How to integrate simplisafe wireless system into wired door switches. Simplisafe Hack. 

that hidden switch is awesome so basically, you wired to that hidden switch open and close. This is so much cleaner look. It is genius thank you.

You deserve a huge pat on the back and probably six-pack for all this effort. Especially when you show the example in such detail including the bloopers, which of course I will also hit. Thank you so much...I showed my wife this video and that's what convinced her to trust my handiwork abilities and go with SimpliSafe instead of replacing the $850 board in our "old-school" system that blew out for no reason. Their commercials are idiotic but their system is the best.

I drilled a small hole in the front of mine so they could easily use the mounting bracket and it slides off the mount to access the battery. I will send some photos when completed.Much appreciated, I like having multiple houses on the same alarm system.

Love the sound of happy babies, no problem with the happy noises...

Nice video and thanks for sharing. The one thing I will point out is putting your switches inside the metal box may act as faraday cage and impede some of the radio signal communication with your base station. The switch may work fine when the battery are brand new sitting inside the case but as your batteries get weaker your radio signal will eventually hit a threshold where the signal will not make it to the base station. I would install them where they are not enclosed in a metal box.

Great information.

Bro, get rid of your security systems.Security systems are actually trackers.The hackers are using to track your location and they can shut it down

I think if you put the door magnets lower on the door it would be less defeated with a stronger magnet on the outside of the door.

Awesome brother!!!!!

Sorry I am an electrical engineer and refused to call by it special name there are many types of switches like water level switches. Hoping for the heat sinking of the clip is very important other too much will mess up the connections of the wireless RF chip on that same board. Oh you did mention the antennas and rf chip and other passive circuitry inside. It’s more that a switch or magnetic or reed switch inside.

Thank you! greate work, honestly ,, it is too much ò work :) (if not yet wiring to go with there will be crawling, cabling required ..LoL) - the last time I got it, was ADT wired door sensors :) no more!!

Try running a hard wire to each device to power it instead of the batteries

Great idea I’m going to hook all 3 living room windows into 1 so I don’t have to buy 3 just 1

Yes good application

How did you find the correct set of wires that goes to the doors?

Clever

Don’t put the SimpliSafe contact switches in the control box! The box will act like a ‘Faraday Cage’ and block most of not all of the their RF signals!

Has anyone tried cutting a hole in the side of the door and frame to embed the device into the door?

So they can Rob your house

It’s called a reed switch or magnetic switch not generic switch.