Comments on: Autocloser Closes The Garage Door For You http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/17/autocloser-closes-the-garage-door-for-you/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:17:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: pruitt http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/17/autocloser-closes-the-garage-door-for-you/#comment-896536 pruitt Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:38:26 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=23239#comment-896536 Ditto with the "makes-me-nervous" group. I often leave the door open to mow and I know I wouldn't always remember to disable the device! Ditto with the “makes-me-nervous” group. I often leave the door open to mow and I know I wouldn’t always remember to disable the device!

]]> By: mhardy http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/17/autocloser-closes-the-garage-door-for-you/#comment-895898 mhardy Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:44:31 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=23239#comment-895898 In my case, the reason I bought it was that I had a travelling job. I lived alone at the time, and would have to get up at oh-my-god-early to go to the airport. On more than one occasion, I got a call from my neighbors that day or the next saying "did you MEAN to leave your garage open?" In my case, the reason I bought it was that I had a travelling job. I lived alone at the time, and would have to get up at oh-my-god-early to go to the airport. On more than one occasion, I got a call from my neighbors that day or the next saying “did you MEAN to leave your garage open?”

]]> By: mhardy http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/17/autocloser-closes-the-garage-door-for-you/#comment-895581 mhardy Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:46:52 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=23239#comment-895581 I don't disagree with Brau. I should mention, though that the autocloser has a loud(enough to be heard in the house), obnoxious alarm that beeps for a good 2 minutes before it starts the door. I don’t disagree with Brau. I should mention, though that the autocloser has a loud(enough to be heard in the house), obnoxious alarm that beeps for a good 2 minutes before it starts the door.

]]> By: Michael http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/17/autocloser-closes-the-garage-door-for-you/#comment-895507 Michael Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:38:58 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=23239#comment-895507 I have to agree with Brau; I often walk the dog and go out through the garage door, leaving it open for my return. It would annoy me to return to the door being closed. I also don't like the door being operated w/o human intervention, and I'd guess the insurance company wouldn't like it either. A quick look around found this website with some products that would tell you if the door is open or not. You could also cruise around http://hackaday.com/ to do it yourself. For those less inclined: http://www.specialtyalarms.com/site/1313932/page/470292 I have to agree with Brau; I often walk the dog and go out through the garage door, leaving it open for my return. It would annoy me to return to the door being closed. I also don’t like the door being operated w/o human intervention, and I’d guess the insurance company wouldn’t like it either. A quick look around found this website with some products that would tell you if the door is open or not. You could also cruise around http://hackaday.com/ to do it yourself. For those less inclined: http://www.specialtyalarms.com/site/1313932/page/470292

]]> By: Brau http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/17/autocloser-closes-the-garage-door-for-you/#comment-894574 Brau Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:49:23 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=23239#comment-894574 Peersonally, I don't like the idea of closing a garage door automatically, for three reasons: 1. Often the door's safety features fail or are not properly set/maintained. 2. not being present to make sure some little tyke isn't playing marbles under it. 3. you forget the timer is on and leave your car halfway out (so you could get that stepladder or box) only to return to find the car damaged. A better idea is simply a device that tells you if the door is open or closed so you don't get out of bed needlessly. I come home every weekday, park the car, and hit the close button as I enter the house. It's enough of a habit that one saturday I habitually hit the close button while entering the house and broke out the rear window of the car I had just polished. Because of the near vertical angle of the strike, the safety did not actuate until too late. $700. Ouch. Peersonally, I don’t like the idea of closing a garage door automatically, for three reasons:
1. Often the door’s safety features fail or are not properly set/maintained.
2. not being present to make sure some little tyke isn’t playing marbles under it.
3. you forget the timer is on and leave your car halfway out (so you could get that stepladder or box) only to return to find the car damaged.

A better idea is simply a device that tells you if the door is open or closed so you don’t get out of bed needlessly.

I come home every weekday, park the car, and hit the close button as I enter the house. It’s enough of a habit that one saturday I habitually hit the close button while entering the house and broke out the rear window of the car I had just polished. Because of the near vertical angle of the strike, the safety did not actuate until too late. $700. Ouch.

]]> By: mhardy http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/17/autocloser-closes-the-garage-door-for-you/#comment-892952 mhardy Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:06:59 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=23239#comment-892952 I had one of these in my old house along with the i-opener option (digital keys.) It took a while to get used to it, and my wife never understood it, but it worked great. I had one of these in my old house along with the i-opener option (digital keys.) It took a while to get used to it, and my wife never understood it, but it worked great.

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