Wired vs wireless sensors on an old Victorian house in Providence

I tried wireless sensors on a 1890s house last month and the signal kept dropping through the lath and plaster walls. Switched to hardwired and it worked perfect the first time. Anyone else run into old houses that just reject wireless signals?

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mason2091mo ago

Honestly, did you check if your wireless sensors were on the 2.4 GHz band or the 5 GHz band? The 2.4 cuts through plaster way better than 5 GHz does, but even then it's hit or miss with old horsehair and wire mesh. Hardwired is really the only way to go on those old houses if you want something that just works.

sage_fox1mo agoMost Upvoted

And isn't it always the way, the thing that's supposed to make life easier ends up being the biggest headache. It's like how my "smart" thermostat keeps fighting with the old boiler in my place, you'd think they'd all speak the same language by now.