reese_bell•1mo agoProlific Poster

Debate with a coworker about using wireless vs hardwired sensors in old houses

I was talking to Jim from the shop last Thursday and he swears by wireless for retrofits since you avoid all the crawlspace crawling. But I had a job in a 1920s house with thick plaster walls where the wireless kept failing at 40 feet range. Which way do you guys lean for older homes?

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jade321mo ago

Plaster walls are the devil for wireless signals, reminds me of trying to get cell service in our school basement.

the_hugo1mo ago

Read somewhere that older homes with wire mesh lath basically create a faraday cage for your wifi.