Foot/knee operated switches

#1 08-20-2008, 10:10 AM

My wife finds it a pain to come from the attached garage to the house
while carrying groceries because she has no free hands to open the
door. My plan is to put in an electric strike and a foot or knee
operated switch to release the strike. The door opens into the house,
so you'd just have to hit the button and lean on the door. The door
between the house and garage is a non-locking door so this isn't a
security issue.

Has anyone come across a suitable foot or knee operated switch? It
could be on the floor beside the steps or mounted on the work bench
next to the steps. Thanks for any pointers in the right direction.

Doug

#2 08-20-2008, 10:53 AM

Doug Meredith wrote:
> My wife finds it a pain to come from the attached garage to the house
> while carrying groceries because she has no free hands to open the
> door. My plan is to put in an electric strike and a foot or knee
> operated switch to release the strike. The door opens into the house,
> so you'd just have to hit the button and lean on the door. The door
> between the house and garage is a non-locking door so this isn't a
> security issue.
>
> Has anyone come across a suitable foot or knee operated switch? It
> could be on the floor beside the steps or mounted on the work bench
> next to the steps. Thanks for any pointers in the right direction.
>
> Doug

There are plenty of motion sensors on the market with the appropriate
outputs you need to operate a door strike. I pulled a couple from the
lobby of one of the buildings we service (we replaced them with request
to exit buttons because of the neighbourhood). It's sorta "ugly", but
then we're only talking the garage, eh? I'll take a few snaps and send
them to a valid email. If you want one, it's yours for the postage.

#3 08-20-2008, 02:48 PM

Frank Olson <use_the_email_links@yoursecuritysource.com> wrote:

>There are plenty of motion sensors on the market with the appropriate
>outputs you need to operate a door strike. I pulled a couple from the
>lobby of one of the buildings we service (we replaced them with request
>to exit buttons because of the neighbourhood). It's sorta "ugly", but
>then we're only talking the garage, eh? I'll take a few snaps and send
>them to a valid email. If you want one, it's yours for the postage.

I hadn't considered using a motion dector for this. That's a good
idea. I really appreciate your offer. You can send the pictures to
me at doug.meredith at skyridge dot com. Thanks.

Doug

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