GE 50246 Smart Home Door Stop Alarm
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of GE 50246 Smart Home Door Stop Alarm
Customer Review: Works as advertised. Very loud. Simple, effective back-up.
Summary: 4 Stars
This guy is super easy to set up and very loud. I don't find it to be over-sensitive, so you can move it about without setting it off. Once you do tap the metal sensor, however, a big, high-pitched screech is released.
I bought this because my door alarm has a 30-second delay so I wanted a back-up alarm that sounds immediately when I'm in my apartment. It works as intended and I'm happy with the product and the price.
I docked a star because this thing slides a bit on wood floors. If someone opened the door, it would still go off, but I think if someone flung the door open, it would set the alarm off initially and then the unit would slide away. I haven't been able to test this theory, but I'm pretty sure it won't work as a door-stop for this reason.
Customer Review: May need to adapt it a little
Summary: 4 Stars
The actual unit is cosmetically different from the image shown, but still white plastic with a shiny metal activator pad. It's about the size of the average doorstop, maybe a little larger. Should activate for doors with gaps up to about 1-3/4 in. above the floor without any modification. My gap is 1-1/2 in. and the door opens about 2-3 inches before it activates and jams. An intruder could defeat it pretty easily, but not after it had sounded for a few seconds, which is all I need it to do. It slipped on the painted concrete floor, so I cut a piece of old mousepad and put it on that, problem solved. Wear earplugs when testing it, as it is quite loud and shrill.Customer Review: Glad I had this!!
Summary: 5 Stars
On our recent trip to Egypt and Jordan we stayed at the St. Catherine's Plaza Hotel in Jordan, the hotel was not very secure and had no added security locks or chains on the door. It was 7 am, I was just waking up when I heard steps coming up our staircase outside and then there was a key in our door and our door being unlocked. We had set the GE Smarthome Door alarm the night before and of course when they tried to enter our room the alarm went off scaring them away, I could hear them running very fast down the stairway. I am so glad I had bought this for our trip or we may have had an unwanted stranger in our room. I highly recommend this alarm!Customer Review: Simple and Effective
Summary: 5 Stars
I use one of these on a door that enters into my garage from the outside. Normally there would be no way for me to hear if someone was trying to break-in from that door but this little thing is so loud I can easily hear it from anywhere in my house. I also use glass-break detectors on some of my ground floor windows ever since I had some guys smash trough a double pane window in the back of my house trying to get in. I have a gun in the house so I use my alarms just to give me enough time to get my gun and call 911. I don't worry about people breaking in and stealing stuff when me and my family are not home all that can be replaced.Customer Review: Just what I was looking for
Summary: 5 Stars
With a spouse away in the military I sometimes get nervous at night home alone with the baby. With this, it is definitely VERY difficult to get the door open (actually I tried several times and was unable to open the door more than 1"). I haven't set the alarm yet but my door squeaks pretty loudly when you open it so I'm not too worried :) I highly recommend this.
The opening under my door is VERY small - less than 1/4" and this works fine. I just kind of kick it a little but it doesn't fit under the door, just up against it. My entry way is tile and this has excellent traction and does not slip on the tile at all.