There is more to it with garage doors, what about the current state of the door, do you only want to open it a little bit for more fresh air and close it afterwards
One relay doesn’t fix this, it is simple but not that simple
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rouxdoo@lemmy.world 7 months ago
lol, just get a dumb opener and a shelly relay or use a meross unit. Super cheap and flawless local control that is cloud-connected if you want it.
Contend6248@feddit.de 7 months ago
jemikwa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
We added a tilt sensor to our door that shows the state of the door for the most part. The threshold we have it at doesn’t detect if it’s partly open, but that’s okay for us because we never leave it cracked
GiantPossum@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I don’t know about him, but I really don’t want to be screwing around replacing my openers
rouxdoo@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Most openers have a dumb switch interface. A simple close-to-change circuit - I’ve never had one that wasn’t that way. If MyQ is so complicated (serial interface!?) then it needs to go anyway.
GiantPossum@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Right, but the opener is already there and installed. Plus, it does give you all the information and control over that interface. Buying a ratgdo for $30 and adding it into your Liftmaster opener is still a better situation than a dumb opener and a dumb switch. The dumb switch doesn’t give you open/closed/stopped status, lights, etc.
rouxdoo@lemmy.world 7 months ago
The cheap-as-dirt meross does, it has an open/closed sensor.
lemming741@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I think the newer liftmasters are wireless. The old push button wires are just power for the wireless remote.
legion02@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Seconding the meross recommendation. Installed it about a year ago and it’s been flawless.
JoeHill@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I use a Meross. Works very well with HomeKit.
MyQ was always a piece of garbage for me. Damn thing would error out and become non responsive after 5-10 openings, and would require a reboot. Could never figure out the root issue. Tech support was worthless. My hunch is that it doesn’t play nicely with Unifi equipment, or I’m getting interference from industrial sites nearby.
Madagarian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
I have the same issues as you; to make matters worse, it doesn’t like any of the Android phones I have so I have to borrow someone’s iPhone just to hook the damn thing back up.
JoeHill@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Unless you absolutely need MyQ because of a 3rd party integration, I’d really suggest ditching it. The only problem I’ve ever had with the Meross was when my local DNS (AdGuard Home) got flaky — and I can’t really blame that on Meross. Other than that, it’s been rock solid.
Madagarian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
I absolutely plan to. It’s an unreliable piece of shit.