Making Your Own Garage Door Remote

If you re prefer something a bit more sleek and secure make shows you how to build a.

Making your own garage door remote.

This will be used to connect the shelly 1 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. Connect the new outlet using the provided instructions secure the new outlet back in the electrical box reinstall an outlet cover. All openers have a learn button.

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. For other models use garadget.

Shelly 1 smart relay see my review of it and how i used it for a light switch for more details. If you have an older garage door you probably have a bunch of obnoxious large remotes sitting around. Garadget aims a laser at a reflective patch on your garage door to determine if it s open or not. Here s what you ll need.

If you want it wouldn t be hard to de solder the remote s factory button from the pcb. 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. Disable the outlet at the breaker remove the outlet cover and unscrew the outlet disconnect the live load and ground wires. I left mine in place to make it easier to restore the remote to its original condition if i want to.

Usually the steps will be. Doorbell wire or equivalent you may have some wire you can use already. This will be the.