Re: Garage Door Opener keypad recommendations

[JoeRaisin <joeraisin2001@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/16/2010 7:57 PM, Christopher Glaeser wrote:
>> One of my trades is (was) overhead door installation.
>
> Fair enough. I called the company that installed the garage doors in our
> neighborhood. They are among the major garage door compainies in
> northern california. I told him about my experience with a broken
> spring, and asked him if the motor should be able to open the door with
> a broken spring. He said no way. He went on to explain that some
> contractors use 1/3 HP for the heavy doublewides because the spring does
> all the heavy lifting, but they don't recommend the smaller motors for
> the heavy doors. However, he said that even the 3/4 HP motors can't open
> a heavy doublewide with a broken spring.
>
>> Now in addition to a power failure, a battery failure, and a stormy
>> night when
>> you come home.... You're going to throw in a broken spring at that exact
>> moment.? Talk about entropy. Hell, if all that goes wrong then that's
>> some
>> kind of mojo warning you not to go in.
>
> I'm not sure you understand the scenario I'm describing. I'm talking
> about a single point of failure. I know many people (myself included)
> who do not carry any house keys. The only way for them to gain entry to
> their house (without a break in), is through the garage door. If the
> garage spring breaks while they are outside the house, and they have a
> heavy garage door, then gaining entry to the house may present a challenge.
>
> Best,
> Christopher
>

Are you saying that you leave the door from the garage to the house
unlocked?