Serious question, remember when wireless sensors were considered a joke?

I was sure they'd be unreliable and a battery nightmare, but the new ones with 10-year lithium cells and dual-path reporting have changed my mind. What's the oldest wireless setup you guys have out there that's still running strong?

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torres.sage20d ago

Actually read a forum post last week where a guy said his first-gen wireless door sensor from like 2012 is still working. Battery finally died last month, so he got a solid decade out of it. That kind of changed my mind about the whole battery nightmare thing. The new stuff with those long-life cells seems like a total game changer. Hard to argue with a sensor that just quietly does its job for years.

the_logan20d ago

Yeah "battery nightmare" was exactly how I felt too, @torres.sage. I mean my old smoke alarm would beep at 3 AM like clockwork every six months. Meanwhile I've got a little temp sensor in the basement that I honestly forgot about until I read your post, and it's been three years. Maybe the tech just got way better, or maybe I just got lucky. Either way, a decade is wild.

nina_johnson8615d ago

Totally get the battery fear. My first wireless setup was a motion sensor for the back door. The thing ran for eight years before it gave a low battery warning. The trick is to buy the sensors with the sealed, non-replaceable batteries. They last way longer because they're built for it. Just check the specs before you buy and look for that "10-year battery" claim. It's not just marketing, the tech is actually there now.