Switching from wired to wireless sensors made my last job in Portland go twice as fast

I had to choose between running conduit for hardwired PIRs or going with wireless contacts for a historic home retrofit, and the wireless saved me three days of fishing cables through plaster walls - has anyone else run into customer pushback on the battery life thing?

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sarahpark13d ago

Those three days saved on plaster walls is HUGE though. The customers always worry about battery life until you show them the 5-year spec on the new lithium cells.

adam_baker13d ago

Yeah, because who doesn't love changing batteries in 15 years just to save three days of work?

the_robin13d ago

I did a similar swap on a Victorian in Seattle last year and honestly the wireless saved my back too. We just showed the homeowners the battery specs upfront and put fresh lithiums in before we left, haven't heard a peep since.