Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted April 22, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted April 22, 2023 A customer gave me a wifi garage door opener. Anyone have one? Is it worth the time to install ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkisNH Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 7 minutes ago, steve from amherst said: A customer gave me a wifi garage door opener. Anyone have one? Is it worth the time to install ? Is this a smart home thing? I've done kitchens for people that let our guys in with an app when they aren't around. It would be just ad easy to set a temp code on the panel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted April 22, 2023 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted April 22, 2023 1 minute ago, SkisNH said: Is this a smart home thing? I've done kitchens for people that let our guys in with an app when they aren't around. It would be just ad easy to set a temp code on the panel... Pretty much I guess. Wire it and download the app. Then can open door when not around I have dogs , I dont see myself opening house for someone when no one is home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bontz Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Huh ... interesting. Definitely not surprising, given all of the "ease of use" stuff that's out there - but I've never given this much thought. I'm too much of a simpleton (someone here, told me so!) and 99% of the time I'm OK with opening my garage door from the controllers in my vehicles or as I step into the garage. If you wanted to let people in, or provide a spot for deliveries while not being at home ... I guess this would make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Stephen Hawking Posted April 22, 2023 Gold Member Share Posted April 22, 2023 8 minutes ago, steve from amherst said: A customer gave me a wifi garage door opener. Anyone have one? Is it worth the time to install ? Unless yours is broken or you don't have one to start with just save it for a replacement. I put one in my mom's house before we sold it because the old one didn't have provisions for safety beam on it. Didn't pass inspection and it was in the cheapest replacement I could find. Never connected the wifi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted April 22, 2023 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted April 22, 2023 1 minute ago, Bontz said: Huh ... interesting. Definitely not surprising, given all of the "ease of use" stuff that's out there - but I've never given this much thought. I'm too much of a simpleton (someone here, told me so!) and 99% of the time I'm OK with opening my garage door from the controllers in my vehicles or as I step into the garage. If you wanted to let people in, or provide a spot for deliveries while not being at home ... I guess this would make sense. A few yrs back my wife asked me about one and I said' What is so hard about hitting the butten, who the hell wants to take out phone , find the app and then hit button. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Crappie Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 I have one. My favorite feature is it notifies us if someone tries to or actually opens the door. We have a keypad also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deephaven Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 I have 8. They are great. Put some in my mom's house too. Can ask my phone at night if all the doors are closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akvanden Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 (edited) Yes, definitely worth it. Can set it to notify you if it opens between certain hours, logs when it opens and closes throughout the day, and can have it auto close at a time of your choosing if you forget at night. Edited April 23, 2023 by akvanden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mag6240 Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 I’ve had to replace two garage door openers and added one to a 3rd stall that never had one - all WiFi and would never go back. Yes, the button in the cars is the easiest, but as noted by the two posts above, I like it and the features it provides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry 976 Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 17 hours ago, steve from amherst said: A few yrs back my wife asked me about one and I said' What is so hard about hitting the butten, who the hell wants to take out phone , find the app and then hit button. Alexa - Open the garage door - - - Opening the garage door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 13 hours ago, akvanden said: Yes, definitely worth it. Can set it to notify you if it opens between certain hours, logs when it opens and closes throughout the day, and can have it auto close at a time of your choosing if you forget at night. I just installed one last month in the wifes bay. I suppose I should get the app and activate it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted April 23, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted April 23, 2023 18 hours ago, steve from amherst said: A customer gave me a wifi garage door opener. Anyone have one? Is it worth the time to install ? I've had one for a few yrs now. It's gimmicky. I use the button and key pad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akvanden Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 They’re also inexpensive if you want to add to your existing opener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted April 23, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted April 23, 2023 Love mine! Now I just check my phone to see if I closed the door or not. No more turning back around and driving home to see if I closed it or not. No more getting out of bed at night lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 20 hours ago, Big Crappie said: I have one. My favorite feature is it notifies us if someone tries to or actually opens the door. We have a keypad also. That's a great feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deephaven Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 14 hours ago, Jerry 976 said: Alexa - Open the garage door - - - Opening the garage door. Which works while driving hands free. Just hit the steering wheel button and say "open garage 4" and drive in. Nice part is you can do it from further away so it is fully open by the time you arrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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