Re: Garage door remote control constantly transmitting??

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The intermittent problem you describe sounds like a stuck remote button
to me & is a quite common occurance. The eyes won't tell the gate to
close & if they thought something was blocking them the gate would
simply stay fully open the same way as putting tape over them. The most
likely reasons it stops on its own sometimes is the stuck transmitter
leaves the bldg or because the transmitter battery will go dead quite
quickly when the button is stuck.

You stated that it is the repairman's "theory", which sounds like the
door works fine while he is there. If it wasn't he would be able to
prove whether it was fact or fiction. So if the gate works fine when he
is there, either the stuck transmitter isn't in the building or it has
a dead battery. Obviously a repairman (or anybody else) can't find a
transmitter that isn't in the building & the only way to find one w/ a
dead battery is to open every car and check every transmitter.

It may also be more then one transmitter that is causing the problem at
different times & there are some brands of remotes that stick more
easily then others.

Yes you could change the code to determine if that was the problem or
you could simply disconnect one of the receiver wires. However in
either case nobody will be able to open the gate at all during that
time, so you won't be able to leave it that way for very long.

Yes there is hand held electronic equipment that could find the stuck
transmitter by showing the signal strength as you walk around the
building but obviously the transmitter has to be there to find it.

It's probably not going to matter which cars were in the building
before the problem occurs. When it occurs, the problem source will be
in the car that just entered the building. However, personally instead
of watching the comings & goings of your neighbors (infringing on
privacy) I would recommend that you put out a memo (as in newsletter,
email, etc that you normally use) or something to the owners stating
the problem & explain that if they are chaning their remote battery
quite often then their transmitter is probably causing the problem. You
should then ask them to bring in the remote so it can be checked to see
if it can be repaired or if it needs to be replaced.

Doordoc