Has anyone found a satisfactory way of using ETS with sliding doors.
I have sputniks fitted to my sliding doors but got wires going everywhere
I didnt think it through when I was setting up my loft and now its become a bit of a problem.
ETS and sliding doors
Dave, would something like this help. To just tidy the wires up.Diamond Dave wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 11:13 am Has anyone found a satisfactory way of using ETS with sliding doors.
I have sputniks fitted to my sliding doors but got wires going everywhere
I didnt think it through when I was setting up my loft and now its become a bit of a problem.
https://www.screwfix.com/p/d-line-pvc-w ... =PA1&gQT=1
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Diamond Dave
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Thanks for that Dev. Not sure that would work mate.
I can keep the cables tidy up to that point but the problem is the cable up to the door with the connector on it that has to stretch when th door is closed and retract when its open. So I have a big loop inside the loft to allow for the movement.
I can keep the cables tidy up to that point but the problem is the cable up to the door with the connector on it that has to stretch when th door is closed and retract when its open. So I have a big loop inside the loft to allow for the movement.
You will find a way Dave, I am sure someone will come up with the answer.Diamond Dave wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 1:02 pm Thanks for that Dev. Not sure that would work mate.
I can keep the cables tidy up to that point but the problem is the cable up to the door with the connector on it that has to stretch when th door is closed and retract when its open. So I have a big loop inside the loft to allow for the movement.
Just an idea Dave.
Perhaps you could make a folding system similar to the sketches.
Perhaps you could make a folding system similar to the sketches.
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I of course don't know the measurements or arrangements, but this is an idea.
It's clearly way over scale. I was thinking you could use something like 25mm x 3 mm aluminium bar. If the slide is 4 foot, you would need 2 x 2 feet pieces. Plus a few inches. Drilled to accept a heavy screw into the wall frame and the door. in the middle drilled to accept a bolt, washer and wingnut.
You would need to arrange it to suit where your cables run, where the plug is for the pad, etc. The cable could be run through a light conduit or just tied to the arms.
A spacer would be needed between the door and the arm, the thickness of the wall, so the arm is straight.
It's clearly way over scale. I was thinking you could use something like 25mm x 3 mm aluminium bar. If the slide is 4 foot, you would need 2 x 2 feet pieces. Plus a few inches. Drilled to accept a heavy screw into the wall frame and the door. in the middle drilled to accept a bolt, washer and wingnut.
You would need to arrange it to suit where your cables run, where the plug is for the pad, etc. The cable could be run through a light conduit or just tied to the arms.
A spacer would be needed between the door and the arm, the thickness of the wall, so the arm is straight.
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Brilliant Murray - that is nothing short of genius!
That would make a very tidy solution because it would sit nicely within the 2 x2 frame of the loft.
I could also use Devos conduit idea to form the folding arms.
Thank you so much for taking the trouble to do those sketches, let alone working out the process.
Honestly mate, that is over and above anything I expected from a reply , not just in the content but in the lengths that you have gone to.
Really, very much appreciated.
That would make a very tidy solution because it would sit nicely within the 2 x2 frame of the loft.
I could also use Devos conduit idea to form the folding arms.
Thank you so much for taking the trouble to do those sketches, let alone working out the process.
Honestly mate, that is over and above anything I expected from a reply , not just in the content but in the lengths that you have gone to.
Really, very much appreciated.
You are welcome.
It only took a few minutes to scribble it with a pencil and a ruler.
As soon as I read your post the idea came to mind. Seeing it on paper I think it would work.
Let us know how it goes.
It only took a few minutes to scribble it with a pencil and a ruler.
As soon as I read your post the idea came to mind. Seeing it on paper I think it would work.
Let us know how it goes.
Greetings from the land down under.
Blessed is he who expecteth nothing, for verily, he shall not be disappointed.
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Ahh very good ideas!
Here's what I had in mind:
Here's what I had in mind: