Rant - why is it so hard?

Yeah, I had two packages sent via DHL on the 23rd, one from the USA and the other from Singapore. They both arrived in Melbourne within the week, the Singapore one a day or two earlier as you'd expect. On Monday I picked up the USA one at the post office, still waiting on the Singapore one. You can't apply logic to these things.

But DHL use Aus Post for the delivery within Australia, the courier services used by RS and e14 don't (for me).

On the other hand, Toll delivered something to me (from Element14) on Monday, but the tracking still shows it in transit.

Sylvia.

• Delivery guys don't push the doorbell button.

• When they do press the doorbell button, it sticks.

You're solution is to buy a waterproof, industrial quality push button.

However, that only solves one of the problems.

I provided a perfectly suitable solution to BOTH problems. It provides additional features that you may or may not find useful.

Why is it not under consideration?

Curious minds want to know.

The not using the doorbell has been addressed by fitting a notice to the door telling them to use the doorbell.

The WiFi solution is expensive, probably impossible to repair when it breaks, and my microwave oven is powerful enough to disrupt Wifi when in use.

I have no use for the video capabilities, since I have a video solution in place.

I already have the chime, the bell transformer and the wiring for it. All I need is a push-button that will last.

Sylvia.

Sylvia Else wrote: ================

Micro-switch based push buttons are tops. Used for launching wing mounted, heat seeking missiles and nuke weapons.

Door bells are a doddle.

..... Phil

not quite, they are delaying their vans picking up parcels from online retailers in syd/melb only, until they clear a massive backlog. In Brisbane, I just got a parcel from WA in 3 days, so no go slow there :)

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I have a wireless doorbell with the push-button on the door flame. Nevertheless, most knock on the door instead. I guess they just don't see it.

BTW

there have been four occasions where a recording camera covering my door at a previous address would have been invaluable. On one such it would have avoided my being falsely charged with a crime. Recommended.

...... Phil

I might have to design a knock detector. Obvious issues are responding to other noises, and in particular responding to the door being opened and closed.

Hmmm....

Sylvia.

OR, you could install a Ring system, which will detect a caller long before they knock on the door and alert you.

Just a thought.

Sylvia Else wrote: ================

But one or two mornings each year, the "fire safety inspector" arrives. They do not use the external bell system at all, cos they have a key to the main doors of the building. Instead they tap, tap on each door. Maybe at 7am.

This does not wake anyone or even remind them of anyone being at the door - since that is not the right trigger sound. In unit blocks, one hears random tapping noises all the time and learns to ignore them. So your unit gets missed by the inspector and you cop a letter from strata with a nasty threat of a $2000 or more fine.

To avoid such NON EXISTENT fine you are to arrange a call back and pay a cash fee of $150 or more.

This nonsense is entirely as intended by the inspection company. Backed up by assholes in strata management.

Been going on for almost 20 years so far.

..... Phil

Ah, O.K., thanks for clearing that up. ;-P

Does Sylvia have a fly-wire door?? Fit a normally open switch which closes as soon as the fly-wire door is opened and rings the bell! Job done. ;-)

Why would anyone use the door bell system installed if the door is being burned ('flame') all the time?? ;-P

Daniel65 puked

from a lying troll, dope that wouldn't know if its stinking arse were on fire.

...... Phil

You can buy knock sensors, they might work on doors :) or build something, eg: a normally closed leaf switch with one leaf soldered to nail in the door and the other soldered to a weight

Door slamming could be perhaps cured by a reed switch with a timeout

Perhaps a fast reed switch and a slow one in series, (a slow reed switch is a regular reed switch inside a copper block)

Sylvia Else wrote

Wouldn?t be hard to include a door opening and closing sensor and have the system include that in the knock detector.

Stop humming, it keeps us awake...

Oh, wait a sec.... Looks at keyboard.