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.

All openers have a learn button. For other models use garadget. Usually the steps will be. If you have an older garage door you probably have a bunch of obnoxious large remotes sitting around.

The following are some of the companies that sell garage door remotes. Liftmaster genie allstar linear and stanley. If you want it wouldn t be hard to de solder the remote s factory button from the pcb. This will be used to connect the shelly 1 to.

Disable the outlet at the breaker remove the outlet cover and unscrew the outlet disconnect the live load and ground wires. Here s what you ll need. I left mine in place to make it easier to restore the remote to its original condition if i want to. Step 2 locate the learn button.

Connect the new outlet using the provided instructions secure the new outlet back in the electrical box reinstall an outlet cover. Pick two solder pads attached to the door button. 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.

12v dc adapter in my case i had. 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.