# Outdoor zwave/zigbee door sensors

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/outdoor-zwave-zigbee-door-sensors/14787>\
**Category:** Devices\
**Created:** [June 24, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/outdoor-zwave-zigbee-door-sensors/14787 "2019-06-24T21:24:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Bart\_W](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bart_w/32/10545_2.png) [@Bart\_W](https://community.homey.app/u/Bart_W)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/outdoor-zwave-zigbee-door-sensors/14787/1 "2019-06-24T21:24:11Z")

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Hi,

I have 3 Gates in my garden and want to equip them with open/close sensors. Has anyone have good experiences with outdoor sensors ?

Next to that question, how to extend the connectivity range to those sensors ?

Thanks in advance,

Bart

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**Author:** ![Jamie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jamie/32/5274_2.png) [@Jamie](https://community.homey.app/u/Jamie)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 12:29am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/outdoor-zwave-zigbee-door-sensors/14787/2 "2019-06-25T00:29:32Z")

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> [@Making an Aqara Door/Window Sensor Ingress Protection](https://community.homey.app/t/making-an-aqara-door-window-sensor-ingress-protection/11551):
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> Thought I would share the below with others that maybe looking for an IP rated door/window sensor. I have been looking for an Ingress Protected door/window sensor to go out in the weather on my front gate. Since I could not find any, I’ve decided to try and mod an existing indoor rated sensor. Xiaomi are quite cheap comparing with Fibaro or Aeotec so I gave it a go. I used heat shrink of two sizes to fit both the length and the width of this sensor. 1/ 20mm which I fitted on the width and t…

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**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 4:14am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/outdoor-zwave-zigbee-door-sensors/14787/3 "2019-06-25T04:14:20Z")

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Strips by Sensative!

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**Author:** ![Bart\_W](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bart_w/32/10545_2.png) [@Bart\_W](https://community.homey.app/u/Bart_W)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 8:54am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/outdoor-zwave-zigbee-door-sensors/14787/4 "2019-06-25T08:54:33Z")

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Thanks Chief !

You know by any chance that they are weather-proof ? And how do you establish and garantee zwave network outdoor ?

Kr;

Bart

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**Author:** ![Bart\_W](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bart_w/32/10545_2.png) [@Bart\_W](https://community.homey.app/u/Bart_W)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 8:56am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/outdoor-zwave-zigbee-door-sensors/14787/5 "2019-06-25T08:56:35Z")

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Hi Jamie,

Thanks for the tip !!! I’m not a big fan of mods, but I will have a look at it. Hoped for some weather proof (standard) outdoor sensors, hard to find. But @Rocodamelshekima gave me tip using strips from Sensative.

Kr,

Bart

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**Author:** ![Bart\_W](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bart_w/32/10545_2.png) [@Bart\_W](https://community.homey.app/u/Bart_W)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/outdoor-zwave-zigbee-door-sensors/14787/6 "2019-07-10T22:06:51Z")

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Just got my first strip. Was able to pair and will soon to moumt it to my fence. Curious about the reach