Re: Garage Door Opener keypad recommendations

[George <no.geodosch.spam@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:04:56 -0500, Josepi thoughfully wrote:

> Get a standard, secure, wireless, keypad, battery operated unit,
> available almost every hardware store that links via rolling code
> passwords each usage. They come with every garage door opener that isn't
> bottom end quality and work very reliably.
>
> Change the battery every couple of years so it works reliably without
> any voltage spikes from the dirty grid power in your home.
>

Thanks for all the replies.  It looks like I'll end-up going with a
wireless unit after all, since it doesn't appear there are many other
choices.  I guess for the batteries, I could always wire-in an AC adapter.

> If the OP is really worried about being locked out, he could put a key
> inside a false rock for a few dollars. The false rock is available at
> Amazon, as is the keypad.

I don't believe in hide-a-keys, false rocks, etc.  They're too obvious of
a hiding place, and where I live someone could spend a long time turning
over rocks, or checking the usual hiding places, without being noticed.

> He could also install two wireless garage door
> openers. They are cheap enough, and having two virtually gurantess the
> batteries will be good in one of them.

Actually not a bad idea! :)

On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:09:11 -0500, Josepi thoughfully wrote:

> He could also go in another door and release the drive lock and then
> open the garage door manually.

On Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:26:59 -0600, Bill Fuhrmann thoughfully wrote:

> Actually, he is just trying to find a reasonable ability to have a
> reliable way in, IN CASE SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE A KEY HANDY.  If he
> doesn't have the house key handy, he is also not likely to have the
> opener key handy.

Yes, it's the locked outdoors without a key scenario, so going in another
door would not be an option in that case.  It's also good so that if I
need to let someone get into my house when I'm away, I can always talk
them through getting in with a keypad, so they wouldn't need to have been
given a key ahead of time.