Re: Garage Door Opener keypad recommendations

[JoeRaisin <joeraisin2001@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/16/2010 8:50 AM, G. Morgan wrote:
> 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.
>

Hi-lo is what we call a small backroom warehouse type forklift around
these parts.