Making Your Own Garage Door Remote

12v dc adapter in my case i had.

Making your own garage door remote.

This will be used to connect the shelly 1 to. I left mine in place to make it easier to restore the remote to its original condition if i want to. Disable the outlet at the breaker remove the outlet cover and unscrew the outlet disconnect the live load and ground wires. Shelly 1 smart relay see my review of it and how i used it for a light switch for more details.

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. Connect the new outlet using the provided instructions secure the new outlet back in the electrical box reinstall an outlet cover. If you want it wouldn t be hard to de solder the remote s factory button from the pcb. This will be the.

Usually the steps will be. Here s what you ll need. Doorbell wire or equivalent you may have some wire you can use already. For other models use garadget.

If you re prefer something a bit more sleek and secure make shows you how to build a. Liftmaster genie allstar linear and stanley. Garadget aims a laser at a reflective patch on your garage door to determine if it s open or not. Programming your garage door remote and clearing the current garage door remotes from the opener varies slightly according to the model of your system.

Short them with a small jumper wire and verify that the garage door is activated. If you have an older garage door you probably have a bunch of obnoxious large remotes sitting around. Pick two solder pads attached to the door button.