Re: Garage Door Question

["Joe Nortman" <jnortman@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, you guys are now making me think about the drawbacks of the Keyfob.  I
like the idea of just putting a keypad in the
garage.....decisions...decisions!

Joe

"Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I hate keyfobs too, especially if you're prone (like me) to dropping stuff
> on the driveway on the way in the house.
>
>
> "Ranger" <a@xxxxx> wrote in message
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> |I put a keypad in my garage; 90 second exit delay, and 2 minute entry
> delay
> | on the overhead door. Younger, quicker person could make it less, I
> suppose.
> | You can see and hear the keypad from the car.
> |
> | I don't like keyfobs for home - it is like writing the alarm code on the
> | wall next to the keypad.
> |
> | Rick
> |
> |
> | Joe Nortman" <jnortman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> | > Thanks to all of you that have already helped me out on the contact
> | > placement issue I was having.
> | >
> | > Wanted your opinions on something.  I have a Keyfob for my system.  We
> | have
> | > a garage that is connected to the home but no door that leads directly
> | from
> | > the garage into the home.  The entry door to our garage is right
> outside
> | our
> | > front door.  Anyway, I'm thinking I simply put a door contact on that
> door
> | > and then a contact on the garage door but I'm struggling with the time
> it
> | > takes to enter the garage, get out of the garage and then de-activate
> the
> | > alarm.  Now, true with a Keyfob we can just disarm it but how do you
> | really
> | > know that it's disarmed...I don't want to think it's disarmed, spend
> time
> | in
> | > the garage say getting groceries out and then have the sucker go off
> on
> | me.
> | >
> | > Do we just increase the response time on the garage door zone to
> something
> | > like three mintues, 5 minutes, etc.
> | >
> | > Just looking for your thoughts and if i'm missing something obvious
> here.
> | >
> | > Thanks again.
> | >
> | > Joe.
> | >
> | >
> | >
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