Garage door opener??

[Drnick]

Unless this is for a gate at a condo or something, I recommend just getting an app controlled opener like the Chamberlane and use your AppleWatch/iPhone.

I swapped mine like 4 yrs ago and stopped using HomeLink on my various cars as they kept losing the rolling code after a few cycles on the newer garage door openers.

Plus I ride my e-bike for fun and don't feel like carrying a garage door opener remote or trust the 4 digit keypad as those are pretty easy to break. I guess something to think about if one hasn't already migrated to smart openers.

Didn’t know you can use Apple Watch to open garage door, interesting

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[Drnick]

Unfortunately Chamberlain App requires a Bluetooth enabled garage door opener, which
I don’t have

 

[puzzled]

Unfortunately Chamberlain App requires a Bluetooth enabled garage door opener, which
I don’t have

Right, you need to get an entirely new garage door opener for this.. I suppose something to think about next time when you're ready to swap openers. It's extremely convenient.

 

[Denton]

Unfortunately Chamberlain App requires a Bluetooth enabled garage door opener, which
I don’t have

Doesn't Chamberlain use the MyQ app? They have a MyQ app for both iPhone and Apple watch - unless you're Android then you'd have to hook something up with IFTTT.

 

[puzzled]

Doesn't Chamberlain use the MyQ app? They have a MyQ app for both iPhone and Apple watch - unless you're Android then you'd have to hook something up with IFTTT.

Yes, MyQ app indeed.



A bit off-topic, but I also got a WiFi enabled lawn sprinkler system (Hunter) ..that is also way cool. Even from my work, I can spray the dumbarse pedestrian and her owner dog when she strays off into my lawn..

 

[starman]

I originally had issues due to a regular LED bulb I had replaced in the garage opener. Apparently the LED was interfering with signal between the opener and garage door opener. I then replaced it a LED Garage specific bulb and resolved my issue.

 

[Drnick]

Yes, MyQ app indeed.



A bit off-topic, but I also got a WiFi enabled lawn sprinkler system (Hunter) ..that is also way cool. Even from my work, I can spray the dumbarse pedestrian and her owner dog when she strays off into my lawn..

Yeah that is off topic, but I can just imagine using a front door cam and turning on your sprinkler system from work!

 

[Thomasnguyen826]

 

[concept]

I originally had issues due to a regular LED bulb I had replaced in the garage opener. Apparently the LED was interfering with signal between the opener and garage door opener. I then replaced it a LED Garage specific bulb and resolved my issue.

My garage door opener originally came with an incandescent bulb. When my separate remote car door opener stopped working, I changed its battery, then the light bulb. Neither worked, so I bought a new remote opener and it worked, perfectly. The old one was only 2 years old.

Also, you can sometimes increase the distance at which your car remote opener can open the door by soldering on a 12-inch length of wire to the door opener's existing antennae.

 

[SupraYYJ]

you can sometimes increase the distance at which your car remote opener can open the door by soldering on a 12-inch length of wire to the door opener's existing antennae.

No, the antenna length is already tuned to the wavelength used by the transmitter. It's not a case of a longer antenna meaning better reception. A longer antenna would be better at receiving longer wavelengths (lower frequencies) and thus worse at receiving the wavelength used by the transmitter.

 

[zrk]

No, the antenna length is already tuned to the wavelength used by the transmitter. It's not a case of a longer antenna meaning better reception. A longer antenna would be better at receiving longer wavelengths (lower frequencies) and thus worse at receiving the wavelength used by the transmitter.

This guy antennas.

 

[concept]

No, the antenna length is already tuned to the wavelength used by the transmitter. It's not a case of a longer antenna meaning better reception. A longer antenna would be better at receiving longer wavelengths (lower frequencies) and thus worse at receiving the wavelength used by the transmitter.

I compared before and after distance. The longer antenna allows for door opening that is approximately 15 feet further away. Coincidence? Perhaps, but it reminds me of the time a physicist told me that there would be acoustic signal degradation of a broadband piezo ceramic assembly if I used a self-adhesive silicone disc as a backing layer, instead of casting liquid silicone between the ceramic and glass discs. I had both types assembled and tested. They were acoustically identical. I understood his theory but thought it was worth at least attempting to save time and money by utilizing an alternate method.

 

[Low flyer]

Yep, works here. My garage door opener is an old craftsman. I had to press the learn button, or whatever it is called, on the garage door opener. Works like a charm.

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