It is the tiny things that foul you up.....

So, yesterday I dug into the moving of entry sensor and web camera in the sewing room, better known as Camp Parkesburg!

I took down the camera first and then removed the entry sensor from the door.  Easy Peasy!

I studied the door.  Because we had covered the electrical wiring in metal to give the basement a more industrial look, and because there is a metal beam in the ceiling between the top of the door and getting a signal to the base station, I decided to mount the sensor on the side of the door about a foot or so from the bottom.  It gives the sensor a more direct line up the steps to the base station without too much interference..... hopefully.

I decided that I would mount both the main sensor part and the tiny magnet part using screws.  Not a problem with the big part.  It was attached to the door with screws already so the two parts separated easily.  The tiny magnet was a whole other story.  I pushed and pulled... and pushed and pulled.  I inserted a regular screwdriver into the tiny end and tried to move the small piece that would attach to the door with screws.  Nope, not moving.  I kept at it, feeling like an idiot but nothing worked.  I called SimpliSafe only to be told that removing that piece was the hardest one with even the SimpliSafe folks having trouble.  Feeling like less of an idiot!  I struggled for a total of an hour and a half before digging out a tiny screwdriver from one of my sewing machine toolboxes.  And even then it was moving by teeny tiny amounts... but I won and it finally came apart.  So I installed it on the bottom side of the door.  So far, so good.  The sensor is communicating with the base station.  But it also did that with the original location for a couple of days.  Time will tell.

I moved the camera to the entry door and mounted it.  But, hard as I tried, I could not get a good field of vision.  So, for now, it is on top of the shelf where I have my coffee cups are stored, but it is not high enough.  So it will be fine for now, but I will be looking for an alternative to get it higher.

I was sleeping very well last night until my weather radio went off at 4:30ish in the morning.  It was a warning of heavy lightening and wind.  So I got up, shut down the work computer (it is the one that streams the cameras), gathered Winston and headed to the basement.  I flipped off the main power and we sat in the dark waiting for the storm to pass.  The thunder rolled and rolled and rolled.  One clap of lightening was very close by and the rain pelted for several minutes.  It was over in about 20 minutes but by now, I am awake.  Flipped the power back on, restarted the computer and went back to bed.  Did not fall asleep until after 6:00 AM and up again by 8:30 AM.  Going to be a long day!!!