Detect locked/unlocked for non smart lock

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How I made my dumb locks a little smarter!

All I wanted to achieve was to see in my HomeAssistant dashboard if the deadbolts on four doors (front, balcony, office, patio) were locked at the end of the day - and trigger some automation when I go to bed, e.g. tell me which deadbolt isn’t locked when I check if the house is ready for the night… For a while, I was looking into buying a smart look (or better: 4) to be able to see the status in Home Assistant, but couldn’t get myself to go that route because: I only want to see, if the dead…

Best door sensors as of April 2019?

I’m getting rid of my GE Hinge door sensor. This is the second time in a 6 months that it has stopped responding and I’m tired of messing around with it. It worked will for a year and a half and then started going flaky. Which brings me to the point of this post. What sensors on the market now seem to be behaving the best? I tend to lean heavily toward zwave devices. These are solid wooden doors so I would prefer not drilling holes in them so something externally mounted. Cost is an issue…

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