Re: Garage Door Question

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Put a keypad there...then you don't have to rush in the house if a neighbor
wants to yak with you out on the driveway....and you can shorten that
secondary entry delay time.


"Joe Nortman" <jnortman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| 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
| > news:9YwCg.6140$xp2.4809@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > |I put a keypad in my garage; 90 second exit delay, and 2 minute entry
| > delay
| > | on the overhead door. Younger, quicker person could make it less, I
| > suppose.
| > | You can see and hear the keypad from the car.
| > |
| > | I don't like keyfobs for home - it is like writing the alarm code on
the
| > | wall next to the keypad.
| > |
| > | Rick
| > |
| > |
| > | Joe Nortman" <jnortman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > | news:pwoCg.37804$xB.23092@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | > 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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