Making Your Own Garage Door Remote

Shelly 1 smart relay see my review of it and how i used it for a light switch for more details.

Making your own garage door remote.

12v dc adapter in my case i had. Step 2 locate the learn button. The following are some of the companies that sell garage door remotes. This will be the.

Connect the new outlet using the provided instructions secure the new outlet back in the electrical box reinstall an outlet cover. Garadget aims a laser at a reflective patch on your garage door to determine if it s open or not. If you want it wouldn t be hard to de solder the remote s factory button from the pcb. Usually the steps will be.

Short them with a small jumper wire and verify that the garage door is activated. If you re prefer something a bit more sleek and secure make shows you how to build a. This will be used to connect the shelly 1 to. If you don t have a chamberlain garage door opener and want more functionality than the garage hub provides the 79 wi fi enabled garadget is a good choice.

I left mine in place to make it easier to restore the remote to its original condition if i want to. Programming your garage door remote and clearing the current garage door remotes from the opener varies slightly according to the model of your system. Pick two solder pads attached to the door button. For other models use garadget.

Disable the outlet at the breaker remove the outlet cover and unscrew the outlet disconnect the live load and ground wires. If you have an older garage door you probably have a bunch of obnoxious large remotes sitting around. All openers have a learn button.