Opening doors in a new way

Yesterday afternoon I headed home to meet installers.  I was finally getting a new garage door opener installed.  The opener I had came with the house, making it roughly 21 years old at this point.  It still worked but was a noisy chain drive and it lacked some of the features of modern “smart” openers like wifi connectivity and remote access.  The LiftMaster unit I bought is quiet belt drive and has full internet connectivity.  The install was done in a little more than a half hour.

After the installers left I wasted little time downloading and setting up the app.  It’s pretty cool and can be integrated with Amazon deliveries to allow them to place items in the garage if you want which would be helpful if you live in an area known for package theft.  I do not so I didn’t turn that on.  I like being able to control my garage door from anywhere as well as know if it is open or closed.  The door also integrates with Ring which is sweet since I already have around a dozen of their devices around the house. I got the opener working with the Tesla in less than 60 seconds, the Tacoma is being a bit more problematic but I’ll try to figure it out this week.

I spent the last two days at the new building.  Things are coming together.  Most of our tech is up and talking.  Next week the final puzzle pieces should be put into place.