Re: Garage Door Opener keypad recommendations

[G. Morgan <usenet_abuse@xxxxxxxxx>]

JoeRaisin <joeraisin2001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On 11/16/2010 12:37 AM, G. Morgan wrote:
>> "Christopher Glaeser"<cdg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>>
>>>> Or if there is no other door, then this $12 no-fail device works:
>>>> http://www.aaaremotes.com/key-release-lock.html
>>>
>>> Assuming, of course, the garage door spring does not break.  I had a spring
>>> failure on a wooden double wide a couple years ago.  That's when I got a
>>> real appreciation for the weight of these doors.
>>
>>
>> So now you want to plan on a power outage and a spring breaking simultaneously?
>>
>> Uh huh....
>>
>>
>
>Some folks wear a belt AND suspenders...
>
>He forgot to mention that all the bearings on all the rollers could
>seize up - THEN what?  Better keep a hi-lo around just in case...


Well I don't know what a "hi-low" is, but I'll assume it's some kind of jack or
lever to get into said garage.

I think the OP is mentally masturbating out loud about his system.

A wooden 8' x 7' door can be lifted by one man without springs, about 150 lbs.
If it's a 16' x 7' one man can still *barely* do it, but it's easier with two.