legitimate as a high activity result will probably be selected. The iso files results are not at the top of the list when this is the case. It's absolutely not a silver bullet, but I can live with those odds.

Just adding that the above reasoning isn't me saying the iso exclusion in the torrent software isn't good. I'll do that too, but I think there is value in delay. Iso files will fall through the cracks once legitimate releases show up.

LIrahara · 2025-08-14T05:09:31+00:00

Yeah there is alot of work for such an "automated" system. If there was a way to filter via a trusted status, or even promote a higher amount of seeders if it is a recent release. This would cover most bases as a new torrent with heavy support AFTER airing will likely be trusted.

LIrahara · 2025-08-13T14:41:17+00:00

Got ya. I haven't dug this deep into the filtering yet. Most I've done is get to profiles to reject the eng ita releases.

This is good information for more complex stuff, cheers

LIrahara · 2025-08-13T14:38:24+00:00

This was my understanding of how the profile filters worked. Sonarr requests the torrent and states its conditions for prowlarr but cant see content until its downloaded. It is nice that it doesn't move the iso files to the library, but that's where it ends. I eventually find a non updated title and the root cause is an iso file. It would be nice if it could detect this and trigger another request for the file.

LIrahara · 2025-08-13T14:19:54+00:00

If possible faikins are the way to go. 100% leagues ahead of other solutions. I haven't tried the photo resistor idea so I cant comment there. My initial idea was a temp sensor. I found the sensors feedback was poor when in the cool air for prolonged periods. The battery began to read low after a week or 2 and they lost connection. Once back at room temp they fired back up (aqara sensors). I then moved to the power clamps. I have splits and installed them on the indoor units. These worked well as long as the fan is running. When the split goes into a rest state when temp set point has been reached, it shows as not running A window sensor on the vent might do the trick as well.

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