Making Your Own Garage Door Remote

Programming your garage door remote and clearing the current garage door remotes from the opener varies slightly according to the model of your system.

Making your own garage door remote.

If you want it wouldn t be hard to de solder the remote s factory button from the pcb. Liftmaster genie allstar linear and stanley. 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.

Here s what you ll need. Disable the outlet at the breaker remove the outlet cover and unscrew the outlet disconnect the live load and ground wires. Usually the steps will be. Shelly 1 smart relay see my review of it and how i used it for a light switch for more details.

Pick two solder pads attached to the door button. All openers have a learn button. Connect the new outlet using the provided instructions secure the new outlet back in the electrical box reinstall an outlet cover. The following are some of the companies that sell garage door remotes.

Step 2 locate the learn button. I left mine in place to make it easier to restore the remote to its original condition if i want 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. This will be the.

Doorbell wire or equivalent you may have some wire you can use already. Garadget aims a laser at a reflective patch on your garage door to determine if it s open or not. If you have an older garage door you probably have a bunch of obnoxious large remotes sitting around.