Guys I don’t care for the factory switch that they provide to open your garage door , and was hoping there was a replacement that actually could be mount in a single gang box , instead of looking like it’s just sitting on the wall.
Why they don’t make one is beyond me , but I’m debating to use a single gang box and rig up a system using a momentary switch .
Looking at the main switch though , there’s a bit more going on , like the lock out etc, but there’s only two small gauge wires.
So my question is , has anyone ever changed their factory garage door opener switch with something that fits in a single or double hand electrical box ?
Update : Looking at the screws , maybe they are the proper distance to secure to a single gang box .
Will have to go back out and measure
I see Leviton makes single and double throw momentary contact decor switches , but I suspect there’s back up circuitry required to use all the same functions as I have now , unless I use a single momentary switch to raise and lower the door only , and kibosh the lock out feature . But I kind of like the lockout ,as I’ve had it open at 4am on its own before
Well I took the wall switch unit apart . There’s a few capacitors and resistors on the board . I suspect to send different signals to the main garage door unit from each of the 3 buttons .
I could unsolder the buttons on the board and run wires to independent momentary switches , but I think I’m creating more hassle than it’s worth.
Crazy switches. So many for so many things. The beer store has a wireless connection in each case of 28. Every time you take out the fifth bottle, the toilet seat goes up.
The garage door opener switch for Genie garage doors is much smaller in physical size with a large paddle for opening and closing the door. The other two switches are behind the paddle, so you lift the paddle to get to them. It's also small enough to at least fit on a 1 gang electrical box.
Lowes sells these switches, but I'm not certain that they will work on your door, because of the electronics. It might be worth a try though.
We have a toilet seat that sees you coming, and it lights a light in the bowl, so you can put it in the right place at night. It also has a built-in Bidet and a heated seat for those cold night visits. You set the temperatures, etc. using a wireless remote that attaches via rare earth magnet to the side of the vanity. It's made by Toto and available from most better plumbing suppliers. It plugs in, so you need an electric outlet near the toilet, but it heats it's own water, so a hot water tap isn't needed. It was bought for my handicapped son's bathroom when we re-configured it for him almost 2 years ago.
The Toto toilet that it fits best on uses about 1/2 gallon of water per flush, and it works better than any other low water use version that I've ever seen. I'm seriously considering buying another for our bathroom, and possibly another for the upstairs bathroom, mostly because of the very effective low water usage flush.
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